AT News Report-KABUL: Calling for all-inclusive, transparent and fair elections, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Saturday said any decision and action of Independent Election Commission will be felt for generations. The outcome of previous elections is still being felt exponentially and has been painful for the people and another election …
Read More »Over 53 terrorists killed as army marches on
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan’s Security and Defense Forces have pummeled insurgency-stricken areas in at least twelve provinces during the weekend, killing more than 53 Taliban insurgents in much-orchestrated crackdowns which left 38more militants injured. The Army in collaboration with PoliceForces and NDS security agents carried out operations in Nangarhar, Kunar, …
Read More »Currencyshrinks: Central Bank Governor faces heat amid monetary conundrum
AT News Report-KABUL: The members of parliament accused the Central Bank Governor of failing in keeping Afghani (Afghan Currency) stable against foreign currencies, especially the US dollar. They asked the parliament speaker on Saturday to summon the Central Bank Governor to answer their questions regarding what they said “neglecting” to …
Read More »Anti-govt. rhetoric flares up amid claims of poll meddling
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghans have three months to legislative and district councils’ election, but the electoral monitoring bodies accuse the government of “taking electoral commissions as hostage” and having no plan to support elections. Yousuf Rashid, head of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), said Saturday that …
Read More »Armed groups pose critical security threat: Radmanesh
AT News Report-KABUL: The armed opposition groups are trying to create security threats in some of the provinces, the defense ministry said Saturday. “They are trying to create security threats in some provinces especially against the schools and voting centers, but the security forces are launching effective operations to nullify …
Read More »S-Arabia hosts Afghanistan venue for peace
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Saudi Arabia will host next week an international conference to support peace efforts in Afghanistan. The “International Conference of Muslim Scholars on Peace and Stability in the Republic of Afghanistan” will be held in Jeddah and Makkah on July 10 and 11 July respectively. The conference will …
Read More »Balkh’s Chamtal faces militant aggression
AT-KABUL: According to police officials in northern Balkh province, fierce heavy clashes have erupted between the Taliban and government forces in Chamtal district – where unrest has escalated over the past months. This happens while four villages of Chamtal district have, according to a senior provincial official, fallen to the …
Read More »Army nabs 21 gunmen in Faryab amid chorus of discontent
AT-KABUL: The Army says it has captured some 21 irresponsible gunmen in a military operation carried out in Faryab province by Special Forces, as violent protests over the arrest of a local commander loyal to Gen. Dostum are spiraling out of control in the northern region. The 209 Shaheen Corps …
Read More »Taliban rejects claims of peace dialogue as bogus
AT-KABUL: Amid the government institutions’ claims in regard with readiness of the Taliban to participate in peace parleys, the militant faction on Friday said that it has no inclination to indulge in peace talks with the Afghan apparatus and that any claim to indicate otherwise was a deceit and bogus. …
Read More »Army nabs 21 gunmen in Faryab amid chorus of discontent
AT-KABUL: The Army says it has captured some 21 irresponsible gunmen in a military operation carried out in Faryab province by Special Forces, as violent protests over the arrest of a local commander loyal to Gen. Dostum are spiraling out of control in the northern region. The 209 Shaheen Corps …
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