AT News KABUL: Mina Khairi, a female news anchor for Ariana News, was among the dead victims of Thursday evening’s Kabul blast in the west of Kabul that killed four others, the head of Ariana News, Sharif Hassanyar has confirmed. The Afghan authorities confirmed through DNA tests that two of …
Read More »EU urges immediate end of violence in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Tomas Niklasson, the European Union Special Representative to Afghanistan says that violence has intensified in the country since the US-Taliban peace deal, calling for an immediate end of bloodshed.Niklasson emphasized that the perpetrators of attacks on civilians such as the Sayed ul Shuhada girls’ school need to …
Read More »Afghanistan’s neighbors are expected to help peace, not to make trouble
The United States and its allies in NATO are in a surprising hurry to leave Afghanistan after staying here for 20 years to what they had claimed “war on terror”. The withdrawal that is taking place so hastily as they do not have time to collect their equipment and only …
Read More »Afghanistan records 2,819 cases in two days as Covid-19 peaking
AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health reported 2,819 cases of the pandemic Covid-19 with 70 deaths recorded within the past two days. In this period, 162 patients were recovered. Talking to a news conference, the acting minister of public health, Waheed Majroh said that Afghanistan would face a …
Read More »Afghanistan, China, Pakistan urge responsible withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan called for the responsible and orderly withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan to avoid a deterioration in the security situation in the region or giving terrorist forces the opportunity to thrive. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad …
Read More »Abdullah believes political division to cause ‘system collapse’
AT NewsKABUL: Chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah says that political controversies among the Afghan leaders would cause possible collapse of the system.Addressing a ceremony held to mourn the 10th death anniversary of Gen. Dawood Dawood, the former commander of 303 Pamir corps, Abdullah called on …
Read More »280 civilians killed as violence rocking Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: At least 280 civilians were killed during one last month of violence, said a human watchdog organization on Wednesday, expressing concerns over rise in casualties on civilians. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said in its monthly report that around 634 civilians were wounded in this month. …
Read More »Editorial: How to overcome child vulnerability
Afghanistan continues to identify as the worst place to be born in the world. Problems such as mortality, malnutrition, forced marriages, sexual abuse plus extreme poverty, violence and etc… are the heinous issues that the Afghan children are subject to on a daily basis. The child mortality rate is also …
Read More »Power Pylons to be temporarily fixed as Kabul remains in dark
AT News KABUL: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat is working on repairmen of the damaged power pylon that was blown up in Qarabagh district of capital Kabul, officials said on Wednesday. Khushal Safi, an official of Da Breshna Sherkat said that efforts were underway to reconnect the power lines for a …
Read More »Karzai congratulates female politician for being ranked among 50 top world leaders
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai congratulated Fawzia Koofi for being ranked among top 50 leaders by the Fortune Magazine. This is an honor to hear that Ms. Fawzai Koofi, a member of the Afghan peace negotiating team as one of 50 greatest leaders by the Fortune Magazine, Karzai …
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