AT News Report KABUL: The United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC) marks 26th June as International Day against Drug and Illicit Trafficking since 1987, and celebrated it this year with slogan of “Health for Justice and Justice for Health.” UNODC urges international community to build technical capacity within …
Read More »Election under illegitimate government unlawful
Presidential hopefuls challenge Ghani’s legitimacy, call for interim govt By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Presidential Candidates Council (PCC) along with thousands of supporters have gathered in Kabul Sports Stadium on Tuesday, calling continuation of the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders illegal, and asked for interim set up. The government expired on …
Read More »Interferences still exist in IEC works: Abdullah
AT News Reports KABUL: Visiting a polling registration center in Kabul on Tuesday, the Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah said that he is informed of interferences in the Independent Election Commission’s Affairs (IEC). Abdullah told mediaman that complaints of meddling in the IEC ‘s affairs have been reported to him. …
Read More »Most-wanted criminal ‘Khorasani’ nabbed in Kabul
AT News Report KABUL: Kabul Police has arrested a most-wanted criminal Abdul Hamid Khorasani in Kabul on Tuesday morning, who has been accused of various organized crimes, and was also in hide for a period of time to save the skin. Spokesman for Ministry of Interior, NasratRahimi said Khorasani—dangerous criminal, …
Read More »Stop threatening Afghan journalists: US tells Taliban
AT News Report KABUL: In reaction to Taliban’s threat against Afghan media outlets, the US ambassador to Kabul John Bass on Tuesday said that journalism is not a crime and called on the Taliban to stop threating Afghan journalists. All media staffers in Kabul, the capital city, and elsewhere across …
Read More »No schools to be used as polling stations: MoE
AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Education (MoE), said Tuesday that using of schools as polling stations in the September Presidential elections would throw schools to the firing line and would inflict financial damages to the educational system, thus no polling station inside them. “We have submitted a plan …
Read More »Logar district on verge of collapse
AT News Reports KABUL: Local officials in southeastern Logar province said Tuesday that Azra district may soon be collapsed to the Taliban militants as insurgents almost taken control of all roads surrounding district. District governor, Hamidullah Hamid told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban fighters including foreign militants have reached …
Read More »Editorial: No Deal On Durand Line!
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs has suggested to keep the issue of Durand Line at bay for now as it is not a good time to raise the subject with Pakistan. But, some Afghan politicians recently made remarks on the Line which hurt sentiments of Afghans across the …
Read More »Faryab’s Bilcheragh district retaken after two years
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have retaken the control of Bilcheragh district of Faryab province, which was being under Taliban rheostat for two years. Ministry of Defense in a statement said that army forces recaptured the district in an operation conducted in the district on Tuesday. According …
Read More »Stoltenberg backs peace efforts to end Afghan war
AT News Report KABUL: Alliance Chief Jens Stoltenberg has reaffirmed NATO’s fully support for U.S. efforts to end the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and lead toa broker deal with the Taliban group. Ahead of NATO Defense Minister Summit in Brussels,NATO Secretary General said Tuesday Afghanistan would be an important agenda …
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