AT News KABUL: The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission says it would disprove the biometric-based votes if found problematic. The biometric technology was used in the September 28th presidential elections to count vote and all the runners for presidency had agreed to accept the biometric-based polls as valid. Officials in the …
Read More »Logar sex abuse: Attorney general vows to prosecute all offenders
AT News KABUL: The Attorney General Office (AGO) has assured to seriously investigate the sexual abuse cases against schoolchildren in southeastern Logar province and bring the perpetrators to the justice. Deputy of AGO, Habib Noor Jalal, who led the delegation to investigate the alleged pedophile ring in Logar, said, “Whoever …
Read More »Taliban attack leaves 7 soldiers dead in Balkh
AT News KABUL: At least seven Afghan army soldiers have been killed after Taliban militants attacked their checkpoint in northern Balkh province, ministry of defense said Tuesday. In addition to that six others, including three operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) were received injuries in the Taliban attack …
Read More »Election dispute rages as complaints of fraud pile up
AT News KABUL: The announcement of initial election results is not acceptable and it is a completely disgrace, said members of the Presidential Candidates Council (PCC) on Tuesday in a press briefing, and warned that it could likely unleash new wave of crisis. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday …
Read More »Taliban never accept truce without ISI approval
AT News KABUL: In reaction to the recent Taliban’s visit to Pakistan, the Senate Committee in their Tuesday session said the visit was aimed to consult the short-term ceasefire with Inter-Service Intelligence of Pakistan not with their leaderships. Sources privy to Taliban have said that a Taliban delegation compromised of …
Read More »Karzai condemns Laghman blast
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an explosion that killed and injured civilians while performing prayers in the eastern province of Laghman. Karzai denounced the attack a “cruel act”. The former president expressed concerns over the continued bombardments, night raids and explosions that inflict casualties on civilians, …
Read More »Seven detained over alleged different crimes
AT News KABUL: Kabul police have arrested seven people accused different crimes such as bullying, carrying illegal weapons and disrupting of public order. The arrestment made during crackdowns conducted in 13th PD and Dehsabz district of Kabul, the capital city, Kabul Police Press Disk said on Tuesday. Six indicts were …
Read More »17 Taliban militants eliminated in Helmand
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 17 Taliban militants in clashes erupted between them in southern Helmand province, said ministry of interior on Tuesday. These militants were killed following a clash with Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in Sayed Abad region, Nad Ali …
Read More »Clampdown against Pakistani rupee at full swing in Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: Five shops have been shutdown in Jalalabad, the capital provincial city of eastern Nangarhar province, as the shoppers still used Pakistan rupees in their daily business. The development made after foreign currency, especially Pakistani rupees, has been utterly banned in the province and across the country. These …
Read More »Hekmatyar rejects initial election results as ‘false’
AT News KABUL: In reaction to the announcement of the preliminary results of the Afghanistan presidential polls, presidential candidate and leader of “Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has opposed the election results, saying that the preliminary results are not acceptable for him. After consultation with his team, the candidate warned that he …
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