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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Mohammad Mohaqiq, a member of the Coalition to Save Afghanistan, a newly-formed alliance from three political parties, asks the government to meet the alliance’s demands through negotiations. The coalition was formed by the leaders of the Afghan People’s Unity Islamic Party led by Mohaqiq, Jamyat-e-Islami, led by …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan under-15 football team on Monday returned home with championship from Central Asia Zone. They warmly welcomed by Afghan people and football federation in Kabul. “Fortunately the Afghanistan under 15 football team has beaten Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kirghizstan in five-nation football tournament or Central Asian Football Association …

AT-KABUL: At least 69 militants were killed and 39 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD)said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …

AT-KABUL: A huge rally against the irresponsible statement of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over dam’s construction in Afghanistan was organized on Monday by the tribal council of southern zone in Khost province. The participants of the rally strongly condemned the immoral interference of Iranian authorities in internal affairs of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A senior leader of Awami National Party (ANP) and President of Pakistan Lawyers Association for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Latif Afridi Advocate has said that Pakistan is still nurturing the Afghan Taliban, Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, also known as Daesh militants and the notorious Haqqani Network in a …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A civil society activist was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Monday in capital city of the eastern Nangarhar province, an official said. The Provincial Governor Spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident took place early this morning (Monday) at Kama Adda area of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Speaker of Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of Parliament, Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi on Monday said that core reason behind singing Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with US was to improve security situation, but the agreement failed to deliver any result. The National Unity Government signed BSA with US …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Some illegal armed men belonging to Mafias have gunned down four brothers and wounded the fifth one over rejecting forcibly collection of Usher (10% of the harvest) in Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday. Lt. Col. Mohammad Zahir Niyazai, Khanabad police chief, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Member of the Wolesi Jirga or Lower House of the Parliament on Wednesday strongly condemned Iranian President’s remarks regarding Afghanistan’s water and construction of dams, terming it a clear sign of interference in internal affairs of Afghanistan. They called on the government to summon Iranian ambassador in …

AT-KABUL: At least 58 Taliban insurgents have been killed, and 33 others wounding during air and ground operations in Northern Kunduz province in the past 24 hours, security official said. In a press statement, the Ministry of Defense said “Afghan commandos have conducted air and ground operations against insurgents in …