By Haseeb Rahimi Most of the wars in history are fought for the personal interest of the filthy rich, Propaganda machines came up with reasons to sell the narrative of war among the citizens. Taliban is a for-profit organization or aka a limited liability company rather than an Islamic or …
Read More »World Bank approves $200m to help Afghanistan during covid-19 pandemic
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The World Bank Board on Friday approved a $200 million grant to help Afghanistan mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and provide relief to vulnerable people and businesses, the bank said in a statement. The Afghanistan COVID-19 Response Development Policy Grant comprises $100 million from the International …
Read More »Abdullah harps on Taliban; ‘Rise in violence unacceptable’
AT News KABUL: A top Afghan official has warned the Taliban that the current level of violence by the group is unacceptable to advancing the peace process. Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, on Friday has harped on the Taliban for continuation of violence that hampering …
Read More »They must end this senseless violence now
A Joint Op-Ed By Mr. David Metcalfe, Ambassador of CanadaMr. Geoff Tooth, Ambassador of Australia Canada and Australia join others in the international community in condemning the escalation of violence across Afghanistan. We deplore the suffering and deaths of innocent civilians. We condemn the deliberate and callous targeting of advocates for peace, and …
Read More »The Truth about the Issues of Human Rights in Xinjiang
By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan For some time, some people from the US and other Western countries have made groundless accusations against human rights conditions in Xinjiang, China, and disseminated many lies and fallacies, of which eight common fallacies have misled the people of the international community, including …
Read More »Parliament slams acting ministers for ousting staffs
AT News KABUL: A number of members of parliament strongly criticized some caretaker ministers for dismissing the staff of the ministries, calling it illegal and urged for immediate stop of the deposing.The lawmakers said Wednesday that Central Bank’s Acting Governor Ajmal Ahmadi and Acting Public Health Minister Ahmad Javad Osmani …
Read More »Media freedom in Afghanistan increasingly under threat
AT News KABUL: The media supporting agency (NAI) expressed concerns on possible terrorist attacks against the media and healthcare centers in Afghanistan, saying the Daesh terrorist group was seeking attacks on journalists, media workers and health servants. Mujib Khalwatgar, head of the NAI cited the arrest of two Daesh affiliate …
Read More »Ghani’s bodyguard found dead in Bamyan river
AT News KABUL: Officials in Bamyan province confirm that a dead body found in a river in the Shibar district was a bodyguard of President Ashraf Ghani. Provincial Spokesman Latif Azimi on Wednesday identified the body as Aziz Ahmad Alemyar a member of the President Protective Service (PPS), a well-trained …
Read More »Freed Taliban prisoner kills govt. employees in Takhar
AT News KABUL: A local official in northern Takhar province has said that three government employees were killed by a Taliban member who just freed from government jails as part of peace efforts. District Governor of Khwajaghar, Mohammad Omar said on Wednesday that the assassinated people were members of the …
Read More »Afghan forces fend off Taliban attacks in Nangarhar, Paktika; kill 28 rebels
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have fended off Taliban attacks in eastern Nangarhar and southern Paktiak provinces, killing 28 rebels in the last 24 hours, security officials said on Wednesday. Taliban militants had massively attacked army outposts in the Zawa area of Khogiani district of Nangarhar that received …
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