AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pentagon has awarded a new contract worth $24.3 million in support of the Afghan Air Force. The Defense Department has awarded the contract to AAI Corporation or Textron Systems. The company will provide logistics support and maintenance training for AC-208 aircraft fleet of the Afghan Air …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The closure of Pakistan’s airspace to commercial flights between Kabul and New Delhi has decreased Afghanistan’s exports, including dry fruit, vegetables, fresh fruit, carpets, and handicrafts, to India by 30 per cent, officials said. Tolo News confirmed that Afghan farmers and investors will have to face …
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AT News Report KABUL: In the wake of sobering backdrop of the ongoing intense conflict across Afghanistan, the United Nations remains troubled that civilians are being killed in high numbers and urges all parties to the conflict to meet their obligations to protect civilians from harm, the agency said Sunday …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least four Taliban insurgents were killed and one other rebels received injuries after an Improvised Explosives Device (IED) went off prematurely in the central province of Daikunid province Sunday. Provincial Governor Ahla Rahmati told media that the militants had planned to plant the IED in …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Sunday issued arrest warrant for ex-football chief Keramuddin Karim a day after he was banned life from all soccer-related activities for abusing his position and sexually abusing female players. Spokesman for the AGO, Jamshid Rasuli has confirmed his arrest warrant. …
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AT News Report KABUL: Four children and two men are dead and four women and a child wounded after a passenger car carrying them plunged into water in southern Helmand province, an official said Sunday. MuladadTobagar, the Greshk district administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the incident happened in …
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AT News Report KABUL: The United States peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad is in the region as part of his mission over the peace process in Afghanistan. Khalilzad has so far held six rounds of negotiations with Taliban representatives in Qatar to reach an agreement for the end of …
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AT News Report KABUL: A number of members of parliament accuse the government of interfering in the parliament affairs, calling it “injurious” for the legislative independence. They said Saturday that the government makes obstacles for the resolving of problems made following election of parliament speaker last month that faced an …
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AT News Report KABUL: First Vice Preisent, Abdul Rashid Dostum has warned that Daesh terrorist group would likely take Taliban’s place in the country’s long time war if the militants abandon insurgency. Daesh’s branch called Khorasan Province has already made footprints in Afghanistan and has strongholds in the eastern provinces …
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AT News Report KABUL: Some presidential candidates accuse the government and President Ashraf Ghani in particular of making efforts to turn the upcoming presidential contests for his benefits. They say that President Ghani was campaigning at high levels to turn elections in his benefit, despite his term was legally over …
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