AT-KABUL: While praising the bravery of Afghan security forces, the NATO-led Resolute Support (RS) Mission Commander, Gen. John Nicholson said that Afghan security forces have been fighting against international terrorism. He also called on the Taliban to nod for the unprecedented peace offer by the National Unity Government and accept …
Read More »Farah under attack again
AT News Report-KABUL: After Afghan security forces pulled the Taliban assailants out of western Farah city, insurgents once again attacked security forces on Wednesday night. Local officials have confirmed that firefight has resumed between government forces and Taliban insurgents after three suicide bombers blew selves up near police headquarters and …
Read More »NATO provides air support to Afghan offensive in Farah
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghan forces engaged in a major offensive against the Taliban combatants in western Farah province have received NATO air and ground support, according to officials. NATO Resolute Support mission are supporting the Afghan-led military offensive to repel rebels. A NATO statement said that the US Air Force …
Read More »Power substation inaugurated in Logar
AT News Report-KABUL: A 220 kilovolt power substation was inaugurated by President Ghani in Logar province on Tuesday, according to a presidential statement. In a trip to Logar province, President met with elders, clerics, women, youth and people’s delegations and inaugurated a meeting hall in Pul-i-Alam city. The president admitted …
Read More »Ghani condemns killing of Palestinian civilians
AT News Report-KABUL: President Ghani in his Facebook page condemned on Tuesday the massacre of Palestinian civilians by Israeli troops and said that Jerusalem will be the capital of Palestine. As the US is opening its embassy in Jerusalem, Israeli troops killed 58 Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border on …
Read More »Floods kill dozens, destroy hundreds of homes
AT News Report-KABUL: Flash floods and heavy rainfall have killed 34 people and damaged 864 apartments across the country, according to a government source. State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management said on Tuesday that floods caused damage in Samangan, Takhar, Kapisa, Baghlan, Badakhshan, Badghis, Panjsher and Ghazni provinces within the …
Read More »‘Taliban, puppet militias of Pakistan, Iran and Russia’
AT News Report-KABUL: The Taliban have become puppet militias of Pakistan, Iran, and Russia, said Fazel Hadi Muslimyar Speaker of the Upper House on Tuesday, hailing the Afghan defense forces for fighting militants. He said that the Taliban who are battling with Afghan forces in Farah province didn’t totally hail …
Read More »Afghan forces fight for the control of volatile Farah city
AT-KABUL- Government forces on Tuesday were fighting the militants for the control of Farah city after militants broke through the northern defensive belt of the city early morning of the same day in a heavy fighting which inflicted casualties on both sides and even dragged US forces to carry out …
Read More »Criticism mounts over ‘incomplete Afghanistan map’in e-NICs
AT-Kabul: Political experts have argued that the Afghanistan map on the electronic identity cards is defective. Zobari Shafiqi, a political pundit has said that the Afghan nation and government don’t recognize the Durand Line, and the de facto border has been wrongfully indicated in linesrather than in dots in the …
Read More »Clerics in Jakarta should have issued fatwa again terrorism: Senators
AT-KABUL: Members of Senate are dissatisfied with a meeting consisting of Islamic scholars from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indonesia held Friday in Jakarta, saying it did not issue any religious ruling to prohibit the current Afghan war. The meeting in its resolution said that suicide attacks and killing civilians was against …
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