AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces pushed back Taliban insurgents and cleared 16 villages during operations carried out in northern Baghlan province, military officials said Saturday. The villages of Arabha, Mullaian, Wardakha villages, in Dand-e-Ghori, Khogianai, Sharja, Sambartor, Geswara Manga khil villages in Dand-e-Shahabudin, Ibrahim Khill and Mangakha …
Read More »64 militants killed in fresh military operations
AT News Report KABUL: At least 64 militants were killed and 13 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Saturday. Ministry of Defensein a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) with …
Read More »Key commander of Haqqani terrorist network detained in Kabul
AT News Report KABUL: A key commander of the Haqqani terrorist network was apprehended during an operation launched by the Afghan security forces in Kabul, the ministry of interior said on Saturday. A key commander of Haqqani Terrorist Network was arrested in an overnight search operation which was conducted by …
Read More »10 Daesh affiliates killed in Nangarhar
AT News Report KABUL: At least 10 Daesh or so-called IS-K loyalist fighters were killed during a crackdown conducted by the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, a provincial official said. The Afghan security forces launched the operation against Daesh fighters in the Achin district, which as its result, …
Read More »Enduring agony of elusive peace
Over the past few months, Afghanistan has witnessed waves of terror attacks that have almost always victimized the innocent civilians of the country. On top of that, peace talks between the parties into conflict who play with the fate of the peace-thirsty Afghans broke down when the US President Donald …
Read More »Editorial: Incomplete narrative Indeed
The Afghan masses have become fed up with the endless war that has been taking their dearest and nearest ones in different acts of violence on daily basis. For long Afghans crying for peace, but it has fallen to the deaf hears as no militant groups willing to halt killings …
Read More »Can Afghanistan and the UK have better and stronger economic ties?
Afghanistan being a landlocked country is grappling with lots of problems regarding transit and conducting business with countries which do not border with it. In some cases, Afghanistan has even tried to opt for ways that are costly for a country with the lowest economy in the region. The UK, …
Read More »Editorial: Let it alone!
With only a few days to go by before the Independent Election Commission (IEC) announces the preliminary results regarding who would be the next president of Afghanistan, the matter of transparency in election results has turned into a contentious issue and a serious conundrum. Recently, Rahmatullah Nabil, one of the …
Read More »India to send 75,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: India will be sending a consignment of 75000 MT (metric tonnes) of wheat to Afghanistan in November 2019 as part of its humanitarian gesture. The consignment will be sent via the Chabahar port and the supply will commence from Kandala port next month. India first sent …
Read More »US supports biometric votes
AT News Report KABUL: The United States says it supports only the biometric votes’ credibility in the Afghan presidential elections, said a senior US official in Kabul. Alice Wells, the US State Department Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, said Wednesday that her country welcomes and supports the plan …
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