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AT-KABUL: More than 1,500 cases of corruption including bribery, embezzlement, theft and misuse of authority have been probed during the ongoing year, the attorney general office said on Sunday. A large number of civil and military officials are among those having cases, adding that some of them were dismissed from …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah left Kabul on Sunday for Switzerland to attend the United Nations’ human rights council session as well as the conference on banning anti-personnel mines that are to be held in Geneva. Javid Faisal, deputy spokesman for the chief executive said that Abdullah would meet …

By Afrasiab Khattak-The ten days long sit-in by Pashtun youth in Islamabad in the beginning of February has been followed by powerful protests in Swat and Bajour Agency. In Swat people were protesting against security checkpoints where people have to wait in long queues and they are allegedly humiliated. People …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The controversial private security tycoon, Erik Prince—founder of Black Water firm, has emphasized on getting security responsibility of mineral mines in Afghanistan, it has been reported. According to sources, Erik Prince in his presentation to the foreign ministry of the United States, has stressed the security of …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives on Sunday, detained a 12-member gang of target killers in southern Kandahar province, the agency said. NDS in a statement, said the suspected gang of target killers has been held after investigating them properly and collection of accurate information. The criminal gang …

AT News Report-KABUL: Some lawmakers are concerned of the security of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline, asking the government to pay serious attention to the landmark project that links four regional countries through transiting Turkmenistan’s gas to Pakistan and India via Afghanistan. The long awaited project has caused large …

AT News Report-KABUL: The government-led High Peace Council (HPC) says it is ready to hold talks with the Taliban and other armed opposition groups without pre-conditions. “Our message to the Taliban insurgents, and other outfits is very clear that Afghanistan is ready for unconditional talks,” the council spokesman, Sayed Ehsanollah …

AT News Report-KABUL: Parents of the Afghan-Turk school students took out to the streets on Saturday to protest the government’s decision over banning the schools’ activity. Foreign ministry officially asked the economy ministry to ban activities of the schools. Earlier, security forces in a raid to one of the schools …

AT News Report-KABUL: General Curtis Scaparrotti, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, as well as ambassadors from Resolute Support framework nations, visited RS service members and met with senior leaders February 23-24 to discuss the mission and reiterate NATO’s commitment to lasting security in Afghanistan, the RS said in a statement on …

AT News Report-KABUL: In the deadliest of a string of attacks, Taliban militants martyred as many as 18 Afghan soldiers in western Farah province, said officials. Ministry of Defense Spokesman Dawlat Waziri said 18 army soldiers embraced martyrdom after clashes broke out between the Taliban militants and army forces in …