AT News KABUL: At least two people, including a child were killed and seven others including the bride and groom received injuries when their car collided head on with another car on Torkham-Jalalabad highway on Monday morning. The groom and bride’s corolla type-vehicle smashed with another corolla in Sorkh Dewal …
Read More »Editorial: Fear of civil war
Hope at somehow faded away for a stable pullout of US troops from Afghanistan as the US-centered peace talks failed to bear any result. As negotiations to secure peace with the Taliban drag on, Washington already ignored the previously agreed deadline to extricate US troops by May 1, even US …
Read More »COVID-19: 62 new cases, four deaths reported in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 62 new cases of coronavirus and four deaths across the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Monday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached 56,384 cases. The news cases were reported out of …
Read More »10 Taliban rebels killed in Kandahar ops
AT News KBAUL: At least 10 Taliban rebels were killed and three others were wounded during latest operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province in the past 24 hours, ministry of defense said on Monday. The Afghan security forces supported by the Afghan Air Forces, have …
Read More »Ending Pakistan’s proxy war in Afghanistan
BY CHRIS ALEXANDER, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR This month’s talks with the Taliban have focused on preventing another “spring offensive.” But after two decades of U.S. and NATO military operations, we should be asking a more basic question: Why is Afghanistan still at war? The answer is deceptively simple: Afghanistan’s conflict continues …
Read More »China overcome absolute poverty
By Tamkin Azizi China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of products in the world. It is also the world’s fastest-growing consumer market and the world’s second-largest products importer. In terms of facilities, China is a net importer. It is the world’s largest trading nation, and it plays a significant …
Read More »Taliban kill Faryab dam guards
AT News KABUL: Two police officers guarding the Dahan-e-Dara water dam were killed in a Taliban attack on the dam in the north-western province of Faryab. The dam is located in the province’s district of Pashtoon Kot. Nezamuddin Khpolwak, a provincial official said the attack was carried out late Saturday, …
Read More »Police officer fired for lashing woman
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Interior fired a police officer for lashing a woman in the eastern province of Nangarhar. Tareq Aryan, spokesman of the interior ministry said Sunday that the officer was deprived from service for ever. “Beating a woman is the culture of Taliban and whoever beats women …
Read More »Khalilzad discusses Afghan peace with Turkish officials
AT News KABUL: The United States Envoy for Afghanistan Peace Zalmay Khalilzad is now in Turkey’s city of Istanbul where he met with the country’s presidential spokesman, discussing the Afghan peace efforts including a meeting planned to be held in this regard early April in Istanbul. Ibrahim Kalin, President Erdogan’s …
Read More »Five People Killed in Herat-Kandahar Highway Traffic Accident
AT News KABUL: At least five people died and 13 others sustained injuries after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck on Herat-Kandahar highway on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. Heart Public Health Spokesman, Dr. Rafiq Sherzai said a 404 model bus passenger smashed with a …
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