AT News Report KABUL: The ministry of defense on Monday turned down the report about the collapse of Baharak and Khwajaghar districts of northernTakhar province. The ministry said in a statement the clashes were going on between the security forces and Taliban in these two districts and that soon the …
Read More »Miller impressed by Afghan election security
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: In an interview on Monday, the US top commander to Afghanistan, Gen. Scott Miller has hailed the coordination among the military leadership to secure the Saturday’s presidential election. While congratulating the Afghans for participating in the election, Miller said, “the security forces performed very, very well.” …
Read More »EU calls on electoral bodies to stay impartial
AT News Report KABUL: The European Union (EU)has called on the Afghan electoral bodies to keep their impartiality regarding announcing of the presidential election’s results. On 28th September, Afghans approached polling stations across Afghanistan and according to Independent Election Commission, so far two million people counted to have casted their …
Read More »Editorial: Accept results graciously!
Just days after the presidential ballot – mainly seen as a two-horse race between President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah – which featured 13 candidates, each of the two front-running teams has boasted of their victory well ahead of the official results. Running mate of President Ghani says that …
Read More »103 Taliban militants killed in fresh crackdowns
AT News Report KABUL: At least 103 militants have been killed and 60 others received injures in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country within past 24 hours. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with …
Read More »Saleh claims victory in presidential polls
AT News Report KABUL: The first running mate of the State-Builder team led by the incumbent President Ashraf Ghani has alleged that there were attempts of ‘White Coup’ during the first phase of election and most of their time was spent preventing and neutralizing such designs. Amrullah Saleh, a vice …
Read More »Abdullah claims victory in presidential election
AT News Report KABUL: Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the leader of “Stability and Convergence” had declared victory in presidential election held on 28th September, saying he obtained more votes comparing to his top rival President Ashraf Ghani. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Abdullah said; “based on our assessments, we received …
Read More »45 Taliban rebels killed in Faryab
AT News Report KABUL:At least 45 Taliban fighters were killed and 19 others wounded during several crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in northern Faryab province within past 24 hours, security official said Monday. Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) launched several joint clearance operations in Belcheragh, …
Read More »Airstrike targets public uprising militias, kills seven
AT News Report KABUL: At least seven members of public uprising movement were killed by an airstrike in the northeastern province of Takhar, the province’s representatives in parliament said. Members of parliament representing Takhar, said Monday that the attacks took place in the Baharak district, in which eight of the …
Read More »Presidential candidates warn to form interim government if fraud not probed
AT News Report KABUL: Presidential runners say they would form an interim administration if the electoral bodies announce the results of fraudulent election. They said Monday that the interim government would be formed after consultations with involved parties including Taliban. The candidates urged electoral bodies to refrain from announcing fraudulent …
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