AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A police official said on Saturday that four police officers lost their lives and one other sustained injuries as a result of firing inside the check-post in southern Helmand province. Provincial police chief Maj. Gen. Aqa Noor Kintoz told Pajhwok Afghan News the incident took place in …
Read More »Qala-e-Zal district falls to Taliban
It was a tactical retreat to prevent civilian casualties: Police By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Tens of the Taliban fighters attacked Qala-e-Zal district and took control of the district after hours of clashes with security forces, officials said on Saturday. However, police officials said that security force have retreated to prevent civilian …
Read More »Hekmatyar to support Afghan forces, hopes Jahid
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Interior Minister, Taj Mohammad Jahid on Friday has expressed his hope that Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar would support the Afghan security forces. Addressing to the participants of a huge gathering at the Ghazi football stadium in Kabul to welcome Hekmatyar, the minister said the gathering …
Read More »Car bomb kills several militants in Ghazni
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A large number of Taliban insurgents have suffered heavy casualties when their bomb-rigged vehicle exploded in the Doab district of southern Ghanzni province, provincial police said the other day. “Sixteen insurgents were killed and 18 others sustained injuries in the blast that took place in Woot area,” …
Read More »7 militants killed in Ghazni
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least seven Taliban insurgents have been killed and nine others sustained injuries in a predawn clash with security forces in southern Ghanzi province, security officials said. Ghazni Police Chief Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban insurgents launched an offensive against a …
Read More »President Ghani receives Hekmayar in Presidential Palace
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday welcomed Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami at the Presidential Place. Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, had nodded around one year ago to join peace process and started negotiation in that time. Today (Thursday) HIA leader arrived in Kabul …
Read More »Karzai welcomes Hekmatyar
“Today is a day of emotion, unity, and glee” KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai on Thursday once again welcomed Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami to Kabul. In a gathering in Presidential Palace to welcome Hekmatyar, Karzai said “today is a day of emotion, unity, and at the same …
Read More »Karzai condemns Kabul suicide bombing
AT News Report-KABUL: Hamid Karzai, former president “strongly” condemned Wednesday’s suicide bombing that killed eight civilians and injured 28 people including three NATO soldiers in Kabul. The former president said the attack was carried out by the enemies of peace and stability in Afghanistan, calling it against all human and …
Read More »Kabul suicide attack: Eight civilians killed, 28 others, including three NATO troops wounded
By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Eight civilians were killed and 28 others including three NATO troops wounded Wednesday after a suicide bomber rammed into NATO troops’ convoy in Kabul’s police district 9. “A suicide bomber targeted NATO troop’s convoy at around 7:45 am in Kabul city,” deputy spokesman for interior ministry said. …
Read More »16 drug traffickers arrested
AT News Report-KABUL: The court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Wednesday said that 16 drug trafficker arrested in the past one week. CJTF in a press statement said that said that 16 smugglers were apprehended by Counter Narcotics Police through different crackdown and were handed over to CJTF …
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