The coronavirus pandemic is spiraling out of control with daily new infections and deaths are on the rise. Only on Sunday 1,927 cases and 93 deaths were reported. Unfortunately, the hospitals are filling up and medical resources are quickly running out. It’s the most important time for the Afghan people …
Read More »147 Taliban insurgents killed in raids
AT News KABUL: At least 147 Taliban insurgents were killed and 104 others were wounded during a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said on Sunday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, …
Read More »Iran, Pakistan agree to increase cooperation in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: As U.S. troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan have agreed to enhance cooperation on bringing stability to the war-torn country, amid a rivalry of regional powers to expand their footprint with the vacuum left by the US withdrawal. Media reports said Pakistani foreign minister Shah …
Read More »Karzai saddened by veteran singer’s death
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed condolence for the death of Abdullah Moqori, a veteran singer. In a statement, the former president called Moqori as a bright figure for Afghan music who served for his country’s art. Karzai wished paradise for Moqori and patience for his family and …
Read More »Security forces defuse tens of landmines in Paktia
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have discovered and defused 64 landmines planted by the Taliban group in southern Paktia province, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The Taliban insurgents had placed these landmines in Rohani Babam and Zurmat districts of the province to target civilians and security forces …
Read More »Pakistan ramps up Durand Line fencing despite backlash
AT News KABUL: Pakistan has finished 80 percent of the Durand Line fencing despite facing backlash from the people on the both side of the line. The Pakistani interior ministry said that the fencing would be completed within ten days. The Pakistani military began fencing the imposed Durand Line in …
Read More »U.S. to send troops to Kazakhstan after Afghan withdrawal
AT News KABUL: The United States plans to transfer soldiers to Kazakhstan after exiting from Afghanistan in September to keep a potential for protecting their national security, the US representative for Afghan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad says. Kazakhstan government has also confirmed that Washington has demanded them to allow their soldiers …
Read More »Taliban link Afghan peace to forming an ‘Islamic system’
AT News KABUL: The Taliban leader has said that only a ‘pure Islamic system’ can lead to success of the stalled peace negotiations with the Afghan government. Taliban co-founder and deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Sunday said the group was committed to peace talks but stressed that only …
Read More »Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan urge ceasefire, political settlement
AT News KABUL: A high-level trilateral meeting between Afghanistan, Turkey and Iran foreign ministers has stressed an end to conflict in Afghanistan and the need for a political solution and a stellar role for the countries to advance the long-running Kabul-Taliban peace talks. Addressing the trilateral meeting in Turkey on …
Read More »Afghanistan to supply 30m doses of Covid-19 vaccine within 2 years
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday said that the government will try to source up to 30 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines within one-two years. Acting Minister for Public Health Wahid Majroh said that Afghanistan needs 48 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, with a number …
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