AT News Report KABUL: Presidential hopeful and leader of “Hezb-e-Islami”, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar in a letter to President Ashraf Ghani has warned of possible election crisis, asking him to hold talks with the candidates regarding the “fraudulent votes”. His letter comes among rising tension in the Presidential election. The preliminary results …
Read More »Was it effective?
AT News KABUL: Just days after releasing the three top Taliban prisoners in return for the two foreign professors, aimed at reducing violence and facilitation of intra-Afghan peace talks, the Taliban claimed responsibility of shooting down a chopper in Logar province, in which two US service members were killed. Moreover, …
Read More »Iran supports Taliban with weapons: Pentagon
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran continues to support the Taliban with weapons, training and funding to counter US and Western influence in Afghanistan, according to a Pentagon report released on Tuesday. A US Defense Intelligence report said “Stronger partners, such as Hezbolloh, are highly capable, reliable, and receptive to Tehran. …
Read More »‘Afghan children feel unsafe outside home’
AT News Report KABUL: Most of the Afghan Children feel feared and unsafe while going out of their homes on the way to schools, markets and public areas, especially when they get close to governmental buildings and checkpoints, showed a survey conducted by Save the Children International Organization. Over 600 …
Read More »Afghan forces repel Taliban attack in Kunduz, killing 10 rebels
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan security forces repelled a coordinated Taliban attack in Imam Sahib District of northern Kunduz province, and killed 10 fighters of the red unit of the militant group, official said on Wednesday. Taliban insurgents massively attacked a checkpoint of national army forces from different directions in …
Read More »Dozens of militants killed in fresh ops
AT News Report KABUL: At least 51 militants were killed and 34 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 »Why Research and ICT Projects are important in Afghanistan?
Eighteen years ago in 2000 Afghanistan had just handy post services and there were no telecommunication facilities in the Afghanistan. After the emergence of new chapter in the telecom selector in 2002 once the first ever telecommunication operator AWCC (Afghan wireless Communication Company) was permitted to deliver mobile services the …
Read More »Tribal elders: Nobody can use name of Pashtoons in elections
AT News Report KABUL: Elders from three zones have warned that nobody should use the name of Pashtoon ethnicity in the presidential elections. Hajji Din Mohammad, from Nangarhar province, alleged Tuesday in a gathering in Kabul that a conspiracy was going on to encourage big tribes and ethnicities confront each …
Read More »IEC’s independency vital to prevent electoral crisis: Rana Think Tank
AT News Report KABUL: The Rana Think Tank monthly participations believe that Afghanistan has once again at verge of electoral deadlock, which is not good for the country. The experts and political pundits said that Independent Election Commission (IEC) should remain independent and keep impartiality in a bid to avoid …
Read More »Can’t recount votes in six provinces: IEC
AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Election Commission has finished the process of vote recount in 15 of 34 provinces, saying that efforts are underway in another 13 provinces as well. However the IEC said the process faced opposition in six of the country’s provinces. IEC spokesman, Zabiullah Sadat told …
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