AT News KABUL: As instability haunts northern Afghanistan, hundreds of people took to the streets in Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh province in a protest to denounce a steep rise in insecurity, demanding measures to combat the hooliganism in the city. The protestors were carrying out the corpse of 22 years old, …
Read More »Iran beats Afghanistan at CAFA U19 Girl’s Futsal Championship
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran eased past Afghanistan 16-1 at the CAFA U19 Girl’s Futsal Championship 2020 on Saturday, Tehran Times reported. Roghayeh Sume’eh scored seven goals for Iran and Maral Torkman and Fahimeh Arzani each scored three goals. Ziba Afroogh had a brace and Nasrin Ghomi also scored one …
Read More »Karzai calls for ‘coordinated peace plan’
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai emphasized that the peace plan should be coordinated. In a meeting with some political leaders, Karzai said Saturday that they were to form a peace outline to represent all the people of Afghanistan. Abdullah Abdullah, who runs for presidency, welcomed the step, saying …
Read More »Taliban murder girl and dump her body in a garden
AT News KABUL: Taliban militants in the north have reportedly killed a young girl and dumped her body in a garden after keeping it in an undisclosed location for two days, according to authorities in Faryab province. Faryab police chief, Mohammad Nasir Khan, said the girl has been ruthlessly killed …
Read More »Turkey earthquake: At least 22 dead as buildings collapse
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: At least 22 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey, BBC News reported. The magnitude-6.8 quake, centred on the town of Sivrice in Elazig province, caused buildings to collapse and sent residents rushing into the street. Forty-two …
Read More »Editorial: Vacant posts’ plight
While Afghanistan has been bedeviled by uncertainty due to political wrangling and the long-drawn-out peace process, a recent World Bank report warned against tough times in 2020 in terms of economic resilience. The World Bank cautioned Afghanistan against an upward trend of poverty and sought acceleration of reforms to steer …
Read More »421 govt. posts remain vacant in Paktia: IARCSC
AT News KABUL: Amid troublesome joblessness, the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC) reports of hundreds of government posts being vacant in southeastern Paktia province, something that has adversely affected the official affairs in government organizations. Aminullah Jawad, head of the IACSC, called vacancies on paper a serious …
Read More »America’s new demands a ‘waste of time’: Taliban
AT News KABUL: Although there is seemingly a fledgling agreement between the Taliban and the United States for a reduction in violence, the Taliban group believes that Americans’ new ‘gratuitous’ demands are a ‘waste of time’ and could compound negotiations ahead of a long-awaited peace deal. The Taliban in its …
Read More »Karzai saddened over spiritual man’s demise
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed his deep sorrows over the death of Mir Mohammad Afzal, a spiritual man and religious leader of the Gazargah in Herat province. “The late Mir was a spiritual figure and one of religious scholars of the country who dedicated his life to …
Read More »Violence reduction must mean no civilian casualties: Amnesty International
AT News KABUL: The USA and the Afghan Taliban’s negotiations over a reduction in violence must include a commitment by both sides to abide by the laws of war and end all attacks on civilians, Amnesty International said on Saturday. Over the past week, representatives of the USA and the …
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