By Maria Hayat On December 4th of this year; candles were lit, vigils were held on the streets and the mountains mourned as Afghanistan lost one of its most beloved citizens. Dr Tetsu Nakamura, also known as ‘Uncle Murad’ by the Afghans, was fatally shot with his five workers in …
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AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the immediate arrest of former public order police commander Zamarai Paikan, who has been accused of corruption. Speaking at the annual Anti-Corruption Conference at the presidential palace, President Ghani said that Paikan had changed the public order police into a corruption store. …
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AT News KABUL: US ambassador to Kabul, John Bass on Sunday expressing frustration over endemic corruption, said that foreign aids have not been spent in the proper ways and the money has ended up for personal interests by a “certain number of Afghans”. Addressing an event on International Anti-Corruption day …
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Mazar-e-Sharif – one of key province has been partially paralyzed on Sunday as gunfight between security forces and Qaisari’s bodyguards ongoing AT News KABUL: Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of northern Balkh province has been partially paralyzed after clashes between security forces and armed men of former police chief of Faryab’s …
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AT News KABUL: Despite zero level of poppy cultivation in Ghanikhel district of eastern Nangarhar province, the local officials said that this district has recently turned into a safe haven for drug factories as the district located on the side of Duran Line. Addressing a press conference, Ghanikhel district governor, …
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AT News TASHKENT: Deputy Foreign Minister for Management and Resources, Naheed Esar attended the 9th annual political consultation meeting of Deputy Foreign Ministers of the Central Asian states and Afghanistan. The meeting, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan by the initiative of the UN regional office on proactive diplomacy, stressed the joint …
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AT News ABU DHABI: Afghanistan’s Deputy Minister of Defense, Munira Yousufzada has met with Matar Salim Ali Al Dhaheri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defense of the United Arab Emirate (UAE) at the headquarters of the ministry in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, both sides discussed their joint cooperation in …
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AT News KABUL: The ‘Stability and Partnership’ electoral team headed by CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday demanded the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to re-conduct the vote recount and audit process in 27 provinces of the country. Fairadoon Khwazoon, spokesperson for Abdullah’s team, said that a process where the observers of …
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AT News KABUL: Members of Senate allege that the Special Forces imprison civilians in the southern province of Zabul for ransom and without any charges. The Special Force Unity also called as the Unit 01 is part of the National Directorate of Security. Senators said Sunday that the Special Forces …
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AT News KABUL: The US envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad met former national security adviser Haneef Atamr in Qatar, discussing recent progresses on peace process. Khalilzad is in Qatar for peace negotiations with Taliban representatives. Atmar gave up running for presidency in the September 28th elections, but did not …
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