Iran regularly pays the Taliban in Afghanistan’s in Farah, top intelligence official in the western province said on Wednesday. Abdul Razzaq Lunai, provincial chief of intelligence agency National Directorate of Security, said that there were three types of Taliban in Farah in terms of source of support. He detailed that …
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AT News Report KABUL: A prominent politician and ex-Jihadi commander Mohammad Ismail Khan casted doubt over legitimacy of Consultative Loya Jirga that has been inaugurated on Monday with at least 3,200 delegates, saying the Jirga has been convened by government which soon loses its legitimacy. Speaking at a gathering in …
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AT News Report KABUL: Ata Mohammad Noor, a powerful political opposition to President Ghani’s government says that extending government’s term would be illegal, threatening that the country would be led to “serious crisis” if the president stays in power after his term ends on May 22. Noor who was fired …
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AT News Report KABUL: Businessmen have suffered million of Afghanis loss so far as trucks carrying their goods are stopped at the four entrances of Kabul city due to security of the ongoing Loya Jirga. These traders said Tuesday that their goods were mostly foodstuff like chicken, fruit and vegetable …
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AT News Report KABUL: Afghan journalists marked the first anniversary of their 10 colleagues killed in a suicide attack on April 30, 2018. The journalists included a woman working for the Radio Free Europe /Radio Liberty, were killed after a suicide bomber posed as a journalist, blew himself up among …
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AT News Report KABUL: A Special Unit of the Afghan National Police have detained a Taliban spy from Kotai Sangi area in 5th PD of Kabul city, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Tuesday. The ministry of interior identified the arrested spy as Rahmatullah who has been …
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AT News Report KABUL: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi expressed his country’s support for any procedure and negotiation which would help boost stability and sustainable security in Afghanistan. Referring to Loya Jirga peace meeting in Kabul, Mousavi said Iran supported sustainable peace and stability in Afghanistan, Iranian media IRNA …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least twenty-two fighters loyal to the Islamic State (IS) which is also known as Daesh extremist group have been killed in a raid conducted by the Afghan Special Forces in eastern Nangarhar province, National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a statement. The raid against …
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AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a night raid in Paktika province that targeted civilians. The operation was launched Sunday night in the Barmal district, in which a number of civilians including women were killed and injured. Karzai said Monday in a statement that the operations …
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AT News Report KABUL: The roads leading to the Loya Jirga place in western Kabul have been blocked by security forces, a move to adopt tight security for the jirga held Monday with the participation of 3,200 delegates from 34 provinces to seek ways for peace talks with Taliban insurgents. …
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