AT-KABUL: A number of senators claimed Sunday that some lawmakers were buying people’s national ID cards (give them money to get their ID cards’ copies), an attempt to gather more support in the October legislative election. The senators condemn the move, calling it misuse of the people’s poverty. The senators …
Read More »Helmand peace caravan arrives in Ghazni
AT-KABUL: A peace caravan consisting of seven youth from the southern Helmand, who had started a walking tour, has arrived in Ghazni province after passing Kandahar and Zabul provinces. The youth from other areas also joined the caravan that its number now reaches 25 people. Some of them have interesting …
Read More »Atmar discusses peace plan in Islamabad
AT-KABUL: National Security Adviser, Haneef Atmar flew to Islamabad to discuss the implementation of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity with the Pakistani officials, said an official from the Security Council office. Afghan government calls the action plan “important”, frequently emphasizing on its implementation by Pakistani side. “This …
Read More »79 rebels killed in military raids
AT-KABUL: More than 79Taliban insurgents have been killed and40more sustained critical injuries in extensive government military operations in the past days, said government officials Sunday. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National …
Read More »Pact inked for Afs 225m rural projects
AT-KABUL: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development on Sunday said an agreement for 22 development projects worth Afs 225 million has been singed with provincial councils of twelve provinces. These development projects will be implemented in Daikundi, Faryab, Ghor, Jawzjan, Kabul, Kunduz, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Panjshir and Parwan provinces, …
Read More »Achakzai for cessation of Pakistan meddling: “Afghan war ends if Pak interference stops”
AT News Report-KABUL: Pakistan’s Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai in Pakistan’s National Assembly has recently delivered a rare scathing critique on how vindictively Pakistani government has been meddling in Afghanistan and how badly the war-ravaged nation has been hemorrhaging to Pakistan’s dubious strategy. “For God’s sake, stop …
Read More »Tempers high over counterfeited identity cards, stickers
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Members of Wolesi Jirga of the Parliament on Saturdaycalled existence of counterfeited identity cards and fake voter registration stickers ‘a matter of concern’. The grievance was raised on Saturday during an interpellation of the Independent Election Commission and Population Registration Office officials. Parliament members believed that existence …
Read More »Fewer people register to vote: IEC ex-chief
AT News Report-KABUL: Former head of the independent election commission, Najibullah Ahmadzai accused the commission of wrong counting of the people registered to vote the October legislative election, saying “few people have registered”. “Only 400,000 people have so far registered in 17 provinces,” Ahmadzai said Saturday. He said the commission’s …
Read More »Afghans have never, will never accept Durand Line: Karzai
AT News Report-KABUL: Reacting to Pakistan’s recent decision to merge FederallyAdministered Tribal Areas (FATA) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, former President Hamid Karzai has delivered a pessimist view, citing Islamabad’s decision dishonest and counterproductive. He said that the Afghan nation has never and will never recognize the Durand Line as official …
Read More »Spate of Taliban violence in Ghazni irks lawmakers
AT News Report-KABUL: The representatives from Ghazni province in the parliament are worried about the Taliban’s recent moves there, blaming the situation on the government’s poor management in timely arming and equipping security forces as well as shortage in the number of troops. Taliban militants launched multiple attacks last week …
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