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NATO Rep. Nicholas Kay calls for early Afghan election results AT News KABUL: NATO Leaders have officially begun their two-day summit in London on Wednesday to mark 70th anniversary of the alliance, where reaffirmed their commitment to Afghanistan. “We work to increase security for all.  We have strengthened partnerships in …

By Sir Nicholas Kay NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan NATO leaders will gather today (Wednesday) in London, marking the Alliance’s 70th anniversary. Bound by shared history, values and goals, NATO Allies will confront the common security issues of an increasingly unpredictable world. Fighting international terrorism will be one of …

AT News KABUL: A survey made by the Asian Foundation says that 90 per cent of the people of Afghanistan support peace negotiations between the government and Taliban. The survey was released on Tuesday and has interviewed around 18,000 Afghans directly half of them women, while 80 per cent of …

AT News KABUL: Pakistani soldiers have mined up to 300 meters long inside the Afghan soil in the eastern province of Kunar, while invading Afghan territory, provincial officials said Tuesday. Rahman Danesh, district governor for Dangam in border of Pakistan’s tribal regions said that Pakistan troops had entered the Afghan …

AT News KABUL: Some members of senate call on the independent election commission not to let foreign agencies to interfere in electoral issues. The senators in their Tuesday session, also said the electoral body should make efforts for electoral transparency. They asked the government to make a deal with the …

AT News KABUL: The German Secretary of Defense Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in a trip to Afghanistan on Tuesday has visited the country’s soldiers, who are stationed under Resolute Supports’ Mission in northern Mazar-e-Sahrif. She later on held a meeting with the Afghan President Ashraf Ghan in Kabul. The ongoing election and …

AT News KABUL: The Group of Friends of Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) has called on the Afghan government to take measure steps towards protection of the boys who were according to reports sexually abused by the school teachers and principals in southeastern Logar province. A statement released by the …

AT News KABUL: Some 15 billion Afs from communication taxes have been illegally transferred from Central Bank to the ministry of finance, members of parliament claim. The ministry cuts 10 per cent from mobile phone subscribers as tax. The lawmakers said in their Tuesday session that the money should be …

AT News KABUL: At least 38 drug runners were sentenced to years behind bars in the past one week after they found guilty of drug trafficking. A statement by Courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said Tuesday that 38 drug traffickers including two women sentenced to three-10 years’ incarceration …

AT News KABUL: At least 67 militants were killed and 30 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) in …