Former CEO Abdullah Abdullah notifies about progress in the political negotiations with President Ashraf Ghani to form a joint government. A draft of his final plan of power-sharing with Ghani received by this paper entails the establishment of a so-called Executive Prime Minister slot with a peace-centered mandate. With immense …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan health officials announced 164 new cases of coronavirus registered in the past 24 hours, pushing the tally to 2,235 across Afghanistan. Public Health Ministry Spokesman, Wahidullah Mayar said Friday that 45 cases were recorded in Kandahar, 44 in Kabul, 24 in Herat, 13 in Baghlan, …

AT News KABUL: At least six Afghan soldiers have been killed and five others were wounded in a clash with the Taliban fighters in northern Balkh province, ministry of defense said on Friday. It comes after the Taliban fighters had attacked security forces checkpoints in Zari district of the province. …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: More than seven million children in Afghanistan are at risk of hunger as food prices soar due to the lockdown following the spread of coronavirus—COVID-19 in the country, Save the Children said in a report on Friday. “At a time when Afghan children need adequate daily …

As the coronavirus pandemic emerged in Afghanistan, China was the first neighboring state to extend its medical support, which suggests that the pandemic can bring countries on a global platform to cooperate in the fight against this common human enemy. Initially, Chinese officials were touched with the concerns and a …

AT News KABUL: Former CEO Abdullah Abdullah informs of progress in political negotiations with President Ashraf Ghani and says there has been agreement in principle as talks are underway to finalize the details of a power-sharing agreement between the two sides. The final version of Abduallah’s plan to reach a …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a “terrorist attack” in Kabul that killed and wounded a number of people on Wednesday. A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Rishkhor neighborhood of the Charasiab district, killing at least three and injuring another 15. Karzai called the attack …

AT News KABUL: The parliament’s two houses say they had stopped mediating efforts to solve political problems between President Ashraf Ghani and his rival in last year’s election Abdullah Abdullah over the results of polls that announced Abdullah the loser. Both lawmakers and senators said Wednesday that Ghani and Abdullah …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban ignored the call for ceasefire offered by the Afghan government, US, NATO and several other organizations amid a risky outbreak of pandemic coronavirus during the holy month of Ramadan. The militants underscored their February 29th‘s peace deal with the US, saying that the demand of …

AT News KABUL: Citing the infection of 47 prisoners with the novel coronavirus, the Taliban group – with whom the Afghan government discussing prisoners swap – has warned that it would hunt revenge if their prisoners get affected by the pandemic in Afghan jails.  “We have already expressed our concerns …