Planning to withdraw from Afghanistan is indeed a big task for the US administration under the leadership of Joe Biden who is apparently in a hurry to take out the remaining US troops. It’s good to withdraw from Afghanistan and give the ongoing peace process a chance to succeed. The …
Read More »Afghanistan records 70 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 70 new cases of coronavirus and two deaths across the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached to 56,943 cases around the country. The new cases …
Read More »Four passengers killed, 14 wounded in militant roadside bomb in Kandahar
AT News KABUL: A roadside bomb explosion killed four passengers and wounded 14 others in Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province, officials said on Tuesday. The fatalities come as the passenger’s bus hit a militant planted roadside bomb, an official told Afghanistan Times. The blast occurred when the Taliban insurgents …
Read More »Taliban gang-rape, kill 16-year-old girl in Jawzjan
AT News KABUL: A number of Taliban militants gang-raped and shot dead a 16-year-old girl in northern Jawzjan province, security officials said on Tuesday. Spokesman for the 209 Shaheen Military Corps, Mohammad Haneef Rezayee said the incident took place two days back in Darzab district of the province. The Taliban …
Read More »Students continue protest in Takhar, casualties alleged
AT News KABUL: The university students in the northeastern province of Takhar continued protests on Tuesday with the aim of “justice” for those students killed and injured. They demanded justice and punishment of the perpetrators of the incident. The protestors claimed that police opened fire on their class-fellows on Monday, …
Read More »Russia intends to send more arms to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The Russian Federation is ready to provide Afghans with more weapons and arms with no charge, the country’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday. In an interview with an Indian newspaper, Lavrov also said that the arm donation would be provided to Afghan army. “Under a state …
Read More »Govt., political parties offer different peace plans
AT News KABUL: The high reconciliation council says that they are evaluating different plans prepared by President Ghani and political parties regarding peace. President Ghani is expected to publicize his peace plan today (Wednesday). Feraidoon Khozon, spokesman of the reconciliation council, said Tuesday that totally 25 plans have been sent …
Read More »Istanbul meeting’s agenda shared with delegations in Doha: Sources
Formation of inclusive govt. key agenda AT News KABUL: The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad has purportedly shared the agenda of the Istanbul meeting with the Afghan government negotiating team and the Taliban delegation in Doha, the capital city of Qatar. Sources privy to the issue in Doha, …
Read More »Danesh apologizes to Afghan Sikhs, Hindus for ill-behavior by country-fellows
AT News KABUL: Vice President, Mohammad Sarwar Danesh in reaction to complaints made by the Afghan Sikhs and Hindus for misbehavior by some of compatriots. “I am called Indian. Even my colleagues who know me very well, ask me questions about India and say ‘you know India more’,” says senator …
Read More »Russian FM in Pakistan, Afghan talks to dominate agenda
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Russia´s foreign minister arrived Tuesday in Pakistan for a two-day visit expected to focus on efforts to bring peace to neighboring Afghanistan, AP reported. Sergey Lavrov’s visit comes as a May 1 deadline for U.S. troops to leave Afghanistan in line with a deal Washington signed …
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