Durrani accused the US of bribing the Taliban by secretly paying them $500 million annually AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Former chief of Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Asad Durrani said that President Ashraf Ghani has no role in Afghanistan in the future. In an interview with Pakistan Today, Durrani said that …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai met with the chairman of the high council for national reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, discussing the finalization of the council’s leading members. During the meeting they exchanged views on the peace process and pledged to do their utmost for its success. The council said …
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AT News KABUL: Some 2,000 families have displaced their villages as the new surge if violence threatened their lives in the northwestern province of Faryab. Clashes between Taliban insurgents and government forces forced these people to flee their houses in the Qaisar district, according to provincial governor Naqibullah Fayeq. He …
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AT News KABUL: An Afghan army service member was martyred during an armed clash with Pakistani troops who attacked on Afghan forces along the Durand Line. The clash took place late Thursday night in the Mohmand Dara district of Nangarhar province in the east, provincial officials confirmed, saying that three …
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In a major development in the path to peace, the Afghan government has notified of recommencing the prisoner swap between the warring sides. The troubled prisoner release process has been facing problems for a while now; however, the High National Reconciliation Council (HNRC) says all the hurdles to the launch …
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AT News KABUL: The announcement of the approval of the bill to include the mother’s name in the National Identity Cards (NIDs) has been met mostly with a positive response from the people and women’s rights activists in Afghanistan. Earlier reports revealed that the Afghan Cabinet’s legislations committee has approved …
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AT News KABUL: The ministry of interior says that Zala Zazai, head of criminal investigation office in the Khost police department, was dismissed for frequent absence in office. The ministry said Wednesday that Ms. Zazai was not back to office when her one-month long vacation was over. Meanwhile, Ms. Zazai …
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AT News KABUL: Swedish media report that Fazel Mahmood Fazli, a top adviser to President Ashraf Ghani has received “illegal” financial assistance from Stockholm for his children by providing wrong information about his job in the Afghan government. The Aftonbladet newspaper reported that Fazli who is head of administration affairs …
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AT News KABUL: A female police officer, Saleha was shot dead by the Taliban insurgents in the northern Kunduz province, security officials said Wednesday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Hijratullah Akbari said the incident took place on Tuesday night in Shorakhak area which is located a long distance from the Kunduz city. …
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AT News KABUL: At least eight people have died after a boat carrying them sank in the southern Helmand River in Kajaki district of the province, local officials said. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Omer Zwak said that the incident occurred on Wednesday morning in Azan village of Kajaki. According to him, …
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