AT News KABUL: Three negotiators of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in a press conference on Sunday said that the Taliban are deliberately escaping from the peace talks without any logical reason. The Afghanistan Peace Negotiation Team believes that the group has no logical pretext and they are on the …
Read More »Afghan Saffron Sees Increase in Production, Revenue
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said that Afghanistan has earmarked 26 million US Dollars from the exports and sales of saffron in the current Persian year. The ministry’s spokesman, Akbar Rustami, said Sunday that 21 tones of saffron were produced this year compared to …
Read More »36 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Fresh Ops
AT News KABUL: At least 36 Taliban insurgents have been killed and five others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province in the past 24 hours. Taliban rebels planned to attack security checkpoints in Kohak, Jawi Lahor and Dasht-e-Bolan areas of …
Read More »Editorial: Brittle Talks
What we get to know is that peace talks between the Afghan and Taliban peace delegation slated to resume on January 5th, after a short break, is yet to happen. The talks so far failed to meet expectations and are moving slowly, beset by widely different priorities and continued violence …
Read More »Drug Trafficker Detained, 60kg Hashish Seized in Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: A drug trafficker has been arrested and 60kg hashish was seized from him in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Sunday. The members of the Afghan National Police succeeded in arresting a drug runner with 60kg hashish in PD 9th in Jalalabad, the provincial capital city of …
Read More »COVID-19: 38 New Infections, Four Deaths Reported in a Single Day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 38 new positive cases of coronavirus and four fatalities in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday. With these new cases, Afghanistan now has 55,059 officially confirmed cases across the country. 1,648 suspected samples have …
Read More »UN agencies warn economic impact of COVID-19, worsening inequalities
UN agencies warn economic impact of COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific – Child and maternal diets particularly vulnerable The economic impact of COVID-19 on the world’s most populous region is threatening to further undermine efforts to improve diets and nutrition of …
Read More »Twin Bombings in Kabul, Civilian Killed
AT News KABUL: Kabul on Saturday rocked with two blasts, in which a civilian lost his life and four others received injuries, Kabul Police said. The first expiation as a result of a sticky bomb occurred in the Pul-e-Compnay area in western part of the city, in which one person …
Read More »Ariana Afghan Airlines to Expand Operations in spite of Covid-19 Crisis
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The Ariana Afghan Airlines, the country’s largest airline and serves as the country’s national carrier, has planned to expand regional and international operations despite Covid-19 crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically decreased airline traffic across all routes in the world, including Afghanistan, and had a negative …
Read More »Afghanistan Sees a Sharp Decrease in COVID-19 Cases
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 13 new positive cases of coronavirus, a sharp decrease in new infections in the past 24 hours throughout the country. According to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), no patients have lost their lives to the virus during the same period of time. The …
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