Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: United Nations in Afghanistan said on Wednesday it was alarmed by recent acts of violence in the country which is marking a sharp deterioration in the human rights environment there. “We are increasingly concerned about the increasing number of reported severe human rights abuses alleged in communities …
Read More »Kabul calls on Islamabad to stop support of Taliban
AT News KABUL: The Afghan government called regional countries, particularly to cooperate in “closing shelters and ceasing funding sources” to the Taliban. The ministry of foreign affairs said in a statement that Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar in a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi, discussed the regional cooperation …
Read More »Amnesty condemns Taliban’s execution of commandos in Faryab
AT News KABUL: Amnesty International has condemned the Taliban for killing a group of Afghan commandos after they surrendered in Faryab province last month. Following the release of a video by CNN of Taliban firing at a group of 22 army commandos in Faryab in June, Amnesty International called it …
Read More »Covid-19: 1,210 new cases, 60 deaths in a single day
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday said that it has recorded 1,210 new cases and 60 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. Ministry said that out of 3,866 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 1,210 were reported positive. The …
Read More »Editorial: Unspeakable harm to civilians
The Afghan people have remained highly confident for a better tomorrow. The more they suffered in terms of human losses and property damages, the more they showed commitment for their country with an expectation that the good days will come. But they can’t be granted forever. In the wake of …
Read More »Army to launch offensive to retake fallen districts
AT News KABUL: Afghan security forces will launch ground assaults on Taliban-held areas across the country to oust the militants and restore security back to normal, military officials said Wednesday. At a press conference, the spokesman for Security Sector Ajmal Omar Shinwari said that “plans have been finalized for counterassaults …
Read More »Civilians pay war price in Afghanistan, says EU
AT News KABUL: The European Union says that the current war in Afghanistan costs civilians’ lives. Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said Wednesday that the war has a great impact on civilians. “The civilian casualties had 23 per cent increase in …
Read More »Moscow tightens screws on Kabul, accuses it ‘hypocrisy’ in Taliban talks
AT News KABUL: Russia’s senior envoy for Afghanistan on Wednesday accused the Afghan government of hypocrisy as it has resumed long-stalled talked with the Taliban, calling on Kabul to start proper negotiations before it was too late. Zamir Kabulov, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special representative on Afghanistan, said that Afghan …
Read More »Taliban attack Salma Dam
AT News KABUL: Afghan National Water Authority has said Taliban have fired dozens of mortars on the Salma Dam, major source of electricity and irrigation in Chesht district of Herat province. The agency warned of catastrophic fallouts of continued Taliban attacks. “Salma Dam will be destroyed if the militants continue …
Read More »Abdullah doubles down on ‘political settlement’ with militants
AT News KABUL: Chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah urged unity among the Afghans to reach enduring peace and stability. Talking to a news room on Tuesday in Kabul, Abdullah stressed on an end to war as Afghanistan has recently turned into a hotspot due to …
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