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AT News KABUL: A powerful tribal elder and former member of parliament, Zaher Qadir accused the neighboring state of Pakistan of being behind the killing of Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura who was killed 10 days ago in the eastern province of Nangarhar, the birthplace of Qadir. Nakamura had been serving …

AT News KABUL: Presidential Candidate, Abdullah Abdullah rejected statement by the independent election commission over announcing the preliminary results of presidential elections soon, saying the announcement would be unacceptable for him. He also warned that his supporters would not incurious. The independent election commission said Tuesday that they would announce …

Two civilians were killed and over 70 others wounded in Taliban bomb-and-gun attack on US military base in Bagram By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Amid the ongoing peace talks between US and Qatar-based Taliban members, seven Taliban fighters detonated a car filled with explosives and then stormed a medical facility near …

AT News KABUL: Presidential candidates warned that the announcement of election’s preliminary results would be a big mistake and would create crisis. The independent election commission had said earlier to decide about the result announcement on Wednesday, apparently a reference to the announcement of the results. The candidates who have …

‘Young Afghans are not the future but leaders of today’ By Mansoor Faizy Afghanistan has been in a whirl of unending war and unfettered turmoil, whereas peace or at least a stage of normalcy is a distant dream. There is deadlock in almost all affairs. Pandemonium has hit the ongoing …

AT News KABUL: Two brothers have been killed in an IED blast in southern Paktia province, local officials confirmed on Wednesday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Sarwar Wali Tabassum said the incident took place in Gomruk area of Danda Patan district of the province. “Two brothers were died in a motorbike bombing.” …

AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan has said that the Taliban group would be eliminated within few days if they didn’t receive supports from the regional countries. Omid Maisom, Spokesman for the Chief Executive Office has said that there is no doubt about militants, who are fighting against government …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The long-term Afghanistan war has claimed around 157,000 lives since the US-led military invasion in the country in late 2001, according to the Washington Post report. WP released 2,000 pages of unpublished ‘confidential’ documents which are the result of assessments by government officials, diplomats, military officers …

AT News   KABUL: Taliban fighters have shot and dead four members of a family in northern Balkh province on Tuesday night, official said Wednesday. Fighters loyal to the Taliban group entered a house and opened fire on them, spokesman for ministry of defense Fawad Aman said. “The incident happened …

AT News KABUL: At least eight Daesh or so-called IS-K fighters have been arrested during a crackdown carried out by the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, official said Wednesday. The arrestment made during a clearance operation of the Afghan National Police (ANP) in Achin district of the province, …