AT Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: Moscow will continue providing assistance to Afghanistan’s army and security forces in the fight against terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister said at a press conference following Wednesday’s talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. “We are providing equipment to Afghanistan’s army and security forces and will continue …
Read More »Three rescued from kidnappers in Herat
AT News Report KABUL: Three abducted people have been rescued from the kidnappers in two separated operations conducted by Afghan national police in western Herat province, officials said Wednesday. Ministry of Interior in a statement said the operation was conducted in Karokh district of the province, where an abducted man …
Read More »Editorial: War is ugly; son killed father
Afghanistan was once considered one of the most stable countries on the surface of this planet. With broad and popular culture, the economic situation used to be better off than most of its neighbors. It was home to all Afghans who had high literacy levels. The average life expectancy was …
Read More »Stand ready to sacrifice election over a durable peace: Abdullah
AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Unity Government, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and one of the prominent candidates for 28th presidential elections, said Wednesday that he was fully ready to render sacrifices before and after election to reach a durable peace in the country. Speaking among …
Read More »Security forces killed over 130 Taliban rebels in fresh crackdowns
AT News Report KABUL:At least 131 militants have been killed and 50 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National …
Read More »37 militants killed in South
AT News Report KABUL: At least 37 Taliban fighters have been killed and a senior commander of the group arrested, after clashes erupted between Afghan National Police (ANP) and Taliban insurgents in southern Paktia and Paktika provinces highway, interior ministry said Wednesday. Security forces killed 37 Taliban terrorists and captured …
Read More »Afghanistan, Starving For Peace
By Dr. Zia Nezam The strongest desire of the Afghan people after forty years of war and the killing of untold innocent people is peace and safety. US-Taliban negotiations, it is reported, have made significant advances toward agreeing a workable peace accord. By all accounts, the majority of the Taliban …
Read More »Interior Ministry still hotbed of corruption
AT News Report KABUL: The anti-corruption monitoring and evaluating committee said in the past six months, only three of its 56 reforming proposals have been come into affects in ministry of interior. Member of the committee, Bari Salam said they had found out many cases of fraudulence and corruption in …
Read More »Pro-government militiaman killed by his Taliban fighter son
AT News Report KABUL: Officials in Jawzjan province say that 10 members of the public uprising force were killed in a Taliban attack on their checkpoint. They said Tuesday that Feraidoon, one of the assailants took his father Baz Mohammad during the attack. Mohammad was commander of the public uprising …
Read More »Female journalists in Faryab brave danger
AT News Report KABUL: Increasing insecurity and tough patriarchy in the northern province of Faryab have caused women and girls lose their jobs in the once peaceful area. A number of ladies who have lost their jobs, say that old traditions have forced them to sit at home and not …
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