AT News KABUL: The Afghan parliament on Saturday approved 10 cabinet picks, including the security agencies in the wake of violence across the country. Mohammad Haneef Atmar approved as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Hadi Argahndiwal as Finance Minister, Assadullah Khalid as Minister of Defense, Masoud Andarabi as Minister of …
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The strikes on Kabul happened in a densely populated area, and widely condemned as violation of international humanitarian law By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: At least eight civilians were killed and 31 others were wounded when a barrage of rockets struck densely populated parts of Kabul city, security officials said. It …
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At least 23 rockets hit parts of Kabul city in Saturday morning. Eight civilians were killed and over 30 others were wounded. Rockets were fired from mini trucks parked in different parts of the city. This comes on the heels of an already bloody month for the city. The deadly …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 140 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 44,503 cases throughout the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Saturday. According to the Ministry, these cases came positive out of 892 suspected samples – 34 positive …
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AT News KABUL: The security forces detained three guards of a Member of the Parliament on charge of misbehaving with the police and carrying illegal weapons. First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh in a statement said the arrested guards belong to Shahpoor Hassanzai, who represents the people of southeastern Logar province …
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Kabul and Islamabad are trying to turn the corner from a relationship marked by suspicion and out-and-out hostility toward a partnership for peace in the region. AT News KABUL: A high level delegation of the Pakistan government, led by the country’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, visited Kabul on Thursday amid …
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AT News KABUL: Around eight million children in Afghanistan are deprived of education due to several challenges of insecurity, conflicts and poverty, authorities said on Friday. The ministry of labors said that four million children were struggling with hunger and poverty. More than 1.2 million other children are engaged into …
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AT News KABUL: The peace delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban group have reportedly reached a final agreement on the agendas to the kick start the intra-Afghan talks, sources said Friday. A sources privy to the talks, who was talking on condition of anonymity, said that the fundamental …
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AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai welcomed the Australian government’s special investigation into the war crimes committed by some of their troops in Afghanistan. “The reason behind my strong opposition to military operations, airstrikes and night raids has been this; civilians casualties and the violation of human rights of …
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Report says Australian elite forces killed 39 Afghans civilians and prisoners unlawfully in an environment where “blood lust” and “competition killings” were reportedly a norm AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has considered the report by the Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force on violations of the …
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