The right of access to information is essentially the lifeblood of an informed citizenry because otherwise, in the absence of information, people remain in dark and unaware regarding their government’s performance. Afghanistan has made considerable progress since the Access to Information (ATI) Law was approved by the president in 2014 …

AT News Report KABUL: The Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA) claims of threats posed by some candidates and their supporters not to reveal evidences it holds about fraud cases in the September 28th presidential election. Naeim Ayoubzada, head of the body, said on Wednesday that they have reliable evidences …

AT News Report KABUL: The US Embassy in Kabul in a tweet on Wednesday called on “everyone to respect the time required” for the Afghan election organizations to finish processing the votes, saying it is “better to be right than fast.” This comes US deputy ambassador, Karen Decker after visiting …

AT News Report KABUL: The International Day for the Universal Access to Information was marked Wednesday in Kabul amid dozens of complaints made by journalists and media runners about many challenges they are facing in access to information. Reporters say that government officials do not share timely information with them …

AT News Report KABUL: The Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA), an electoral monitoring body, reject statement by the US embassy in Kabul that the presidential election was free of fraud as unrealistic, saying that the independent election commission was paving the ground for fraud. It alleged on Wednesday that …

US Military in Afghanistan reacted to UNAMA’s report on civilian casualties, saying US forces fighting in a complex environment against those who intentionally kill and hide behind civilians AT News Report KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report on Wednesday saying that at least 30 …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 76 Taliban fighters were killed during ground and air operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in southern Ghazni province, military official said Wednesday. A press statement issued by 203rd Thunder Corps, said that Afghan Air Forces (AAF) has carried out airstrike in …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Germany has deported another group of failed Afghan asylum seekers to their country, according to the dpa news agency. Forty-four Afghans arrived in Kabul on October 9 — the 28th such group that has been deported in less than three years. Since December 2016, 720 Afghans …

The British paramountcy over the Indian states ceased to exist on 15 August 1947, as the Indian Independence Act came into force, which released the states from the obligations of the Crown and had made them independent- technically and legally. Most of the princely states were geographically situated in such …

AT News Report KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released a report on Wednesday saying that at least 30 civilians were killed and 9 were wounded in a US airstrike in Farah province on May 5.  The United States’ airstrikes on alleged drug-processing facilities on 5 May …