Afghans protesters demand Pahsteen’s release, erecting tens outside Pakistan embassy in Kabul AT News KABUL: Hundreds of people on Tuesday gathered in front of Pakistan embassy in Kabul to protest arrest of Manzoor Pashteen, leader of Pashtoon Tahafuz Movement (PTM) by Pakistani police. Pashteen was arrested Sunday on charges of …

AT News KABUL: In reaction to the Taliban’s squash over US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah said the group is making a mistake if it thinks about victory through military means after US troops withdrawal from the country. Talking in a gathering in central Parwan province, …

AT News KABUL: Political and military analysts say that Taliban would have been able to get access to sophisticated arms, if so, worrying of intensifying of war. The concerns come a day after a US military plane crashed Monday in Ghazni province, with an Afghan army helicopter making emergency landing …

AT News KABUL: Father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law were killed and three other family members were wounded after being stabbed by son-in-law in northern Baghlan province, official confirmed on Tuesday. Wife and two sons of the slayer are among those wounded, said Provincial Police Spokesman Ahmad Jawid Basharat. The family tragedy …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters carried out attack on several checkpoints of the Afghan security forces in the northern Baghlan province, in which 13 police personnel were killed, officials said on Tuesday. In condition of anonymity, a provincial security source said the militants stormed into several checkpoints on Monday …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s election complaints commission has said that its decision for ballot recount of more than 2,500 polling stations marred by fraud has met with opposition, leaving the recount in tatters. The commission’s spokesperson, Mohammad Reza Fayyaz, has said that after adjudication of complaints and assessment of appeals, …

The abrupt arrest of Manzoor Pashteen, leader of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), along with his six colleagues stoked political howls of protest both inside and outside of Pakistan. Pashteen has been accused of “hate speech” and sedition and remanded to judicial custody for 14-days. Surprisingly, the reason cited for …

AT News KABUL: First Vice President General Dustom has urged the country’s political parties to set aside political bickering and forge a solution to the deadlock besetting the elections which failed to produce an outright winner but was plagued by allegations of fraud and other ballot scandals. Dustom made the …

AT News KABUL: At least 22 Taliban militants have been killed and 14 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …

AT News KABUL: The European Union has warned to stop donations to Afghanistan if Ghani’s administration was not serious in battling with corruption. The EU representative in Afghanistan wrote Monday on Twitter that Kabul was not doing enough in counter-corruption as the country was listed as the most corrupt states. …