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AT News Report-KABUL: Pakistan’s Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai in Pakistan’s National Assembly has recently delivered a rare scathing critique on how vindictively Pakistani government has been meddling in Afghanistan and how badly the war-ravaged nation has been hemorrhaging to Pakistan’s dubious strategy. “For God’s sake, stop …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Members of Wolesi Jirga of the Parliament on Saturdaycalled existence of counterfeited identity cards and fake voter registration stickers ‘a matter of concern’. The grievance was raised on Saturday during an interpellation of the Independent Election Commission and Population Registration Office officials. Parliament members believed that existence …

AT News Report-KABUL: Former head of the independent election commission, Najibullah Ahmadzai accused the commission of wrong counting of the people registered to vote the October legislative election, saying “few people have registered”. “Only 400,000 people have so far registered in 17 provinces,” Ahmadzai said Saturday. He said the commission’s …

AT News Report-KABUL: Reacting to Pakistan’s recent decision to merge FederallyAdministered Tribal Areas (FATA) with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, former President Hamid Karzai has delivered a pessimist view, citing Islamabad’s decision dishonest and counterproductive. He said that the Afghan nation has never and will never recognize the Durand Line as official …

AT News Report-KABUL: The representatives from Ghazni province in the parliament are worried about the Taliban’s recent moves there, blaming the situation on the government’s poor management in timely arming and equipping security forces as well as shortage in the number of troops. Taliban militants launched multiple attacks last week …

AT News Report-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense on Saturday clued-up about the killing of Taliban military chieftain in an airstrike carried out by the Afghan Air Forces (AAF) in eastern Nangarhar province. The killed Taliban commander was a military head of the insurgent group for Nangarhar province. In a statement …

AT News Report-KABUL: Security and defense forces in western Badghis province have been accused of selling weapons and other ammunition to the militant outfits, top provincial security official said, underscoring the need for immediately halt to the process that strengthening the extremist groups. The newly appointed police chief, Gen. Ahmad …

‌By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Members of Wolesi Jirga of the Parliament on Saturday extended their deep reservations over mounting insecurity throughout the country, urging the defense officials to take immediate stringent action. They articulated the reverse impacts worsening security situation poses on the upcoming election and demanded adamant government measures to …

AT-KABUL: Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Vinay Kumar has assured the High Peace Council Chairman Mohammad Karim Khalili of New Delhi’s support to the peace and reconciliation of in the war-torn Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani’s peace proposition back in February sought to attract the Taliban’s attention in joining the reconciliation process …

AT-KABUL: Amid tense security situation in Paktia province, election officials have said as many as 29 voter registration centers are no longer open. Some voter registration centers are closed in Paktia due to security threats. In Zurmat district, only four centers are operative, said Paktia Independent Election Commission Head Mohammad …