‘20pc President Ghani, 80pc CEO Abdullah is behind my dismissal’ By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Lashing out at the Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, Atta Mohammad Noor—whose resignation approved by President Ashraf Ghani as Balkh governor, said that 20-30 percent President Ghani and 70-80 percent CEO Abdullah was behind his dismissal. In a …
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AT News Report-KABUL: A notorious commander of Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist group and five other militants of the group have been killed in air raids carried out by the Afghan Air Force in eastern Nangarhar province, a security official said on Saturday. A statement issued by …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Tajikistan—the neighboring country, has closed its crossing-points with Afghanistan bordering Kunduz, Takhar and Badakhshan provinces, it has been reported. But, it remained open for bilateral trade activities and foreigners. Kunduz, Takhar and Badakhshan provinces have 1206km long border with Tajikistan, and the Shir Khan Bandar connects Kunduz …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday visited Afghanistan in an unannounced trip, meeting President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, discussing the country’s situation and reaffirmed his country’ support to Afghanistan. He also called on Pakistan—the neighbor hostile, to stop harboring militant groups that …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: UN Secretary General Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto has said holding of timely, credible, and accepted elections was indispensable to maintain the constitutional order and trust in the representative system of government. Addressing the UNSC, he said there has been insufficient progress on electoral preparations. The …
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AT News Report-KABUL: At least six Afghan police forces embraced martyrdom and six others received injures after a suicide bomber, driving an explosive laden Humvee, targeted them in Kandahar province early on Friday morning, provincial official said. The bomber wanted to storm police headquarter in Maiwand district—in the north-west of …
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AT News Report-KABUL: At least fifty militants, including six fighters loyal to the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist, have been killed and 19 others received injures in different raids carried out by the Afghan security forces within past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday. …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Afghan government termed Russia’s new concerns over the influence of the Daesh terrorist group as “inappropriate”. An official for the Russian federal security has newly claimed that Daesh is focusing on Afghanistan. “Daesh failed in Afghanistan and it is impossible that the terrorist group establish a center …
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AT News Report-KABUL: One member of a family was killed and three more wounded after unknown gunmen stormed their house and opened fire at them in Parwan province, security officials said Wednesday. “The incident took place late Tuesday night in Jan Qadam village of the Bagram district,” said Farhad Hashemi, …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Wednesday said that 11 drug trafficker arrested in the past one week. CJTF in a press statement said that said that 11 smugglers were apprehended by Counter Narcotics Police through different crackdown in various provinces and were handed …
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