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AT News KABUL: A number of civil society activists in a gathering in Kabul city, expressed support for the parliament speaker who had earlier called of the formation of an interim administration. The activists claimed that there were some figures in the government who secretly undermine the peace efforts for …
Read More »Scores of security forces killed in Taliban attacks in Kunduz, Faryab
AT News KABUL: At least 18 local uprising forces were killed and two wounded in a Taliban attack on their outpost in the Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province, local officials said on Friday. Mohammad Omar, a local official said the gun battle began at 9pm Thursday night and lasted …
Read More »Clerics accuse ‘circles in government’ of recent targeted killings
AT News KABUL: Some religious scholars and former government officials accuse “some particular circles” of being involved in the targeted killings of prominent figures in the country. On Friday, tens of clerics gathered to condemn the murder of Mohammat Atef Atayee, late head of the Jamiat-e-Eslah, a non-government educational …
Read More »Badakhshan power dam provided with equipment
AT News KABUL: Officials in the northeastern province of Badakhshan said that the electronic equipment for Shorabak power dam arrived in the province. Sayed Ahmad Nasiri, a provincial official said that the technical team was working to activate generators and that the power would be supply within next two months. …
Read More »90 per cent Taliban prisoners released from government jails resume violence
AT NewsKABUL: The government claims that 90 per cent of the Taliban prisoners it released as part of the US peace deal with the Taliban have resorted to violence. Foreign Affairs Minister, Mohammad Hanif Atmar said that the insurgents breached three main commitments which are the reduction of violence, the …
Read More »China Pursues an independent foreign policy of peace
By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan China consistently pursues an independent foreign policy of peace and conducts friendly cooperation with other countries in line with the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. On this basis, China has diplomatic relations with 179 countries in the world and partnerships of various forms …
Read More »Karzai saddened by JIC head’s murder
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed deep condolences over the murder of Dr. Mohammad Atef Ataye, head of the Jamiat-e-Islah Council. On Tuesday, a magnetic mine attached to the vehicle of Ataye killed him and a civilian in Kabul city. “Dr. Ataye was a propitious person who made …
Read More »Four killed in Uruzgan car bomb
AT News KABUL: At least four Afghan security personnel were killed and three others wounded in a car bomb blast in Southern Uruzgan province, provincial officials said Wednesday. Provincial Governor, Mohammad Omar Sherzad, blamed Taliban insurgents for detonating an explosive-laden car at an Afghan military base in the Chinarak area …
Read More »Karzai condemns Pakistan rocket attacks on Kunar
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned rocket attacks by Pakistani army on the villages of Kunar province. Pakistan military fired 50 rockets on the Shiltan district on Tuesday. Karzai denounced the attacks on the people of Afghanistan as clear violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty, saying it was against …
Read More »Two killed in rising surge of targeted killings
AT News KABUL: Two including a police officer and judicial employee were killed and three others received injuries in target killing attack and a sticky mine blast in capital Kabul and eastern Nangarhar province, official. A police officer was killed and three others received injuries after a sticky bomb attached …
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