By Irfanullah Mateen The term Loya Jirga has a long historical root in Afghan culture and traditions which literally means Grand Council. For centuries, it has been held to bring together the people of various ethnicities, religions and tribes to; appoint/oust kings; approve/amend a constitution; declare a war and many …
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By Wang Yu Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Afghanistan Not long ago, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi called a video conference of Foreign Ministers of China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nepal on COVID-19. He put forward four major proposals to enhance cooperation across countries in …
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AT News KABUL: Local officials in northern Takhar said that three civilians, who stood against Taliban’s alleged sexual assault on a teenage girl, were killed by the Taliban in Khwajaghar district of the province. District Police Chief, Mohammad Ishaq said the incident happened after some residents of Dowbandi, Chichaka and …
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“The leadership of the government has made a very shameful effort to promote populism and abnormality of political behavior in the form of disgrace, bigotry, and weakening of values and institutions.” AT News KABUL: Former spy-chief Rahmatullah Nabil has lambasted the Afghan government for playing a very superficial and marginal …
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AT News KABUL: A military official in eastern Nangarhar province said that 338 prisoners managed to escape from the prisoner after the Daesh insurgents staged a complex attack on provincial jail. The official, who was talking on condition of anonymity, said that the attackers didn’t know Pashto and Dari languages …
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29 people killed, over 50 wounded Daesh complex attack led to a mass jailbreak as hundreds of imprisoned terrorists escaped By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: At least 29 people were killed after affiliates of the Islamic State, also known as Daesh extremist group, carried a major attack on a large prison …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters have killed 20 civilians and wounded 40 others during the three-day ceasefire agreed between the government and militants during Eid-al Adha, security official said on Monday. Spokesman for the ministry of interior, Tariq Aryan said that the Taliban have violated their commitment during the …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban have threatened that any delay in releasing all the 5,000 imprisoned insurgents meant to continue war, a reaction to President Ghani’s recent announcement over keeping 400 militant inmates suspected for big crimes. Suhail Shahin, spokesman of the group’s political office in Qatar warned on Monday …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Haamid Karzai strongly condemned a “terrorist attack” on a prison in Jalalabad city, the provincial capital of the eastern province of Nangarhar. The 18-hour long attack claimed by the Daesh terrorist group, killed more than 20 and injured dozens, according to provincial officials, who said …
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AT News KABUL: The Daesh terrorist group is recruiting those Taliban insurgents who are against peace with the government of Afghanistan, the US media report. A senior Daesh commander who has introduced himself as Abdullah, has told the US media that his comrades are in secret places in Kabul and …
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