AT News Report KABUL: At least 124 militants were killed and 20 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 Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …
Read More »Dynamics of religion and philosophy in society
The society and the individual are not two separate entities. They are interrelated. The society in which we live is a replica and is the outward expression of what we are inwardly. Despite all the outward dissimilarity, there is a strong inward resemblance. Whatever may be the superficial differences of …
Read More »Ambassador Kay impressed by strong unanimity within NATO Defense Ministers on Afghan mission
AT News Report KABUL: NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Ambassador Nicholas Kay has said he was “really impressed and struck by the strong unanimity within the NATO Defense Minister’ on Afghan mission. I am very struck by everybody repeating that the NATO mission in conditions based, Kay said while …
Read More »No decision about troops reduction in Afghanistan: Khalid
AT News Report KABUL: Acting Defense Minister Assadullah Khalid at the NATO HQ Brussels on Friday has said that NATO members have not made any decision regarding reduction of troops from Afghanistan. Gen. Scott Miller, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan has earlier said over the past year …
Read More »Reports of clashes, suicide attacks across Afghanistan, as China, Russia host peace talks
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan is witnessing intense clashes between government forces and Taliban insurgents, even as various countries are trying to reinvigorate peace talks in different world capitals, Anadolu Agency reported Friday. In a major security advancement, Afghan forces on Friday said they have recaptured Darqad district from the …
Read More »US, Russian, Chinese and Pakistani diplomats discuss Afghan peace
AT News Report KABUL: Moscow hosted a quadrilateral meeting between representatives from Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan, where they discussed the peace process in Afghanistan. The US envoy for Afghan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad represented Washington in the meeting held on Friday, which according to reports, negotiated on coordination …
Read More »Army soldiers criticize govt. hospitals for not providing good services
AT News Report KABUL: Some army soldiers criticize state-run medical facilities for not providing good services for them, saying they are hospitalized for several months without any serious attention by doctors and other medical staff. Zainollah, a soldier who was wounded in Uruzgan province, said that he had been hospitalized …
Read More »Takhar’s Darqad district cleared with killing 50 insurgents: MoD
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have cleared Darqad district of northern Takhar province from presence of the Taliban insurgents in a larger scale operation carried 16 days ago. Ministry of Defense on Friday said the operation was launched on October 14 and early on Friday the district …
Read More »Jalalabad attack leaves five dead, 21 wounded
AT News Report KABUL: AT least five people have been killed and 17 others received injuries after a suicide bomber targeted a vehicle convoy of Afghan Intelligence forces in Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province, official said Friday. The attack took place in the National Directorate of Security …
Read More »19 polio cases so far in Afghanistan: Health Officials
AT News Report KABUL: Officials from the World Health Organization, Save the Children and the Afghan Ministry of Public Health has reported at least 19 new polio incidents in the country over the past ten months. All cases were reported in the eastern and southern regions of the country, said …
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