AT News KABUL: An employee of the Independent Election Complaints Commission has been gunned downed by unknown armed men in western Herat province, officials confirmed on Sunday. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Jilani Farhad said the assassinated was financial in charge of the commission in the province. Reason behind the incident …
Read More »Hundreds rally in Mazar-i-Sharif over ‘election rigging’
AT News KABUL: A large number of residents of northern Balkh province have staged marches on the streets of Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital city, to protest what they say ‘corruption’ in the Independent Election Commission. Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’s Second Deputy and a senior member of “Stability and Partnership” electoral …
Read More »24 target killers detained in Helmand
AT News KABUL: Operatives of the intelligence forces have detained 24 people allegedly involved in target killings in southern Helmand province, local officials said on Saturday. In the past four days, five government officials have been killed in different acts of target killing. In addition to that, three more were …
Read More »Heart of Asia – Istanbul Process: A Process for Peace and Prosperity
By Mohamad Mosa Ahmadzai The Heart Of Asia, Istanbul Process on Afghanistan commenced in November 2, 2011. aimed at resolving regional issues through increasing economic, security cooperation and political dialogue. The Istanbul Process accelerated cooperation among regional countries on trade, investment and infrastructure. The Istanbul Process paid special attention to …
Read More »IEC dubs candidates ‘main source’ of electoral fraud
AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Friday announced that the perpetrators of fraud in the September 28th’s presidential election had been identified. The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) jointly with IEC organized a consultative meeting for resolving the ongoing electoral differences in the presence of civil …
Read More »Former MP accuses Pakistan of killing Japanese physician
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 …
Read More »Election result ‘unacceptable’: Abdullah
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 …
Read More »Taliban attack US base amid peace talks underway
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 …
Read More »Presidential candidates reject result announcement as ‘big mistake, crisis’
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 …
Read More »Youth representative ‘Aisha’ to convey unheard voices of agonized Afghans in Int’l platforms
‘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 …
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