AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah criticizes interferences in the electoral process, warning of an electoral crisis. Abdullah who is one of 18 hopefuls for the September presidential elections and once again a competitor to President Ashraf Ghani in the race, said that the people of Afghanistan could …
Read More »UN appalled by Taliban attack in downtown Kabul
AT News Report KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is appalled by the Taliban-claimed attack on Monday in a civilian-populated area of Kabul, where schools, homes, media outlets and other civilian facilities were immediately nearby. Preliminary data indicates that the complex attack began with the detonation of explosives …
Read More »396 Taliban rebels killed in past 2-week
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan Security Forces have killed and wounded hundreds of Taliban rebels in multiple extensive raids conducted in northern parts of the country within past two weeks, military officials said Tuesday. The 209st Shaheen Corps in a statement said the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces conducted …
Read More »A would-be suicide bomber killed in Kandahar
AT News Report KABUL: Police forces in southern Kandahar province said Tuesday that they have killed a would-be suicide bomber before to reach the target. Provincial Police Spokesperson Qasim Azad has confirmed that the security forces gunned down a suicide bomber in front of 6th police district compound in Kandahar …
Read More »Govt. spokespersons panned for ignoring reporters
AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan Journalists Safety Committee lambasted government spokespersons for what it accused them of not giving timely information to the journalists that has caused barricade on freedom of speech in the country. The pro-journalists body said failure of government spokespersons for timely respond to the journalist’s questions, …
Read More »Taliban the reason of US presence in Afghanistan: Cleric
AT News Reports KABUL: A prominent religious scholar in Pakhtoonkhwa, Mohammad Khan Shirani, called Taliban the only reason of US troops’ existence in Afghanistan, saying the ongoing war was not a jihad, but a tool of facilitating the ground for the US invasion. Speaking to Mullah Abdul Khaliq, a senior …
Read More »Senators allege US interests sought in Qatar talks
AT News Report KABUL: Senators accuse the United States of seeking its own interests in the ongoing negotiations with Taliban representatives, held seven times to find ways for peace. The members of senate asked on Tuesday the government to hold initiatives of the peace talks. The US envoy for Afghanistan …
Read More »District in Jawzjan falls to Taliban; Conflicting reports over casualties
AT News Report KABUL: The Taliban group stormed the Afghan security and defense forces outposts in Qush Tapa district of northern Jawzjan province, where there is conflicting reports over death casualties of the security forces. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Taliban fighters were pushed back from the …
Read More »37 drug traffickers sent behind bars
AT News Report KABUL: At least 37 drug runners pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and were sentenced to year behind bars in the past one week. A statement issued by the courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that 37 drug traffickers sentenced to over one–11 years’ incarceration after …
Read More »Intra-Afghan dialogue soon in Doha
This dialogue is an essential element of the four-part peace framework and an important step in advancing the Afghan Peace Process: Khalilzad AT News Report KABUL: Germany and Qatar will jointly host an intra Afghan dialogue in Doha from 7th to 8th July of current month to foster the ongoing …
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