AT News KABUL: The Mini-Dublin Group, an international advisory board, on Monday hosted a dialogue in Kabul focused on Afghanistan concerning how to best coordinate collective efforts against drugs-trafficking in the country, a statement from the group. The “Mini Dublin Group for Afghanistan” is a platform dedicated to dialogue on …
Read More »Pension law for private sector takes effect
AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has approved a regulation proposed by the relevant ministry concerning pensions for non-government organizations’ employees across the country, officials said on Monday. The Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD) had devised a regulation– comprised of three chapters and 22 articles — …
Read More »‘Coalition govt. can end existing uncertainty’
AT News KABUL: Tensions and crack over the presidential election has getting more complicated and chaotic by passing each day. The Presidential Candidate Council (PCC) has called the formation of coalition government as the only way to get rid of the current challenges and prevent the almost possible election crisis. …
Read More »Kabul, one of world’s polluted cities
AT News KABUL: Kabul has marked the top of the world’s polluted city, said the Assessment by Air Visual, a US and Swiss based air measuring company, adding that the city “has reached hazardous level of polluted wither.” But the National Environmental Protecting Agency has put the measures to a …
Read More »65 insurgents killed in fresh ops
AT News Report KABUL: At least 65 militants were killed and nine 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 Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …
Read More »Kabul car bombing foiled
AT News KABUL: A deadly car bombing plot has been foiled during an operation conducted by the Afghan security forces in Kabul on Sunday night, official said Monday. Deputy Spokesman for Ministry of Defense, Fawad Aman said that security forces of 111 Quick Reaction Unit have discovered and neutralized a …
Read More »Lawmakers: Government shouldn’t threaten political activists
AT News KABUL: Members of parliament called on the government not to threaten political and human rights activists and stop pressure on them. The legislatives said Monday that the government was responsible to investigate murders of political activists. They said the government needed to protect the lives of political activists …
Read More »Karzai calls regional consensus ‘a must’ for stability
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai is in China to attend the Sustainable Development annual conference, where he called consensus a need for stability in the region. Karzai said in his speech that the region needed peace and stability, thus, he added that to gain stability a consensus should …
Read More »Protestors to IEC: Nullify fake votes
AT News KABUL: Hundreds of supporters of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah came to streets in the provinces of Faryab and Takhar on Monday to protest the independent election commission for not invalidating thousands of votes they claim are fraudulent. The rallies were organized by Abdullah’s electoral teams who have been …
Read More »Lawmakers accuse Ghani of misusing national budget
AT News KABUL: Some members of parliament accused President Ashraf Ghani and his government of misusing the national budget, calling for implementation of the constitution’s article 69 on him. The lawmakers said Monday that millions of Afs had been used by the president under the pretext of operative money. They …
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