By Wali Muhammad Alizai Internet, especially social media, is undermining the role of the established media that was once used for reshaping public opinion, propagating state’s narrative, and campaigning for public office. Social media provides platform to everyone for influencing public opinion, to dissent with state narrative and to compete …
Read More »43 militants killed in fresh raids
AT News Report KABUL: At least 43 militants were killed and three 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 Sunday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …
Read More »12 Taliban “Red Unit” fighters killed in Nangarhar
AT News Report KABUL: At least 12 Taliban’s “Red Unit” fighters were killed during air and ground operations in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Sunday. The Afghan security forces conduced air and ground operations in Wazir area of Khogianai district, in which 12 Taliban ‘s Red Unit fighters were killed, …
Read More »UN urges election stakeholders to avoid irresponsible comments
AT News Report KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said it has encouraged by the Afghan people who turned out to have their voices heard on 28 September and to exercise their constitutional right to vote for their next president. This presidential election was the first completely …
Read More »Afghan Presidential Election And Social Media
By Wali Muhammad Alizai Internet, especially social media, is undermining the role of the established media that was once used for reshaping public opinion, propagating state’s narrative, and campaigning for public office. Social media provides platform to everyone for influencing public opinion, to dissent with state narrative and to compete …
Read More »Why toilet in public girls schools matter?
We all know that girls in Afghanistan are least exposed to learning opportunities. Afghan girls face poverty, lack of sanitation, and most importantly social norms that force them to drop out before they even start learning. Girls in rural areas enroll in school by the age of 7 and drop …
Read More »New province idea helps disintegration plot: Analysts
AT News Report KABUL: Political analysts and members of senate reject the idea of forming a new province inside the mountainous province of Badakhshan in the northeast, saying the idea would pave the ground for disintegration conspiracies and establishing another country in Afghanistan. Recently some ideas came out about the …
Read More »Police, Lawmakers saga: No one is above the law
AT News Report KABUL: A number of lawmakers at the parliament (Wolesi- Jirga) have summoned the minister of interior, Massoud Andarabi on Friday late evening after verbal and physical dispute occurred between the security forces and people’s representatives in Pul-e-Charkhi area of Kabul. The dispute has lasted for hours and …
Read More »A would-be suicide bomber arrested in Kandahar
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have arrested a would-be suicide bomber before reaching to his goal in southern Kandahar province, security official said Saturday. Afghan National Police (ANP) identified and arrested a suicide bomber before to reach its target in PD8th in Kandahar city, ministry of interior …
Read More »“IEC, Ghani team colluding systematic fraud”
AT News Report KABUL: The Stability and Partnership electoral team, led by Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has accused some unnamed figures in the Independent Election Commission of colluding with President Ashraf Ghani’s team for presided and organized the systematic fraud in the voting process. Addressing a press conference, second vice …
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