AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Taliban militants launched a coordinated attack against a police checkpoint in the western Farah province on Sunday night which ended in killing of eight police personnel, local police officials said Monday. The official, speaking into the matter said the unpleasant incident happened late Sunday night in Farah …

By: Pashtana Durrani-As much as we are obsessed with promoting education, do we really ask the educational system? Yes, education is important, but do we ask or at least compare the quality of education that is provided to a student in government schools and to students in private schools? Do …

AT-KABUL: The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of Parliament on Monday increased taxes on cigarette import up to 100 percent. It was earlier 20 percent and the legislators increased to 100 percent in the majority vote. “Tax increased to 100 percent over by voting of majority of member of Wolesi Jirga,” …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has once again hit out all the parties of the ongoing bloody insurgency calling them warmongers fueling war in the country for the interests of foreigners. Hekmatyar slammed war-parties during a meeting at his residence in Kabul, held with the Jihadi …

There is no denial that US longest war continues to trudge on and the bodies continue to pile up in which Afghan civilians are the worst victims at first place beside, the Afghan security forces. Moreover, 2017 has been a bloody one in our country, with the death toll numbering …

AT-KABUL: At least 47 militants were killed and 18 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours, security officials said Monday. In a statement, Ministry of Defense, said that Afghan National Army with the cooperation of the Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security, conducted operations against …

By Ambassador Dr. Zia Nezam,-Former Afghan Ambassador to Vienne, Brussels, Rome and Vatican The Dalai Lama has said, “there is no Muslim or Christian terrorist, because terrorists no longer religious once they embrace terrorism.” Terrorism is the use of violence against innocent people as a means of achieving political, religious, …

AT-KABUL: The advisor for the former president, asked for convening of Traditional Loya Jirga to discuss current ramp up challenges and explore outgoing ways to overcome with exiting problems across the country. Shahzada Masoud, who had been serving as an adviser for Hamid Karzai, said that “only traditional Loya Jirga …

AT-KABUL: The ministry of rural rehabilitation and development on Sunday signed agreements for implementation of 151 water reservoir and water networks projects in different provinces. According to a statement, acting minister, Mujiburahman Karimi, said that 151 water reservoir projects at the total cost of 361.3 million Afs. Were signed with …

KABUL _ Regional countries should be vigilant against conspiracies of U.S. government which is seeking to spread sow of discord in the region. Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the above statement in an exclusive interview with our correspondent and requested neighboring countries to make their utmost efforts for thwarting …