AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health reported 2,819 cases of the pandemic Covid-19 with 70 deaths recorded within the past two days. In this period, 162 patients were recovered. Talking to a news conference, the acting minister of public health, Waheed Majroh said that Afghanistan would face a …
Read More »Afghanistan, China, Pakistan urge responsible withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan called for the responsible and orderly withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan to avoid a deterioration in the security situation in the region or giving terrorist forces the opportunity to thrive. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad …
Read More »Abdullah believes political division to cause ‘system collapse’
AT NewsKABUL: Chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah says that political controversies among the Afghan leaders would cause possible collapse of the system.Addressing a ceremony held to mourn the 10th death anniversary of Gen. Dawood Dawood, the former commander of 303 Pamir corps, Abdullah called on …
Read More »280 civilians killed as violence rocking Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: At least 280 civilians were killed during one last month of violence, said a human watchdog organization on Wednesday, expressing concerns over rise in casualties on civilians. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said in its monthly report that around 634 civilians were wounded in this month. …
Read More »Editorial: How to overcome child vulnerability
Afghanistan continues to identify as the worst place to be born in the world. Problems such as mortality, malnutrition, forced marriages, sexual abuse plus extreme poverty, violence and etc… are the heinous issues that the Afghan children are subject to on a daily basis. The child mortality rate is also …
Read More »Power Pylons to be temporarily fixed as Kabul remains in dark
AT News KABUL: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat is working on repairmen of the damaged power pylon that was blown up in Qarabagh district of capital Kabul, officials said on Wednesday. Khushal Safi, an official of Da Breshna Sherkat said that efforts were underway to reconnect the power lines for a …
Read More »Karzai congratulates female politician for being ranked among 50 top world leaders
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai congratulated Fawzia Koofi for being ranked among top 50 leaders by the Fortune Magazine. This is an honor to hear that Ms. Fawzai Koofi, a member of the Afghan peace negotiating team as one of 50 greatest leaders by the Fortune Magazine, Karzai …
Read More »Karzai condemns Kabul bombings on civilian buses
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the two back-to-back bombing attacks on two passenger buses in west of capital Kabul that took the precious lives of ten civilians. The blasts occurred Tuesday evening in PD 3, in which 13 people also civilians were wounded. Karzai termed …
Read More »Taliban kill government contractor in Logar
AT News KABUL: The Taliban opened fire a vehicle in the southeastern province of Logar, killing a contractor of the Police Special Forces and wounding two others, security source said on Wednesday. The source talking on condition of anonymity said that the incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Zahidabad …
Read More »Parliament offers self-defense for western Kabul security
AT News KABUL: The parliament calls on the government to hand the security of western Kabul to a self-defense force made of the local youth. The offer comes one day after a twin bomb targeted to minibuses in the Sar-e-Karez neighborhood of western Kabul in Police District 3. The incident …
Read More »