AT News Report KABUL: At least 71 militants have been killed and 17 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security official said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said that the Afghan National …
Read More »Dostum accuses Ghani of paying campaign attendees
AT News Report KABUL: Abdul Rashid Dostum, a powerful tribal leader accused President Ashraf Ghani of losing trust inside and outside the country, alleging that the president’s electoral team pays people to attend their campaign rallies and gatherings. Dostum supported Ghani in the past presidential election as his first deputy, …
Read More »Bloody day for Afghans: 48 dead, 80 injured in double Taliban bombings
AT News Report KABUL: Double Taliban suicide bombings – one targeted President Ashraf Ghani’s election rally in northern Parwan province, and a second that ripped through PD 9th of Kabul city on Tuesday, have killed at least 48 people, while 80 others wounded, officials confirmed. This was deadliest for the …
Read More »Afghan journalist bags Swedish Per Anger Prize
AT News Report KABUL: Najwa Alimi, a female Afghan journalist will be awarded on October 17th with Per Anger Prize (a Swedish award for human rights) for her tremendous efforts over freedom and rights of women in Afghanistan. 25 years old Alimi, is famous for her brave and fearless work …
Read More »Ethnic variety considers in IEC’s appointment
AT News Report KABUL: Maulana Abdullah, the commissioner of the Independent Election Commission on Tuesday confirmed that the ethnical variety has been considered in the IEC’s appointments. Talking to the reporters in Kabul about illegal and ethnical appointments, the electoral commissioner said, “These individuals (employees) are appointed illegally.” Abdullah had …
Read More »Former Taliban official demands US to resume talks with insurgents
AT News Report KABUL: A former official of Taliban asked the United States to restart negotiations with the militants, after the US president announced that negotiations with the insurgent group were stopped following a suicide attack that killed an American soldier on September 5 in Kabul. “We want the negotiations …
Read More »Senators worried of increasing crisis after US-Taliban negotiations stopped
AT News Report KABUL: Members of senate expressed concerns over the stop of the US negotiations with Taliban, calling for involvement of more countries in talks. The senators on their Tuesday session that negotiations are the only way to put an end to the long time war in Afghanistan. They …
Read More »After Moscow, Taliban visits Iran on Afghan peace process
AT News Report KABUL: After visiting Russia, the Taliban representatives have landed in Tehran, the capital city of Iran, to hold talks with the Iranian officials regarding the Afghan peace process. Taliban Qatar-based negotiation members held talks with Iran’s foreign ministry officials and the country’s political figures, Iranian media reported …
Read More »Four drug peddlers nabbed in Kabul
AT News Report KABUL: Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) have arrested four drug vendors in an operations carried out in Kabul, the capital city. “CNP conducted crackdown against drug retailers in Panjsad Family and Dahan-e-Bagh area of Kabul, in which four drug peddlers were detained,” Kabul Police Press Office said Tuesday …
Read More »Editorial: Nationwide lapse of security
After US-Taliban peace talks called dead, the Taliban group pledged to continue fighting while the Afghan government scrambling to ensure security. Unfortunately, the scene of brutality is much visible than ever before. An average of 74 men, women, and children were killed every day throughout the month of August, according …
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