AT News KABUL: Seven people including a journalist were wounded when Taliban militants opened fire on the convoy of Abdul Zaher Faizzada, governor of Ghor province. Faizzada who has been newly appointed as governor for the remote and mountainous province, said Friday that he was heading to evaluate security outposts …
Read More »Editorial: Let’s celebrate Ramadan free of violence
Muslims across the world are going to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan in less than two weeks. Actually, Muslims in the countries are preparing for better prayers and fasting than previous years and they are not worried about anything else, while in Afghanistan security is the first thing people …
Read More »Third COVID-19 wave feared in Herat
AT News KABUL: A third wave of the Corona virus is feared to infect people in Herat province in the west, where the first case of the deadly disease was found in February 2020. Health officials in the western province call on people to receive the COVID vaccines. Abdul Hakim …
Read More »Police commander killed in Baghlan
AT News KABUL: Shharifullah Khosti, commander of police special forces was killed in clashes with Taliban in the northern province of Baghlan, provincial officials confirmed. Javid Basharat, provincial police spokesman said Friday that the police special forces confronted with Taliban fighters late Thursday in the outskirts of provincial capital Pol-e-Khomri …
Read More »Afghan student granted scholarship to Harvard University
AT News KABUL: Muqtader Omari, an Afghan national got the chance to study in Harvard University after seven years. He received the scholarship as no Afghan had been able to achieve it in the last seven years. Omari 18 completed his primary education in the Afghan-Turk high school in Kabul. …
Read More »Polio drive halts in Nangarhar after three female vaccinators shot dead
AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health delayed the vaccination drive in the eastern Nangarhar province after three female medical employees were shot dead in Jalalabad, provincial capital city. On Tuesday, a number of unidentified gunmen shot three female vaccinators dead in two separate attacks in PD 4 and …
Read More »Turkey continues efforts for Afghanistan’s lasting security via NATO-led RS mission
AT News KABUL: Turkish Brigadier General Selçuk Yurtsizoğlu assumed command of the NATO-led Train, Advise, Assist Command-Capital, receiving his flag from Lieutenant General Nicola Zanelli, Deputy Commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission on 30 March 2021. Brigadier General Yurtsizoğlu replaced Brigadier General Ahmet Yaşar Dener. NATO Senior Civilian Representative …
Read More »No discussion on U.S. troop extension: Taliban
AT News KABUL: The Taliban group has denied the reports leaked on media about the U.S. discussion with the group to forge a new deadline for the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. Former Chief of National Directorate of Security, Rahmatullah Nabil earlier in a series of tweets said that the …
Read More »Head of Takhar’s Ulema council killed
AT News KABUL: Head of the Takhar Ulema Council, Abdul Samad Mohammadi was killed in a magnetic bomb blast attached to his vehicle that went off in Taliqan, the provincial capital city, local officials said on Wednesday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Khalil Aseer said that the incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon …
Read More »Mullah accused of rape gives his five-year old daughter to plaintiff
AT News KABUL: A mullah (religious scholar) accused of raping gave his five years old daughter to the complainant family as compensation, provincial official said. Giving a girl of the family to the plaintiff is casual in Afghanistan. This is called as ‘bad’ in the society and the girls are …
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