AT News KABUL: Two U.S. service members have been killed and two U.S. service members were wounded in action on Saturday when their vehicle struck an IED in southern Kandahar province, Spokesman for the Resolute Support said. The service members were conducting operations as part of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission. …

AT News KABUL: An explosion in Quetta state of Pakistan on Friday has wounded a Taliban Shadow Chief Judge Abdul Hakim and killed several other top members of the group, sources said. The blast left 15 people dead and 18 others wounded, while some source said at least 30 Taliban …

Afghanistan has joined the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) after 41 years, according to the education ministry. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said Afghanistan’s scout movement is WOSM’s 171st member and will be entitled to all its rights and privileges. “Afghanistan’s scouting members will be participating …

AT News KABUL: Saffron is considered as one of the world’s most expensive spices as it is largely cultivated and harvested by hands requiring a vast amount of labor for its harvesting and on-farm processing. Saffron stigma and corm are used in cooking for color and delicate flavoring, perfume and …

Tensions are mounting between Afghanistan’s two election commissions over the complaints tribunal’s decision to recount ballots from 2,555 polling stations after a sweeping audit, further ratcheting up the post-election turmoil. The independent election commission and the complaints commission remain at an impasse over whether to conduct a recount on constituencies …

AT News KABUL: The Lower House of the Parliament or Wolesi Jirga on Saturday voiced grave concern over recent tragic events where three Afghanistan National Army (ANA) choppers fell out of the sky, saying a probe should be launched into these incidents and the reason behind them ascertained. According to …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health warns to refer those medical facilities earlier closed due “illegal activities” to judicial bodies if they tried to restart activities. Ahmad Khaled Ahadi, head of the ministry’s law implementation department said Saturday that “tens of illegal healthcare institutions” were closed in the …

Despite the ongoing peace process and negotiations, there has been no tangible result achieved so far to help the war-ravaged Afghans heave a sigh of relief. The parties into conflict have failed to agree upon on armistice as of yet while violence rages on. Lamentably, the Afghans masses and civilians …

AT News KABUL: The parliament called on the government not to treat subjectively with the case of Nezamuddin Qaisari, an armed militia commander in the north, who escaped a government operation aimed to arrest him last month after being released from government custody. The lawmakers said in the parliament’s Saturday …

Iran has admitted ‘human error’ that killed all 176 people on board, including 13 Afghans AT News KABUL: The government of Iran has announced that it’s militarily “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 on board, including 13 Afghans. The Ukraine International Airlines airliner had flown close to …