Former President Hamid Karzai saddened by her demise AT News KABUL: A female lawmaker representing Kunduz province, Fatima Aziz passed away due to an illness, the head of the parliament’s secretariat Abdul Qadir Zazai said on Friday. She was 47 and was suffering from cancer for almost a year. According …
Read More »Unknown Gunmen Shoot Civilian dead in Ghazni
AT News KABUL: Unknown armed men have shot and killed a mobile phone repairing engineer in southern Ghazni province, officials said on Wednesday. Ghazni Governor Spokesman, Wahidullah Jumazada confirmed the incident, saying the shooters had managed to escape the area. Investigations have started on the incident, the culprits would be …
Read More »Govt. Inattentiveness Irked People in Ghor
AT News CHAGHCHARAN: Families and survivors of the army and police servicemen of Ghor province blamed the government for being careless about their conditions as they are scrambling with bad economic order. They gathered in front of the governor office in a protest, asking the government to immediately help them. …
Read More »Iranian Backed 22-Group, Destabilizing Security Situation in Heart: Officials
AT News KABUL: A delegation of the lower house of the parliament, who went to western Herat province, said that there are 22 groups who receive money from Iran, the neighboring country, is destabilizing the security situation there. They were appointed to investigate the security situation in the province after …
Read More »Taliban’s Fail Attack in Kandahar
698 Taliban fighters have been killed in air and ground operations in last one month in province AT News KABUL: The Taliban insurgents have been thought to take over the control of Kandahar province, a strategic and the birthplace of the Taliban group. It has been over one week that …
Read More »Youth armed in Kunduz against Taliban
AT News KABUL: Hundreds of young people in the northern province of Kunduz have taken arms to defend their villages against Taliban attacks. Three hundred men have newly started defensive operations against Taliban in the Imam Saheb district, claiming that they are tired of the militants’ activities there. Abdul Khaleq, …
Read More »NSA met Chinese Special Envoy to Afghanistan
By M. Parwiz Arian KABUL- National Security Advisor of the country, Hamdullah Mohib met Chinese special envoy for Afghanistan, Liu Jian, in Kabul, his office said in a short statement on Thursday. The two sides in the meeting discussed among the other issues cooperation on peace and security in Afghanistan. …
Read More »26 Taliban fighters killed in counter-attack of the Afghan forces in Farah
By M. Parwiz Arian KABUL: At least 26 Taliban fighters were killed and 14 others were injured in a counter-attack of the Afghan security forces in western Farah province of the country, Defense Ministry said Thursday. The operation took place in Balabolook district of the western Farah province last night, …
Read More »At least two civilians killed in two separate explosions in Kabul, Nangarhar
By M. Parwiz Arian KABUL- At least two civilians were killed and several others were injured Thursday morning in two separate Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) explosions in capital Kabul and eastern Nangarhar province, officials said. In the first IED blast which took place Thursday morning in PD-7 Chehilsotoon neighborhood of …
Read More »Newly constructed hospital inaugurated in eastern Nangarhar province
By M. Parwiz Arian KABUL- A newly constructed hospital for the villagers was inaugurated in Rodat district of the eastern Nangarhar province, officials said Thursday. The 50-Beds hospital was inaugurated today by Nangarhar governor, Ziaulhaq Amarkhil in presence of the officials and local elders. The hospital will serve thousands of …
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