KABUL- At least eight people were killed and another 33 nearly all of them civilians were injured after an Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) went off near to southern entrance of Kabul University. Blast just outside southern gate of Kabul university, Photo taken from the University. 19/July/2019 Interior Ministry said …
Read More »11 killed as Taliban complex attack on Kandahar Police HQ ended
KABUL- At least 11 people were “martyred” and another 83 were injured after Taliban armed bombers attacked Kandahar Police Headquarters today afternoon, officials said. The attack which began with detonation of two car bombings against northern gate of the Police facility was followed by armed attack. At least six more …
Read More »Meet Afghan prodigy who achieved gold medal in US contests
AT News Report KABUL: An Afghan 16-year-old genius student from the Afghan-Turk High School has brought pride to the country–where consistently schools are burnt down and education faces many hurdles – by winning gold and silver medals and certificates at an international competition of “Science and Technology” in the United …
Read More »AIHRC gets new chairperson
AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) chairperson, Sima Samar, has been confirmed to be replaced by Shaharzad Akbar, a young activist, dynamic on several fronts of the human rights and social justice. The AIHRC receives new chairperson in a while that Mrs. Samar chaired the organ …
Read More »Overnight clashes leave 18 Afghan forces dead in Badghis
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Taliban militants killed at least 18 Afghan soldiers in clashes that erupted overnight when troops were trying to capture a senior Taliban leader, government officials said on Wednesday. The clashes started after several soldiers were air dropped into the Ab Kamari district of western Badghis province …
Read More »Mohaqiq says CSO pre-designing Sept. polls
AT News Report KABUL: Second deputy of Chief Executive Office, Mohammad Mohaqiq on Wednesday has claimed that Presidential Palace in collaboration with the Central Static Organization (CSO) attempt to pre-design the upcoming Presidential elections slated for 28th September. Mohaqiq said that segregating of votes due to national identity cards with …
Read More »Candidates warn of joint actions if polls rigged
AT News Report KABUL: A number of presidential candidates and political parties – who deem President Ghani’s stay in office beyond term as illegal – on Wednesday declared that in case of rigged presidential poll they would jointly take some crucial decisions to decide the future of the country. Ahmad …
Read More »Taliban claims of killing foreign, Afghan soldiers in Ghazni is false
AT News Report KABUL: US troops’ spokesman in Kabul, Col. Sonny Leggett on Wednesday turned down the Taliban’s claim, in which four US soldiers have been killed in the attack conducted by the militants in central Ghazni province. Col. Leggett said in his twitter page that none of their soldiers …
Read More »MPs claim ‘widespread financial corruption’ in last year’s legislative elections
AT News Report KABUL: Though the electoral watchdogs have already expressed concerns over corruption in the last year’s parliamentary elections, now the members of parliament claim that there was a “widespread” financial corruption in the race. These parliamentarians said Wednesday that people’s votes were not criterion, but a group of …
Read More »Women used for political goals: TEFA
AT News Report KABUL: The Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) claims that some “circles inside the government” try to use women for their political goals, an allegation following previous accusations by a former adviser to President Ghani that women were asked for sex in the presidential palace to get …
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