AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed condolence for the death of Abdullah Moqori, a veteran singer. In a statement, the former president called Moqori as a bright figure for Afghan music who served for his country’s art. Karzai wished paradise for Moqori and patience for his family and …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have discovered and defused 64 landmines planted by the Taliban group in southern Paktia province, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The Taliban insurgents had placed these landmines in Rohani Babam and Zurmat districts of the province to target civilians and security forces …
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AT News KABUL: Pakistan has finished 80 percent of the Durand Line fencing despite facing backlash from the people on the both side of the line. The Pakistani interior ministry said that the fencing would be completed within ten days. The Pakistani military began fencing the imposed Durand Line in …
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AT News KABUL: The United States plans to transfer soldiers to Kazakhstan after exiting from Afghanistan in September to keep a potential for protecting their national security, the US representative for Afghan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad says. Kazakhstan government has also confirmed that Washington has demanded them to allow their soldiers …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban leader has said that only a ‘pure Islamic system’ can lead to success of the stalled peace negotiations with the Afghan government. Taliban co-founder and deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Sunday said the group was committed to peace talks but stressed that only …
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AT News KABUL: A high-level trilateral meeting between Afghanistan, Turkey and Iran foreign ministers has stressed an end to conflict in Afghanistan and the need for a political solution and a stellar role for the countries to advance the long-running Kabul-Taliban peace talks. Addressing the trilateral meeting in Turkey on …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday said that the government will try to source up to 30 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines within one-two years. Acting Minister for Public Health Wahid Majroh said that Afghanistan needs 48 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, with a number …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,384 new cases of coronavirus and 92 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. The new cases come positive out of 4,389 suspected samples tested in different laboratories around the country, according to the health ministry’s data. …
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AT News KABUL: In a litany of territorial conquests by the Taliban, centers of two districts in northern Afghanistan have fallen to the insurgents following clashes since Friday, with high casualties among Afghan forces feared in Jawzjan province. Amruddin Daneshjo, Jawzjan provincial council’s deputy head, has said the Taliban have …
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Patience is being stretched to the breaking point as millions live under the shadows of the war and devastation. Afghanistan has been in the sticky wicket of conflict and foreign military entanglements for decades now. But, 2021 has been the worse year so far as the ongoing peace talks and …
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