AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In the midst of political rivalries and ensuing intense economic ramifications in Afghanistan, the United States has applauded India’s mass contributions in the development of the country. The Pentagon spokesperson told journalists in Washington on Friday that India had been very supportive, and they’ve pledged additional developmental …
Read More »“We hope Pakistan will help us block the sources of terrorists and dismantle their hideouts”: Atmar
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan is negotiating with the government of Qatar on closing Taliban’s political office in Doha, as it had been counterproductive in promoting peace talks, the national security advisor said on Friday. Mohammed Haneef Atmar said in an interview the Taliban’s political bureau in Qatar had not helped …
Read More »Atmar’s visit to Riyadh bearing fruits: Saudi vows to support Afghan peace efforts
AT News Report-KABUL: Saudi Arabia has assured Afghanistan of supporting its efforts in fighting terrorism and helping orchestrate the Afghan peace process. This was conveyed during an official visit of National Security Advisor (NSA) Mohammad Hanif Atmar to Saudi Arabia during which he held meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed …
Read More »Kabul-Almaty air corridor: First Afghan-Kazakh cargo flight takes off
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan celebrated the inauguration of its second route of international air cargo, after the first cargo flight took off from Kabul to Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday, according to officials. It will be the second route of air cargo linking Afghanistan and Kazakhstan, after Kabul and Mumbai …
Read More »Landmark gas pipeline: Work on Afghan section of TAPI begins
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan hosted leaders from Turkmenistan, Pakistan and India on Friday for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Afghan section of a much-delayed multi-billion dollar pipeline project to transit natural gas from energy rich Turkmenistan to South Asia through Afghanistan. The work on the Afghan section was started after …
Read More »Daesh fading in Afghanistan, US claims: ‘Trump is unhappy over Pakistan’s efforts in campaign against terrorism’
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States claimed that Islamic State (IS) militants, also famous as Daesh terrorists, had been fading in Afghanistan after targeting their hideouts and eliminating hundreds of their fighters, the White House said. White House Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah told reporters in Washington: “We’ve eliminated their …
Read More »Global watchdog to put Pakistan back on terrorist financing watchlist: Sources
A global money-laundering watchdog has decided to place Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watchlist, a government official and a diplomat said on Friday, in a likely blow to Pakistan’s economy and its strained relations with the United States. The move is part of a broader U.S. strategy to pressure …
Read More »70 insurgents killed in countrywide operations: MoD
AT News Report-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Friday announced elimination of 70 insurgents from militant groups in different military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces during the past 24 hours across the country. According to the statement issued by the MoD, militants sustained casualties in Helmand, Nimroz, …
Read More »Six rebels killed in Sar-i-Pul airstrike
AT News Report-KABUL: An airstrike in northern Sar-i-Pul province, have killed six Taliban insurgents, while seven others of them received injuries, an official said on Friday. Two commanders were among those killed in the overnight airstrike on Qari Bahram’s base in Nimdan area, Governor Mohammad Zahir Wahdat told Pajhwok Afghan …
Read More »Herat crash leaves 8 dead
HERAT CITY: The death toll from a horror head-on collision in western Herat province on Wednesday stands at eight including four women and two children; 13 others were wounded in the traffic accident, an official said. The accident occurred in the Sahra-i-Asar Khak locality of Adrasakan district early in the …
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