Pakistani troops accompanying former president Karzai in chopper unhappy with Pashtoon slogan AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai says that Pashtoons living in two sides of the Durand Line would never split even as the situation terrifies them. In a Kabul meeting with Pashtoon writers and poets, Karzai said …
Read More »NDS arrests Gen. Paikan after three year chasing
AT News KABUL: Former Commander of the Afghan National Civil Order Police, Gen. Zemarai Paikan was detained by the security forces on conviction of corruption. According to the ministry of interior, Gen Paikan, who was running away from the security forces for almost three years, was detained on Saturday night …
Read More »Kabul welcomes Pakistan’s move to sanction Taliban leaders
AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan has welcomed Pakistan’s surprised-decision to impose sanctions on the Taliban leaders, saying that Islamabad should have taken such steps long time ago to help out terrorism campaign in the region. The Pakistani foreign ministry said that it would implement the 2,255 code resolution …
Read More »Taliban commander detained in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces arrested a Taliban commander during an operation carried out in Shakardara district of Kabul on Saturday night, ministry of defense said on Sunday. According to the ministry’s statement, the Taliban commander was arrested in Boyazar area of Shakardara district. The detained rebel identified …
Read More »Preventing girls from university entrance exam is regrettable: Karzai
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai said it is regrettable that a number of girls were prevented from University Entrance Exams in Nusaye district of northern Badakhshan province. Karzai considered development, self-sufficiency and prosperity of Afghanistan as utterly dependent on the capable arms and enthusiastic and energized youths who …
Read More »Afghanistan records 46 new covid-19 cases within 24 hours
AT News KABUL: With 46 new infections in the past 24 hours, now Afghanistan officially has 37,999 coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Public Health said on Sunday. Out of 281 suspected samples, 46 were reported positive—15 cases were recorded in Herat, 11 in Balkh, five in Farah, three in Takhar, …
Read More »Ghazni blast leaves seven civilians dead
AT News KABUL: At least seven civilians, including children and women, were killed when their vehicle hit with a roadside mine planted by the Taliban group in southern Ghazni province on Sunday morning, officials said. “A civilian’s corolla vehicle was hit by a roadside mine in Pirkai area of Jaghato …
Read More »Police crackdown on crime gains momentum; 15 criminals nabbed in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The Kabul Police arrested 15 people on the charge of different crimes during a crackdown carried out in Kabul city and its districts. Police succeeded in identifying and arresting 15 people accused of killing, armed robbery, plundering and stealing mobiles of the citizens in 2nd, 4th, 5th, …
Read More »Police fully prepared to ensure Ashura security
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Interior says that police would be fully ready to ensure security of mourners during the Ashura day (10th of Moharram). Tareq Aryan, spokesman of the ministry said Saturday that police are in full coordination with the people for the security of Ashura. Ashura is …
Read More »Reconciliation council to introduce members soon
AT News KABUL: The high council for national reconciliation says it would announce the names of its members “soon”. The council was formed three months ago after election rivals (Ghani and Abdullah) agreed on a political deal, based on which the latter was appointed as chairman of the newly appointed …
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