By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan’s election commission declared on Sunday the process of registering voters for parliamentary and provincial councils elections was set to be launched on April 14th. In compliance with the assurance from the independent election commission to run elections this year, we are planning to embark on voter …
Read More »Herat mosque bombing: One martyred nine wounded
AT News Report-KABUL: At least one person was martyred and nine others wounded on Sunday in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque in western Herat city, a gubernatorial spokesperson said. “Two suicide attackers attempted to storm a mosque in Herat city, one of whom the police identified and killed …
Read More »Quadrilateral summit urges ‘integrated effort’ to fight terrorism
AT News Report-KABUL: The National Security Adviser Haneef Atmar on Saturday in a four-day quadrilateral meeting in the United States, held a productive and comprehensive talks with his counterparts from the US, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. During the meeting important decisions were made over fighting terrorism, Afghanistan’s peace …
Read More »Pakistan behind Kabul sit-in attack: ‘One martyred, 14 injured after a sticky bomb exploded in a camp that was set up to demonstrate against ethnic genocide in Pakistan’
AT News Report-KABUL: The Patriotic Movement of Afghanistan on Sunday said the terrorist attack on peaceful Kabul Sit-in has been carried out by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and wowed to continue its struggle until peace and stability was not prevailed across the country. Senior leadership of the movement, during a …
Read More »Waziri appointed as President’s deputy spokeswoman
AT News Report-KABUL: Durani Waziri has been appointed as the deputy spokeswoman for the Presidential Palace, official said on Sunday, terming her as capable intellectual that the Palace would be benefit from her invaluable contribution. Haroon Chakhansuri, Deputy Chief of Staff—Strategic Communications and Media, Office of the President, has confirmed …
Read More »Moscow scorns Nicholson’s allegation over arming Taliban
AT News Report-KABUL: Reacting to the remark made by Gen. John W. Nicholosn, the Commander of the Resolute Support Mission and US forces in Afghanistan, regarding Russia’s supports to the Taliban, the Russian embassy in Kabul said that such serious allegations should be backed up by irrefutable evidence. While rejecting …
Read More »Turkey seeks expanding role in Afghanistan
AT News Report-KABUL: Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani on Sunday met Turkish Ambassador to Kabul, Oguzhan Ertugrul and discussed political, security and economic matters, Istanbul Process, bilateral relations, and Organization of Islamic Cooperation meeting. During the meeting, the Turkish Ambassador counted Afghanistan as a good friend country to Turkey …
Read More »Senator demand legal action against Gailani: “Gailani is a national traitor; he must be impeached for his irresponsible remarks”
AT News Report-KABUL: The recent remarks made by the head of Afghanistan’s national solidarity movement Sayed Ishaq Gailani – regarding India’s interference in Pakistan using Afghanistan soil – has caused denigration as high-ranking government officials demand legal action. “India is using Afghanistan and use its soil against Pakistan. There is …
Read More »32 insurgents dead in military drills
AT News Report-KABUL: At least 32 militants have been killed and 31 others wounded in different crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said on Sunday. In a press release, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said the Afghan National Army …
Read More »Safe zones for Taliban, tantamount to de-facto Durand Line
AT News Report-KABUL: The young politician, and former head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Amrullah Saleh strongly reacted to the Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s demands for providing safe zones for the Taliban insurgents—the very terrorist group that Afghan security forces have been fighting against for 16 years—warning that the deal …
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