AT-KABUL: Tribal elders from the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Laghman complained over night raids carried out by the Afghan and foreign forces. In a meeting at the leader of Hezb-e-Islami leader, Gubuddin Hekmatyar’s residence in Kabul, tens of tribal elders said that Afghan and forces had been carrying out …
Read More »Over 6m children to be vaccinated against polio this week
AT-Kabul: Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said it will roll out on Monday a nationwide campaign to vaccinate 6.4 million children under the age of five against polio virus in 27 high-risk provinces, mainly in Kandahar and Nangarhar. This follows several new polio cases in the south, a wakeup …
Read More »Electoral monitors pessimistic over biometric-based election
AT-KABUL: Some electoral watchdogs believe that it would be impossible to hold a biometric-based election on October 20th, accusing the independent election commission of poor management that hinders to use biometric in the parliamentary election. Yousuf Rashid, head of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), said Sunday …
Read More »Abdullah off to US to attend UN General Assembly session
AT-KABUL: Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has left Kabulfor New York to attend the 73rd United Nations General Assembly session. Leading a high-level delegation, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah left Kabul on Sunday morning for the United States to participate in the UN General Assembly, where he will express the Afghan …
Read More »46 terrorists dead in raids
AT News Report-KABUL: Military operations by Afghan security and defense forces across the country have left at least 46 militants killed and 34 wounded within past day, defense ministry said. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan …
Read More »380 insurgents killed, 129 wounded in six months in Nangarhar
AT News Report-KABUL: More than 380 insurgents have been killed and 129 wounded over the past six months in military clampdowns by Afghan forces in eastern Nangarhar province. Afghan forces have conducted operations against terroristsin Achin, Nazian, Chaparhar, Khogiani, Pachiragam, Haska Mina, Ghani Khil and Batikot districts, killing at least …
Read More »Mine blast in Faryab kills 8 children
AT News Report-KABUL: At least eight children were killed and six wounded after a mine planted by Taliban went off in northern Faryab province, officials said. Faryab Police Spokesman Karim Yourish said an improved explosive device blew up in southern Sayad area of Shirin Tagab districtin Faryab late on Friday, …
Read More »Lawmakers support biometric system as polls near
AT News Report-KABUL: Lawmakers on Saturday declared their support to government’s considering rolling out biometric system in the forthcoming parliamentary polls, a move which could help boost up transparency and overcome fears of vote stuffing and rigging. After political parties’ protests in different provinces, government has decided to opt for …
Read More »Nangarharis protest possible election fraud
AT News Report-KABUL: A large number of people in the eastern province of Nangarhar took to streets Saturday to protest the “likely electoral fraud”. Protestors called on the independent election commission to guarantee a “one hundred per cent transparent election”. The legislative and district council elections are to be held …
Read More »Terrorist groups feted in ‘specific regional states’; Govt.
AT News Report-KABUL: The terrorist groups carrying attacks in Afghanistan are based in the “certain regional countries”, claims the government, in reaction to the annual report released by the United States department of state that says about the centers of terrorist groups in the neighboring Pakistan. Omid Maisam, a spokesman …
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