The brutal killing of Afghan comedian Nazar Mohammad, known as Khasha Zwan, sent shock waves not only inside Afghanistan but around the world. The incident happened in Kandahar and visual evidence exists, showing Taliban fighters not only arrest and humiliate him, but insult and slap him in the face then …
Read More »Govt to build 1,000 commercial greenhouses
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said that plans are underway to build over 1,000 big and small greenhouses in different provinces across the country. The ministry spokesman, Akbar Rustami, said the greenhouse initiative will be completed by this year end. He said that construction work of …
Read More »Former US commander: Threat of civil war looms over Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Gen. David Petraeus, former commander of the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan joins the critics of troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and warns that the hastily decision made by the White House to withdraw soldiers after 20 years, would spark another civil war in the country already …
Read More »189 Taliban killed in clashes
AT News KABUL: At least 189 Taliban militants were killed and 138 others wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. Afghan security forces succeeded to kill 189 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Kandahar, Zabul, Herat, Jowzjan …
Read More »Kremlin in rebuke of Washington; Early U.S. withdrawal plunged Afghanistan into pandemonium
AT News KABUL: Russia’s Defense Minister says that the hasty withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan has led to an increase in terrorist activities in the region, calling for swift action to tackle this growing threat. “Surge in terrorist activity in Afghanistan in the wake of the hasty withdrawal of …
Read More »Taliban delegation visits China
Taliban are clutching at straws in their pursuit of regional recognition. But, their pretentious façade and their attention-seeking obsession can never vindicate their malice and the never-ending cascade of their horrendous crimes. Their atrocities are sending shockwaves across the world and they have already faced strong backlash. A handful of …
Read More »Kabul says Pakistani terrorists slip into Afghanistan in droves
Afghan authorities believe that thousands of Pakistan’s terrorists are sneaking into Afghanistan through its unchecked tumultuous borders to wage a proxy war against Afghanistan in favor of Pakistan AT News KABUL: The presidential palace said Wednesday that thousands of terrorists enter Afghanistan from Pakistan to carry out the country’s proxy …
Read More »Exclusive: Taliban Puts Tajik Militants Partially In Charge Of Afghanistan’s Northern Border
DUSHANBE — When the Taliban captured a strategically important security checkpoint near Afghanistan’s border with Tajikistan last month, it assigned a Tajik militant to raise the Taliban flag on the site. The militant goes by the alias Mahdi Arsalon and has a group of fighters from Tajikistan under his command, …
Read More »Afghanistan records 544 daily virus cases, 62 deaths
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday said that it has recorded 544 new cases of coronavirus across the country over the past day and fatalities are at 62. Ministry said that out of 2,589 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 544 were reported …
Read More »Economic costs of Taliban’s foray; Afghanistan loses $33m in customs revenue
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has lost a staggering $33.5 million worth of revenue in the past month after the fall of seven customs ports in porous borders to the Taliban, officials revealed on Tuesday. Since a month, the government has lost control over Islam Qala, Torghundi, Abu Nasr Farahi, Spin …
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