AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said that over eight sexual harassment cases against Afghan women in governmental departments had been documented in the past three months. According to AIHRC commissioner, Shabnam Salehi, the special secretariat that has been formed by the Presidential Palace to probe the …
Read More »University Teacher assassinated in Baghlan
AT News Report KABUL: Aziz Ahmad Panjsheri, a teacher of the Kabul University has been assassinated by a number of unknown armed individuals in northern Baghlan province on Wednesday, sources confirmed. A security official, who wished to be unnamed, told Pajwok Afghan News the incident took place on Tuesday evening …
Read More »Six police killed in Badghis roadside mine blast
AT News Report KABUL: At least six security forces including one female police officer have been killed and four others wounded in a roadside bomb on Wednesday morning in northern Badghis province, local officials said. Provincial Chief of Intelligence, Shir Aqa Alokozai has confirmed the incident, saying the roadside mine …
Read More »Abdullah calls Ghani’s ‘peace plan’ a ‘Wish List’
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday in an interview with international news agency AFP called President Ghani’s “7-Point Peace Plan” an unrealistic “Wish List.” Ghani’s team last month released a seven-point proposal outlining a way to end the war in Afghanistan. “To be honest, nobody has …
Read More »ISI’s summoning Afghan envoy against diplomatic norms: Senators
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Senate on Tuesday have criticized the government of Pakistan and its Inter-Service Intelligence “ISI” for summoning the Afghan ambassador to Islamabad, saying that such acts are in contrast with the international and diplomatic norms. On, Monday the Pakistan intelligence agency summoned Afghan ambassador to …
Read More »Taliban, Daesh are not separate: Khalid
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan defense minister Asadullah Khalid said countries, including Pakistan that supporting terrorist groups to continue the flame of war in Afghanistan, should have realize that ‘terrorism has no boundaries’ and that it would engender them one day. In an interview with VoA, Khalid said that Taliban …
Read More »Clearing ops conducted in Paghman
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have conducted clearing raids in Paghman district of capital Kabul, where they killed at least three militants and seized a number of weapons and ammunitions. The Ministry of Defense in a statement said the operation was conducted on Tuesday morning in Arghandi …
Read More »180k returnee, IDP children gain access to education
AT News Report KABUL: Ministry of Education (MoE) said it has granted over 180,000 returnee and Internal Displaced People (IDP)’s children with education facility across the country this year. MoE through its education working group with the financial support of domestic and international organizations has provided education facilities to 184,749 …
Read More »24 drug traffickers sent behind bars
AT News Report KABUL: At least 24 drug runners have been sentenced to years behind bars in the past one week after they were found guilty for drug trafficking. Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) in a statement said on Tuesday that 24 drug traffickers sentenced to10-30 years’ incarceration after examining …
Read More »25 militants killed in raids
AT News Report KABUL: At least 25 militants were killed and six 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) …
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