For foreigners Afghanistan is a country with rough terrain where huge chunk of lands are barren due to lack of water resources. But the reality is entirely different, because even borders of Afghanistan with few neighboring countries are marked by rivers and towering mountains with snow-covered peaks that are counted …

AT-KABUL: In the aftermath of increasing insecurity in highway connecting the capital city Kabul with the central Bamiyan province, a number of residents in Bamiyan on Sunday attended a peaceful rally, seeking tight security measures for the highway and criticizing the government’s reluctance in this regard. Last week, at least …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In an attempt to strengthen trade ties with Pakistan, Afghan Ambassador Janan Mosazai the other day visited the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) where they exchanged views on different issues including joint war on terror and finding better way to improve trade relations between the two …

KABUL: The Independent Commission for Overseeing the Implementation of Constitution (ICOIC) on Sunday said that different government institutes violated the constitution on regular basis. Latifur Rahman Sayed, a member of the ICOIC, in a joint press conference said the constitution has been violated frequently in by different government organizations the …

AT-KABUL: Chief of International Relations Committee (IRC) of the Wolesi Jirga said the president Ashraf Ghani and the chief executive officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah promised to introduce new nominees in order to replace those picks who possess dual nationality. Abdul Qader Zazai told reporters that the president would send list …

AT-KABUL: To fight crimes and terrorism in better manner while garnering public support, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has launched Police FM here on Sunday. The FM radio station would work as a new weapon to bring down the crime rate. The radio station is a first-kind-of-its-kind experiment in Afghanistan, …

AT-KABUL: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his vision to launch the biggest financial inclusion initiative in the world under the rubric “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (Prime Minister’s People Money Scheme)” and ensured that it was implemented within two weeks across the country. The objective of this scheme was …

AT-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday left to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to offer condolences to Saudi nation for the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. A press release emailed by president’s media office said that the president during his visit would meet with Saudi …