Nation

National Movement of Afghanistan reacts over use of ‘mother of all bombs’ on Achin AT-KABUL: Since the US-led international coalition started bombardment Afghan villages, Afghan nation has been shouting that the roots of al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups are outside Afghanistan, but the international troops are not listening to the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Monday react against US-forces airstrike in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province. Gen. John Nicholson Commander for NATO and RS recently said that US forces Afghanistan conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Khorasan complex in Achin district Nangarhar province …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Monday criticized the government for delaying in introducing candidates for the ministries run by acting ministers and urged President to introduce new nominees as soon as possible. “President must introduce new nominees to the parliament for the ministries operating …

AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in joint venture with WHO and UNICEF, on Monday will launch a Sub-National Immunization Days (SNID) campaign to vaccinate over 6.8 million children under the age of 5 against polio in high-risk districts in 27 provinces across the country. A statement issued by …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL:  The Afghan National Security Advisor, Hanif Atmar met Sunday with the US president’s security advisor, Lt. Gen. MacMaster who is in Kabul to discuss the security situation with Afghan officials. The national Security Council said in a statement that MacMaster would meet Afghan president and the chief …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai once again strongly condemned the Thursday’s US aerial attack on a Nangarhar village, calling it a “severely negative act”. The US military dropped the 10-ton heavy bomb on the Mohmand Dara village of the Achin district, apparently targeting the Daesh terrorists’ strongholds. The …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday reported of the Khalid Operation launch to defeat insurgents across the country. “Khalid Operation in advance will concentrate on the areas with high threats,” said Deputy Deputy Army Chief of Staff General Murad Ali Murad. In a press briefing here he said that …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL:  A number of Kabul residents took out the streets on Sunday to give vent to their anger over US aerial bombing in Nangarhar province, terming the bombing against sovereignty of the country. The demonstration was organized bySolidarity Party of Afghanistan (SPA) in Kabul against US forces bombing …

Afghanistan shouldn’t be a ‘testing ground for new and dangerous weapons’ Hamid Karzai says after US drops mega-bomb. Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai has condemned the US military’s deployment of the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in combat, saying Afghanistan shouldn’t be used as a “testing ground” for weapons. The …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Wednesday’s terrorist attack in Kabul. A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up close to the defense ministry and the administration affairs of the presidential office at a rush hour time in the Police District 2, killing at least five people and injuring …