AT News KABUL: Five members of the Public Uprising Forces were killed after the Taliban rebels attacked their checkpoint in northern Takhar province, provincial officials said on Monday. Another three members were wounded in the attack that had taken place in Jarqishlaq village in Baharak district.   A number of Taliban …

The coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on Afghan masses. The official tally put the total number of positive cases nationwide at more than 29,000. Of them, at least 8,841 are said to have recovered and about 598 are said to have lost their lives. This is while the …

AT News KABUL: It has been for two conservative days that Afghanistan has recorded a fewer cases of coronavirus, a significant milestone in the fight against the pandemic. 310 people were tested positive for the respiratory disease in the last 24 hours across the country. The new cases came out …

AT News KABUL: The NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Stefano Pontecorvo has urged the Taliban to act seriously on the peace process for a political settlement and to an end to the Afghan conflict. In a virtual meeting with Abdul Salam Rahimy, Pontecorvo talked on the range of issues …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan resumed goods exports to Pakistan on Monday after a ban was lifted by Islamabad. Afghan businessmen had been on a tight spot for weeks after Pakistan imposed a ban on Afghanistan exports, even though ironically imports were allowed. The move will reinstate trade ties between the …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: More Afghan soldiers were killed and injured in Afghanistan in the past week than during any other week in the past two decades of the conflict, according to security authorities, an uptick in military deaths amid strenuous efforts for peace talks. National Security Council on Monday …

By Ehsanullah Zirak Corruption is a catalyst for weakening a state, and eventually this catalyst threatening the survival of any nation-state where this social – economic and political phenomena does exist. Transparency, accountability and amenability are the core principles of every democratic government. When there is transparency at any society, …

AT News KABUL: The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has expressed his deep frustration over intensification of violence that inflicted casualties on civilians since March of 2020 in Afghanistan. He called on the warring parties to halt violence and agree on a ceasefire.   In a report formed by the UN over …

AT News KABUL: At least 42 civilians, including women and children, were killed and 105 others were wounded in the violence Taliban committed across 18 provinces in the past one week, said the National Security Council on Sunday. The spokesman to the NSC, Javid Faisal, said 42 civilians were killed …

AT News KABUL: Members of the Parliament on their Sunday session opposed the new amendment of mass media law proposed by the Afghan government to restrict the freedom of speech. The mass media law, which was formed in 2006, is containing of 54 principles. The new scheme of mass media …