AT News Report-KABUL: The members of parliament blame operations launched jointly by Afghan and foreign troops for targeting civilians, saying only ordinary people are killed in these operations. The legislators said Saturday that these troops have been launching operations arbitrarily in the civilian areas, killing defenseless people including women and …
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AT News Report-KABUL: There are ineffective people in the Peace Consultation Board who would lead the peace process to failure, political experts say. The 11 members of the board chaired by President Ghani’s chief of staff who were identified by the media outlets, are not effective people and these people …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai visited Iran, the neighboring state to attend the 32nd International Islamic Unity Conference, where he met Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif. The two sides discussed Afghan peace process. Iranian foreign minister offered Tehran’s support of the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, assuring …
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AT News Report-Kabul: More than 44 militants were killed and five others injured in raids across the country in the past day. Security Forces used air strikes and artilleries to shell and bomb enemy’s sanctuaries and strongholds. A statement released by Ministry of Defense said that Afghan National Army and …
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AT News Report-KABUL: A U.S. service member was killed in action in Afghanistan on Saturday, the NATO-led Resolute Support mission said in a statement said in a statement. A Resolute Support spokesperson SFC Debra Richardson in a statement said that one U.S. service member was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday. …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock on Saturday said pistachio yields in northern Badakhshan province have increased to 100 tons this year. According to Badakhshan agriculture provincial office, pistachio yields exceeded the 100 ton projection. A statement said that Badakhshan produced 300 tons of pistachio last year, …
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AT News Report-KABUL: One hundred and nine people have been given prison sentences by counternarcotics courts of the country for charges of drug trafficking over past month, authorities said Saturday. The courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Saturday said that 109 drug traffickers arrested in the past one …
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AT News Report-KABUL: At least two army soldiers are unaccounted for after an emergency landing of an army helicopter in the mountains of southern Kandahar province, authorities said Saturday. Two soldiers have been wounded in the hard landing. Ministry of Defense Spokesman said that “an army chopper during landing faced …
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AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the foreign airstrikes on the civilian houses in the Jabul Saraj district of Parwan province. The US-led foreign air forces launched attacks on the houses of people Thursday night that killed and injured a number of residents. The former president offered concerns over …
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KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s administration has formed its own negotiating team of eleven members led by Chief of Staff Salam Rahimi for seeking and initiating peace talks with the Taliban. The negotiating team of the president includes two cabinet ministers, Minister Mirwais Balkhi of Education and Minister Hassina Safi of …
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