January, 2015

• 25 January

  Which Company Would You Choose?

  

  Don’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also …

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• 24 January

  Ghani off to KSA for condolences to Saudi nation

  

  AT-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday left to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to offer condolences to Saudi nation for the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. A press release emailed by president’s media office said that the president during his visit would meet with Saudi …

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• 24 January

  India gives direct access to Afghan trucks

  

  AT-KABUL: Following reports about banning Afghan traders to not access Attari area of India’s Punjab state based on the Afghan Pakistan Transit and Trade Agreement (APTTA), the Indian government on Saturday announced that Afghan traders are allowed to access the area and unload their trucks at Integrated Check Post in …

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• 24 January

  Provincial govt rules out presence of ISIS in Helmand

  

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amidst reports about existence of ISIS militants in Afghanistan, the spokesman for acting governor of southern Helmand province Omar Zwak on Saturday termed the reports as unfounded and said the militant groups has no presence and activity in the province. “There is no such group with the …

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• 24 January

  Nearly 1,000 Afghan refugees detained in Pakistan

  AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: As many as 1,000 Afghan refugees were detained by Pakistani police in Punjab district of Pakistan, media reports said Saturday. Pakistani media said that around 935 Afghan refugees were arrested by Punjab police on charges of having no legal document for stay in the district. According to …

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• 24 January

  All bark no bite

  

  Since 9/11 the United States time and again pledged to eliminate safe sanctuaries of terrorists and make the world a better place to live in, but as a matter of fact the terrorists are still thriving vigorously, especially in South Asia as the terror outfits are not short of support …

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• 24 January

  Turkmenistan sends aid to disasters-affected people in Jawzjan

  

  AT-KABUL: Edible items send by the government of Turkmenistan for families affected by natural disasters and war arrived in Jawzjan province on Saturday. Turkmenistan’s consul general, Bazaar Bahi, told media-persons in Mazar-i-Sharif that at least 1,000 conflict and disaster-hit families would benefit from the assistance. He said that Ashgabat has …

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• 24 January

  21 militants killed in Kunduz

  

  AT-KABUL: As many as 21 insurgents were killed during an operation launched against anti-state elements in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province. District chief Amanuddin Quraishi said on Saturday that in the two-joint day operations five security personnel were also killed. He said that dead bodies of several militants still …

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• 24 January

  Bomb blast kills 2 policemen in Jalalabad

  

  AT-KABUL: Two border policemen were killed and two others injured on Saturday in a bomb blast in Jalalabad, capital city of the eastern Nangarhar province, sources said. Spokesman to the provincial governor, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai, told media that the bomb blast took place at 11:00 am near the Kabul terminal …

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• 24 January

  Gunmen kill cop in Lashkargah

  

  AT-LASHKARGAH: Unknown armed men killed a police check-post commander on Saturday in the capital city of Helmand province, sources said. Spokesman to the provincial police Col. Farid Ahmad Obaid told reporters that in charge of a police check-post in Lashkargah was killed in Safyan area at 12:00 noon. He said …

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