By NAJIBULLAH LOODIN The concern of gender inclusion in water management has been evolving since decades. The first international attempt to recognize the issue of gender in natural resources management policy happened in 1970s via “Women in Development” (WID) approach. It was later used by international organizations such as the …

AT NewsKABUL: The rate of poverty is expected to jump 60 to 70 per cent within three months due to threats of the Corona virus, ministry of economy has predicted.Kabul and other major cities are in full quarantine for three weeks as the virus is spreading. Government and private businesses …

AT NewsKABUL: Inmates in Parwan province prison say that jailors demand bribe to sign their freedom documents, despite a presidential decree that allows them leave jails because of the fear of Corona virus.Some 500 prisoners who enjoy the presidential order for freedom, said Monday that their jailors ask them to …

AT NewsKABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad has welcomed the start of prisoners swap between the Afghan government and the Taliban, saying that the prisoners release is a vitally important step towards reduction of violence and to the Afghan peace process.Khalilzad urged the Afghan government and …

AT NewsKABUL: The Ministry of Defense has said that the Taliban have been continually violating their peace deal with the United States and intensifying attacks against the Afghan security forces.Rohullah Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the ministry said that despite the Afghan security forces had owned a defensive position; the insurgent …

AT NewsKABUL: The Afghan security forces have pushed back a coordinate Taliban’s attack and killed at least its nine fighters in northern Balkh province, defense official said on Monday.A group of Taliban fighters planned to launch attacks on security outposts in Chahar Bolak and Dawlat Abad districts that had been …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s military has pushed back a Pakistani forces’ bid to fence a portion of the Durand Line in Kandahar city outskirts and remain on the defensive mode, according to local authorities. Security forces in Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province – sharing a porous border with …

The political, or rather the presidential wrangling in Afghanistan has overshadowed many other national issues facing the country. It’s been six months since the presidential polls last year but the electoral commission-endorsed President Ashraf Ghani and self-proclaimed president of ‘inclusive government’ Dr. Abdullah Abdullah have locked horns over the mantle …

AT News KABUL: At least 58 covid-19 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, brining the tally of the pandemic to 665 in Afghanistan with warning from health officials to take the virus seriously and observe the period of quarantine to help stop the wild spread of the …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 12 Taliban fighters in western Badghis province, an official said on Monday. In addition to that, 18 more Taliban fighters were wounded. Number of armed Taliban insurgents had blocked the highway of Qadis-Qala-e-Naw for an attack on Afghan forces …