AT News Report KABUL: The Taliban fighters have gunned downed three brothers in Pasaband district of central Ghor province on Monday, a local official said. The provincial governor’s spokesman, AbdulhaiKhatibi confirmed the incident and said it took place in Monday morning. According to him, one of the assassinated was a …
Read More »ESG for credible, transparent elections
AT News Report KABUL: Ahead of the 28 September election, the Election Support Group (ESG) Ambassadors met with presidential candidates to discuss their role in contributing to a transparent electoral process ahead of, on, and post-Election Day. The Ambassadors welcomed all efforts to strongly encourage Afghans to go to the …
Read More »Taliban’s visit to regional countries result less
AT News Report KABUL: Referring to the Taliban’s regional trips, the Afghan government said that these visits would not bring any result in the peace process, adding the militants should try talking with the Afghan government instead of knocking alien’s gates. “Walking to the alien’s gates will not make any …
Read More »Durand Line lacks legal basis: Rana Think Tank
AT News Report KABUL: Political pundits participated in monthly session of Rana Think Tank have criticized Pakistan for mentioning Torkham crossing point as a border between the two countries during inauguration of 24/7 transit gate. According to them, the de-facto Durned Line has no any legal bases. The experts believe …
Read More »Media companies owe personnel’s payment up to two years
AT News Report KABUL: 15 media organizations have failed to pay their journalists and other staff from six to 21 months, a media watchdog said. The media supporting agency (NAI) warned on Sunday that it would publicize the identities of the media companies if they continue to keep their personnel …
Read More »Pashtoon leaders support political solution for Afghan conundrum
AT News Report KABUL: Leaders of a Pashtonn political movement said peace in Afghanistan was a key matter for Kabul and Islamabad, saying that Afghan peace should e resolved through political ways. The Awwami National Party chairman, Isfandiar Wali Khan met former president Hamid Karzai on Sunday in Kabul, where …
Read More »Karzai condemns ‘incorrect words’ about Marshal Fahim
AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai condemns what he called “incorrect words” about Marashal Qasim Fahim, a jihadi commander who served as Karzai’s first vice president. “Unfortunately, I learned that some incorrect words were used about Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim,” he said Sunday in a statement. Karzai said …
Read More »“Peace talks without govt. was a mistake”
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: “Talking to the Taliban without the Afghan government in the room was a huge mistake,” the former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker said in an interview with Fox News on Saturday, “because if we’re talking to the Taliban and the Afghan government isn’t involved, we …
Read More »7 die as Rickshaw plunges into river
AT News Report KABUL: Seven members of a single family were killed when their auto-rickshaw plunged into a river on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in center Kabul province on Sunday. Hasrat Abdullah, the eyewitness, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident happened in Mahipar area of Sarobi district. He said women were …
Read More »50 per cent of polling centers to be likely closed on election day
AT News Report KABUL: A number of members of parliament foresee that half of the 4,942 voting centers would be likely closed on the day of election, arguing the security situation. The allegations come as government forces have launched offensive operations against Taliban fighters since last week all over the …
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