AT News KABUL: With 106 new positive cases registered in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 36,263 coronavirus cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Monday said that out of 471 suspected samples, 106 were reported positive. According to the ministry 20 positive cases registered …
Read More »The crowded landscape of extremist groups on Afghan soil
By Javier Delgado Rivera On Thursday, the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council made public a comprehensive report put together by this body’sAnalytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. This 24-page paper focuses on the most recent developments of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals …
Read More »Private media accused of refusing taxes to govt.
AT News KABUL: The ministry of information and culture claims that 2,000 media outlets all private did not renew their work permits and pay taxes. Mohammad Saber Mohmand, spokesman of the culture ministry, said on Sunday that some of the media companies owe for their taxes for the past 10 …
Read More »Afghan air corridor exports decrease by 70pc
AT News KABUL: The export of Afghan goods via air corridor has 70 percent decreases, according to the chamber of commerce. The chamber on Sunday called the reason of the decrease high quantity of the goods via air corridor that has been affected by flight cancels to Afghanistan. Khan Jan …
Read More »AGO staffers detained on bribery charges
AT News KABUL: Four personnel of the attorney general office (AGO) were detained on charge of taking bribe, the office said. These people were detained in the Lalpour district of Nangarhar province in the east and their charge was demanding 36,000 Afs bribe, according to a statement issued by the …
Read More »Women back to work at raisin factories in Parwan
AT News KABUL: Female workers of raisin cleaning factories have returned to their jobs in Parwan province, home to tens of thousands of vines, where most of people are busy in grapes and raisins business. The factories were closed like other businesses due to the Corona virus-related lockdown. Now, the …
Read More »Dead body of kidnapped female police officer found in Ghazni
AT News KABUL: The dead body of a female police officer, abducted by the Taliban, was found in Andar district of central Ghazni province, local officials said on Sunday. The officer, whose body was found on Saturday, was working at the provincial detention center affairs. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Wahidullah Jumazada …
Read More »Taliban says freed prisoners won’t rejoin battlefields – are they?
Taliban accuses Afghan govt. of recapturing released prisoners AT News KABUL: The Taliban has asked their freed prisoners to stay at home and pin down from returning to the battlefields, a concern enveloping by the Taliban as the Afghan government rearrested some freed prisoners on the spot fighting against the …
Read More »Saudi to build 600 schools in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan embassy in Riyadh in a statement said that Saudi would build 600 schools in Afghanistan. Based on Afghan government’s offer, the compound of the schools would be constructed by the rural development communities instead of private sectors and that it would be monitored by an …
Read More »US to push Afghan sides sit in negotiating table
Khalilzad embarks on five-nation tour on Afghan peace AT News KABUL: The United States has dispatched a Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad to press for peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban—a deadlock in reconciliation due to controversies in prisoner swaps process. Top US negotiator, Khalilzad …
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