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AT News KABUL: At least six Afghan Local Police personnel were killed in an attack on their checkpoint by the Taliban loyalists in northern Balkh province, local officials said Tuesday. The incident took place in Payazkar village in the Balkh district on Monday night, said Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Munir Ahmad …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an attack that killed five personnel of the attorney general office. The attack happened Monday in the Deh Sabz district of Kabul province and the judiciary staffers were heading to the Bagram detention center as they worked on the release …

By Dr. Matin Royeen The term identity is derived from Latin (identitas) which means sameness, likeness and oneness. In practical terms, identity refers to accumulation of human qualities, beliefs and roles that defines an individual.  Psychologists have discussed different stages of identity formation beginning at infancy and continuing until old …

On June 18th, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) published its 4th Annual Anti-Corruption Report entitled “Afghanistan’s Fight Against Corruption: Crucial For Peace And Prosperity.” The paper, also available in Dari, paints a bleak picture of the country’s anti-graft apparatus and work, and puts forward a set of recommendations to …

AT News KABUL: The UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), met Taliban’s second man and head of the group’s political office in Qatar. The UNAMA said on Monday that Deborah Lyons in meeting with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, emphasized on a …

AT News KABUL: Vice President, Mohammad Sarwar Danesh asked for tight security along the Daikundi-Uruzgan road, a reaction to the recent kidnapping of hostages blamed on Taliban fighters. Danesh called on the security forces to take further steps for security on the roads connecting central provinces to southern areas. Officials …

AT News KABUL: The Islamic Republic of Iran is to provide Afghan migrants living in the country with more facilities, an agreement made during the visit of Afghan acting foreign minister Hanif Atmar to Tehran, where he met his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iranian interior minister Abdol Reza Rahmani …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed his deep concerns over increase in armed conflicts and civilian casualties in different parts of the country. Karzai reiterated Monday that the ruinous war has been imposed on Afghans by the aliens, calling on Afghan sides in the war to realize the …

AT News KABUL: President Ghani has ordered the recall of the amended draft of the mass media law from the parliament until the draft is further discussed with the media under the leadership of the Second VP Sarwar Danesh. The Presidential Palace said in a statement on Monday that Ghani …

AT News KABUL: At leaves five employees of the Attorney General Office were killed by unknown gunmen in Deh-e-Sabz district of capital Kabul, security officials said on Monday. Spokesman for the ministry of interior, Ferdaws Faramarz said the killed staffers included two prosecutors, two AGO’s employees and a driver. The …