What we know so far about the national interests – there is no clear speciation and explanation on it as of today. It seems all the high-profile authorities are somehow talking about observation of the national interest, while attacking others for ignoring this noble cause as just over its narrow …
Read More »88 drug traffickers sent behind bars
AT News KABUL: At least 88 drug runners, including a woman,, were sent behind bars in the past one week. The Courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that 14 drug traffickers sentenced to four and half-30 year’s incarceration after examining their dossiers by primary court by the appeal …
Read More »COVID-19: 84 new infections, six deaths reported in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 84 new positive cases of coronavirus and six fatalities in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached to 53,774 cases around the country. These cases …
Read More »‘Afghan security forces are righteous pillars of stability’
AT News KABUL: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDS) are the righteous pillars of stability in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday. “The Afghan National and Defense Security Forces are the righteous pillars of Afghanistan’s stability and are fighting in the front lines against the regional and global …
Read More »31 Taliban rebels killed in latest raids
AT News KABUL: At least 31 Taliban fighters have been killed and 10 others were wounded during the latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday. The Afghan security forces repelled Taliban’s attack in Zherai …
Read More »Kremlin Keeping Eye To Host Intra-Afghan Talks
AT News KABUL: A top Russian official said that Moscow is still keen to host another round of intra-Afghan dialogue. “We considered the holding of intra-Afghan negotiations a possibility,” said Zamir Kabuluv, Russian Representative for Afghanistan. However, he said that it is too soon to talk about it and its …
Read More »US presses ahead with Afghanistan troop drawdown despite law barring it
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. military has not halted a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told Reuters, despite a new law prohibiting further reductions without the Pentagon sending Congress an assessment of the risks. “Currently, no new orders have been issued which impact the progression …
Read More »UK helps raise $1b in global COVID-19 vaccine donations for vulnerable countries
We’ll only be safe when we’re all safe: UK AT News KABUL: Britain has helped raise $1 billion from global donors towards the drive to help “vulnerable countries” access coronavirus vaccines, UK embassy in Kabul said on Tuesday. The UK has committed $548 million to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment …
Read More »Gunmen Kill Three Female Soldiers in Balkh
AT News KABUL: In yet another targeted killing, Three Afghan female soldiers have lost their lives after unknown gunmen opened fire on them in northern Balkh province, officials said on Tuesday. The shooting rampage happened in PD 5th of Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital city, in which two others received injuries, …
Read More »Kunduz’s Spinzar Factory Reactivated after 25 Years
AT News KABUL: The Spinzar Factory in northern Kunduz province has been reactivated and began processing of cooking oil again after 25 years, said the ministry of commerce and industry on Tuesday. The factory is able to process 10 tons of cooking oil in a single day, according to the …
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