AT News KABUL: At least 50 drug runners who pleaded guilty for trafficking narcotics were sentenced in Kabul over past week to years in prison, anti-drug authority said on Tuesday. Appellate courts of the Criminal Justice Task Force convicted and sentenced sixteen drug traffickers to 2-20 years in prison after …
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A advisory group is set to consult with delegations on rights of war victims AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s government and Taliban rebels resumed face-to-face talks on Monday night to hammer out a deal on the ground rules for peace talks after mediation efforts by several countries. Contact groups met on …
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AT News KABUL: Abdulrahman Shiddani, a former representative Bamyan province in the parliament is said to have traveled to Qatar, the capital city of Doha, where he joined the Taliban insurgency. Bamyan Provincial Governor Office in a statement called on the security forces to investigate the issue. Shaiddani previously had …
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AT News KABUL: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul has taken urgent measures to provide Pakistani visas for the Afghan nationals. We have issued 2,059 visas to the Afghans on 12th October, Pakistan ambassador in Afghanistan, Mansoor Ahmad Khan said Tuesday. “We are working to further facilitate visa applicants. From …
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AT News KABUL: The US top officials in Afghanistan have called on the Taliban to stop its offensive in Helmand and reduce its violence around the country. US Chargé d’Affaires, Ross Wilson in a series of tweets on Tuesday echoed Gen. Miller’s call for the Taliban to stop its offensive …
Read More »AT News KABUL: At least 55 illegal madrassas (religious seminaries) are active in northern parts of Kabul, the capital city, and these seminaries are being guarded by tens of armed men. The seminaries are located in Mirbachakot, Qarabagh, Kalakan, Farza and Guldara districts, PAYK Investigative Journalism Center reported. The PAYK …
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AT News KABUL: Ahmad Javid Rasouli, head of national statistics office was summoned to parliament on Monday after reactions to Farsi that was mentioned as a foreign language. The office mentioned Farsi as foreign language in the form for the electronic ID cards. Khan Aqa Rezaie, a member of parliament’s …
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AT News KABUL: The office of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice was formally opened in the eastern province of Nangarhar by the new provincial governor’s office. Dawood Mojahed, head of provincial department for hajj and religious affairs, said Monday that new governor Ziaulhaq Amarkhil formed the office after …
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AT News KABUL: Some unknown gunmen have killed a medical doctor after breaking into his drugstore in PD 18th of Kabul city, officials said Monday. The incident took place on Sunday evening in Abdulrahim-e-Shahid area of PD 18th. Kabul Police’s spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz said that one person was wounded in …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan Industries Union says steel industry has been declining after government stopped sales of scrap metal to steel factories. Afghanistan has dozens of steel mills, but the government has stopped selling state-owned iron ore to these plants and now it is being smuggled to neighboring countries, especially …
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