Whatever might be its outcomes but countrymen irrespective of their political views, ideologies and communal identities are attaching great hopes with the consultative Loya Jirga going on at Kabul. President Ashraf Ghani seem too much isolated as almost major politico-religious groups and popular individuals are on boycott but some of …
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Iran regularly pays the Taliban in Afghanistan’s in Farah, top intelligence official in the western province said on Wednesday. Abdul Razzaq Lunai, provincial chief of intelligence agency National Directorate of Security, said that there were three types of Taliban in Farah in terms of source of support. He detailed that …
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AT News Report KABUL: A prominent politician and ex-Jihadi commander Mohammad Ismail Khan casted doubt over legitimacy of Consultative Loya Jirga that has been inaugurated on Monday with at least 3,200 delegates, saying the Jirga has been convened by government which soon loses its legitimacy. Speaking at a gathering in …
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AT News Report KABUL: Ata Mohammad Noor, a powerful political opposition to President Ghani’s government says that extending government’s term would be illegal, threatening that the country would be led to “serious crisis” if the president stays in power after his term ends on May 22. Noor who was fired …
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AT News Report KABUL: Businessmen have suffered million of Afghanis loss so far as trucks carrying their goods are stopped at the four entrances of Kabul city due to security of the ongoing Loya Jirga. These traders said Tuesday that their goods were mostly foodstuff like chicken, fruit and vegetable …
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AT News Report KABUL: Afghan journalists marked the first anniversary of their 10 colleagues killed in a suicide attack on April 30, 2018. The journalists included a woman working for the Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty, were killed after a suicide bomber posed as a journalist, blew himself up among …
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AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan’s Ambassador to the UK, Said Tayeb Jawad has been awarded with the 2019 Diplomat of the year award from Asia and Oceania by his diplomat peers, said Afghanistan Embassy in UK on Tuesday. Shamim Jawad, Jawad’s wife received the award on his behalf. “My husband was …
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AT News Report KABUL: A Special Unit of the Afghan National Police have detained a Taliban spy from Kotai Sangi area in 5th PD of Kabul city, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Tuesday. The ministry of interior identified the arrested spy as Rahmatullah who has been …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Islamic State, which is also known as Daesh terrorist group is strengthening its positions in Afghanistan, using that country as a bridgehead for further expansion in the region, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said. “It is important to note that after the rout of the …
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AT News Report KABUL: Qatar has reportedly appointed Saeed Mubarak al Khayarin al Hajri as its new ambassador to Afghanistan by issuing a decree. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, in a decree, appointed Saeed Mubarak al Khayarin al Hajri as ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the Islamic Republic of …
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