August, 2015

• 23 August

  Kamal Khan Dam and insecurity

  

  The much needed Kamal Khan Dam is becoming a lost cause. The reason is obvious. And the reason is insecurity. But perhaps the more blameworthy is the office concerned. The ministry of energy and water (MoEW) says that construction work over the dam is underway but insecurity was hampering it. …

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• 23 August

  Cross-Durand Line incursions: Kabul vows retaliation

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Recent wave of devastating terror attacks in Kabul and cross-Durand Line rocket shelling by Pakistani army have enraged the Afghan government. The Ministry of Defense said that they will not remain silent and will give Pakistan a tit-for-tat response. Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Murad Ali …

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• 23 August

  Pakistan a legacy of British Empire: Analysts

  

  “After its defeats in Anglo-Afghan wars in 1842, 1880 and 1919, Britain wanted to avenge the defeats in form of carving Pakistan out from the land of Afghanistan and India. Pakistani leadership was aware of the fact that Pashtuns would never accept Pakistan as their homeland, therefore, it ordered the …

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• 23 August

  School principal gunned down in Parwan

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL:  A school principle was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Parwan, north of capital Kabul on Sunday, official said. Dad Khuda Jahesh, the Head of Sher Aqa Shaheed Hig Scool in Bagram district was en route to home, when unidentified gunmen shot him and escaped, said Mohamamd …

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• 23 August

  Attacks against Kabul surged comparing last year: Shoffner

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After the recent spate of violence and suicide attacks in Kabul, the Resolute Support Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner said that militant attacks have steadily increased in Kabul compared to the past year. He said that militants by carrying out attacks in …

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• 23 August

  Pakistan-made ammunition seized in Nangarhar

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan security forces have captured a huge cache of made-in Pakistan weapons and bullets along with those who wanted to transfer it in a car in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Sunday. Briefing newsmen, Nangarhar police spokesman Maj. Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal said that a man …

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• 23 August

  Govt blacklists 26 companies for fraud

  

  By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The National Procurement Office (NPO) on Sunday said that out of 47 under assessment private companies 26 have been blacklisted for fraud. The Director of NPO, Yama Yari, said that the companies were involved in fraud during bidding process. The companies will have no right to participate …

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• 23 August

  Insecurity hampers Kamal Khan Dam project

  

  By Akhtar M. Nikzad-KABUL: The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) said that construction work over the much needed Kamal Khan Dam is underway, but insecurity was a major challenge. The MoEW expressed its concerns over insecurity in Nimroz province where the dam is located. The ministry urged the law …

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• 23 August

  British embassy in Tehran reopens four years after closure

  

  The British embassy in Iran has reopened, nearly four years after it was closed. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is attending a ceremony in Tehran with Iranian diplomats to mark the reopening. Iran is simultaneously reopening its embassy in London. The UK embassy was closed in 2011 after it was stormed …

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• 23 August

  British military jet in deadly airshow crash

  

  Fighter jet crashes into busy main road after it fails to pull out of loop manoeuvre during exhibition. A military jet taking part in a British airshow has crashed into a busy main road, killing seven people and injuring 15 others. The Hawker Hunter fighter jet, which was participating in …

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