AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan considered diplomatic relationship with Central Asian countries as significant and wanted to further ties with the regional countries, an official said on Saturday. Addressing the 8th Central Asian States Deputy Foreign Ministers Meeting, Zaman said his first official visit as Deputy Foreign Minister to Central Asia …
Read More »President Ghani says, younger generation’s role in peace process is integral
AT News Report-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani insisted in a meeting with representatives of multiple civil society organizations on Saturday that Afghan youth’s role in peace negotiations should be significant since the gains and losses will have long term consequences for them. The President said that the younger generation represent the …
Read More »Dozens of rebels killed in military offensives
AT News Report-KABUL: At least one hundred and ten militants belonging to Taliban extremist group were killed and37woundedinnationwide military crackdownsover past day, according to authorities. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan NationalPolice (ANP) and National Directorate of …
Read More »Anti-polio drive begins across Nangarhar
AT News Report-KabuL: Local authorities began Saturday a campaign to administer anti-polio and smallpox vaccines to children in eastern Nangarhar province, which is expected to continue for ten days. Nangarhar Provincial Health Directorate in a statement aid that it has started a ten days anti-polio and small pox vaccination campaign, …
Read More »Govt to recruit thousands of female teachers by 2023
AT News Report-KabuL: Ministry of Education will recruit 30,000 female teachers within five years to increase the presence of women in education sector. Running of this program is aimed to boost up access to education to deprived girls, reduce the drop in girls’ education and pave the way for women’s …
Read More »ED: Peace effort taking momentum
Quest for peace has been underway since years back when the Taliban insurgents remerged in more brutal way with intensification of attacking security forces, and military installations that besides security forces, civilian also sustained casualties. Though the Taliban have failed to gain their nefarious designs by use of violence and …
Read More »Hamid Karzai calls on U.S.-Russia to join forces to fix peace conundrum
The former president believes a Washington-Moscow nexus on ‘the ailing reconciliation endeavor’ could establish the foundation of a peaceful Afghanistan as Moscow conference was a tremendous first stride; Touting the Moscow conference that brought Kabul and Taliban representatives together in one table, former president Hamid Karzai called on the United …
Read More »Editorial: Fueling tension on dead body
Certain circles in Pakistan are now bent upon to exploit alleged hurdles and delay in handing over dead body of slain police officer Tahir Khan Dawar at Torkham. Soon after getting the dead body from a tribal elders delegations headed by Member National Assembly Mohsin Dawar, Pakistan’s Deputy Interior Affairs …
Read More »Kabul University closed over student tensions
AT-KABUL: The Kabul University was closed until an unknown date due to tensions among students, ministry of higher education said Friday. A number of students started clashes with each other over some political and ethnic issues on Thursday, in which several of them were killed and injured. The incident caused …
Read More »Taliban drag government servants out of buses along Kabul-Logar road
AT-KABUL: The government employees who travel to Logar or other south-eastern provinces, are dragged out of buses by Taliban fighters along the Kabul-Logar highway, passengers and local residents say. The witnesses have told Kabul News that the militants emerge on the road in the Mohammad Agha district of Logar provinces. …
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