AT News KABUL: With 279 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 32,951 coronavirus cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said that out of 592 suspected samples, 279 were reported positive. 38 patients have lost their lives battling the virus …
Read More »Consignment of transit goods from Afghanistan shipped to India via Iran
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A shipment of transit goods has, for the first time, been transported to India via a port in southern Iran. The consignment was sent to India through Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar in line with a trilateral agreement signed by Iran, India and Afghanistan. During the …
Read More »Over 2k tablet-K pills seized in Kabul
AT News KABUL: At least 2,450 tablet-K pills were discovered and confiscated during an operation carried out by anti-Narcotics Police Cell in Kabul, the capital city. Ministry of Interior on Sunday said that these tablets were seized by Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) and a man has been arrested for selling …
Read More »Hundreds recruit to army after training completion
AT News KABUL: Hundreds of persons have joined the Afghan National Army Forces (ANA) after being successfully completed their training courses in southern Kandahar province. A statement issued by Ministry of Defense said that 636 persons, including 16 girls have joined ANA after passing military training course successfully in Kandahar …
Read More »Blast kills three police in Herat
AT News KABUL: A roadside mine blast has killed three police personnel and wounded three others in Kohistan district in the western Herat province, officials said on Sunday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Abdul Ahad Walizad said the incident took place alongside the Islam-Qala highway after a military vehicle hit a roadside …
Read More »THE U.N. TAKE ON AFGHANISTAN: STRUGGLE AND HOPE FOR PEACE
By Javier Delgado Rivera In late June, Deborah Lyons, the U.N.’s top envoy in Afghanistan, briefed the UN Security Council via teleconference on the situation in the country. Ms. Lyons told the world’s highest multilateral authority that for many Afghans life is still a daily struggle for survival, and that …
Read More »Afghanistan’s political parties aren’t too powerful
By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: Disagreement over leadership of the Jamiat-i-Islmai Afghanistan – a politically party, has got out of the hand and will hardly hit the nail on the head after top members of the party decided not to recognize Salahuddin Rabbani as chief of the party, replacing him …
Read More »Kabul calls on Taliban to cut ties with ‘foreign terrorist groups’
AT News KABUL: The government has called Taliban insurgents to cut relationships with all “foreign terrorist groups” as the militants had vowed to stop relations with the al-Qaeda group in a US peace deal signed late February. Sediq Sediqqi, President Ghani’s Spokesman confirmed a US state of defense report that …
Read More »Khalilzad sees regional economic prosperity with vision of Afghan peace
AT News KABUL: The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad said that he discussed ‘economical development opportunities’ that would be following a sustainable peace in Afghanistan, with the Taliban Qatar based political office and Qatari officials. “Adam Boehler, CEO, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and I have concluded meetings …
Read More »Govt. must bring killers of human rights defenders to justice: AIHRC
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has called on the government to seriously probe the killing of their two staffers. Seven days ago, Fatima Khalil, 24, was on her way to work at Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) when the car she was traveling in exploded. Khalil …
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