Rafiullah anwari KABUL: A President Ghani’s running mate Amrullah Saleh’s decision to sue nearly 40 people for ranting and posting malicious comments on social media has set off a storm of criticism that it is an appalling violation of the right to freedom of speech and social media activities. Civil …

AT News KABUL: The Presidential Palace on Wednesday has confirmed that ceremony to swear in Ashraf Ghani as president scheduled for Thursday, has been delayed—giving an opportunity for the Afghan leaders to form a comprehensive government to end the controversial post-election crisis. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan has …

AT News KABUL: Police seized an arsenal from a moving truck in a border city in Nangarhar province, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday, linking the truck loaded with weapons to the Taliban. Anticrime police have arrested three suspects in Torkham town of Nangarhar as they were trying to smuggle a …

AT News KABUL: At least nine people were wounded, including a woman, when a motorcycle packed with explosives detonated during Kabul’s afternoon rush hour Wednesday, an interior ministry spokesman said. An explosive in a motorcycle exploded on Wednesday afternoon in 6th PD at Faiz Mohammad Kateb neighborhood and injured nine …

AT News KABUL: The National Peace Address, a social organization has called the term of reduction in violence be prolonged. Members of the organization asked the war parties to extend the violence reduction so that it could pave the ground for a complete cease fire. Taliban announced a week-long reduction …

AT News KABUL: Sources close to Taliban say that all conditions of the reduction in violence were observed, announcing that they would sign a peace deal with the United States on Saturday February 29th. Jalaluddin Shinwari, attorney general in Taliban government (1995-2001), said Wednesday that the deal would be signed …

AT News KABUL: Self-anointed president Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday vowed to press ahead with his grinding campaign for presidency, dismissing compromise with president Ghani. After the U.S. State Department and NATO called on politicians to rivet their attention to peace process, Abdullah touted Washington’s efforts to pave the ground for …

AT News KABUL: Afghan government announced the closure of the country’s land borders to Iran earlier this week to stem the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia into the country. Ministry of Commerce and Industries said Wednesday that trade relations with neighbors is at its normal trend and a travel restriction on …

AT News KABUL: Amidst crisis ignited over controversial September presidential election, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a statement said any concerns about the electoral process should be addressed according to constitutional and legal procedures.        “I note the final results of last September’s presidential election announced by the Independent …

As the political tensions rage in Afghanistan, the international community has also become fed up with the never-ending wrangling among Afghan politico. The NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called on all Afghan political actors to refrain from taking steps that would escalate tensions and undermine political stability. The jousting for …