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AT-KABUL: The government of Afghanistan on Sunday criticized Pakistan’s decision for the merger of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan’s National Assembly recently passed a bill for the FATA merger – a move Kabul alleges goes against the 1921 agreement between Afghanistan and the British India. Islamabad’s decision …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development on Sunday said an agreement for 22 development projects worth Afs 225 million has been singed with provincial councils of twelve provinces. These development projects will be implemented in Daikundi, Faryab, Ghor, Jawzjan, Kabul, Kunduz, Kunar, Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Panjshir and Parwan provinces, …

The Afghan masses are deeply worrying over mounting insecurity throughout the country, leaving them in deep uncertainty as security situation is getting worse from bad. This also poses great risk to the upcoming elections, as people prefer not to participate in voting days, unless, the government take immediate stringent action …

AT News Report-KABUL: Pakistan’s Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai in Pakistan’s National Assembly has recently delivered a rare scathing critique on how vindictively Pakistani government has been meddling in Afghanistan and how badly the war-ravaged nation has been hemorrhaging to Pakistan’s dubious strategy. “For God’s sake, stop …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Members of Wolesi Jirga of the Parliament on Saturdaycalled existence of counterfeited identity cards and fake voter registration stickers ‘a matter of concern’. The grievance was raised on Saturday during an interpellation of the Independent Election Commission and Population Registration Office officials. Parliament members believed that existence …

Despite an epidemic of contrarian view of Trumpism, critics and authorities in Kabul regard President Donald Trump’s new Afghanistan policy – for enlarged military presence –unexpectedly effective. His decision to recommit the United States to the war in Afghanistan has produced unpredictable upsides – pitfalls have been cited though. Defense …

AT News Report-KABUL: Former head of the independent election commission, Najibullah Ahmadzai accused the commission of wrong counting of the people registered to vote the October legislative election, saying “few people have registered”. “Only 400,000 people have so far registered in 17 provinces,” Ahmadzai said Saturday. He said the commission’s …

AT News Report-KABUL: Reacting to Pakistan’s recent decision to merge FederallyAdministered Tribal Areas (FATA) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, former President Hamid Karzai has delivered a pessimist view, citing Islamabad’s decision dishonest and counterproductive. He said that the Afghan nation has never and will never recognize the Durand Line as official …

AT News Report-KABUL: The representatives from Ghazni province in the parliament are worried about the Taliban’s recent moves there, blaming the situation on the government’s poor management in timely arming and equipping security forces as well as shortage in the number of troops. Taliban militants launched multiple attacks last week …

AT News Report-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense on Saturday clued-up about the killing of Taliban military chieftain in an airstrike carried out by the Afghan Air Forces (AAF) in eastern Nangarhar province. The killed Taliban commander was a military head of the insurgent group for Nangarhar province. In a statement …