AT News KABUL: Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, Head of the Negotiation Team of Afghanistan and some members of the negotiation team attended an online meeting of the Afghan Civil Society Forum-organization (ACSFo) and spoke about the Afghanistan peace process. At the beginning of the meeting, Asadullah Saadati, Deputy Chairman of the …
Read More »Editorial: Growing Challenge of Corruption
Corruption is endemic in Afghanistan – it has consistently singled out as a big headache, eroding people’s trust in the government. In international rankings measuring corruption, Afghanistan has remained stubbornly at the bottom of the pile over the past several years, bringing a very bad name to the country. Everyone, …
Read More »Dozens of IDPs Receive Aids in Kabul
AT News KABUL: German Aid for Afghan Children (GAAC) has distributed a big amount of edible-items for up to 450 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) living in the capital Kabul, the other day. The aids have been distributed among the displaced families from Kunduz, Helmand, Kandahar and Baghlan provinces and live …
Read More »Dozens of Taliban Rebels Killed in Latest Crackdowns
AT News KABUL: At least 28 Taliban fighters have been killed and 15 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said. The Ministry of Defense in a statement said that Afghan security forces conducted …
Read More »Kabul Blast Leaves Two Dead amid Escalating Security Incidents
AT News KABUL: A magnetic bomb targeted a military vehicle in PD 4 of Kabul city killed two police officers, security officials said on Sunday. Five others including civilians were wounded in the blast, Kabul police said in a statement. Meanwhile, a video from the site of the blast went …
Read More »70,000 Families Displaced in Last Year’s Conflict
AT News KABUL: At least 70,000 families were forced to flee their homes as armed clashes escalated between government forces and Taliban insurgents last year in different parts of the country, officials confirmed on Sunday. Noor Rahman Akhlaqi, minister of refugees and repatriates said Sunday that they had began a …
Read More »One Killed, 15 Wounded in Helmand Blast
AT News KABUL: A civilian was killed and fifteen others were wounded in a roadside bomb blast in the southern Helmand province, officials said Sunday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Mohammad Zaman Hamdard said that the incident occurred in PD1 of Lashkargah, the capital city of the province. The wounded included two …
Read More »Money Exchangers Accuse Central Bank Leadership of ‘Absolute Dictatorship’
AT News KABUL: A large number of money changers protest the Central Bank’s inattention to their problems, saying that the bank did nothing for them as an “absolute dictatorship” was ruling the bank’s leadership. Dadgol Hazratzai, head of money changers’ union, said Sunday that Ajmal Ahmadi, “who illegally runs the …
Read More »US-Taliban Deal Unproductive: Officials
AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan terms the peace deal signed between the United States and Taliban militants as fruitless on the peace efforts. The United States under Donald Trump signed a peace agreement with the Taliban insurgents last February. The deal encourages Washington to pull all its troops …
Read More »Abdullah Calls for Prompt Resumption of Peace Talks
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken says U.S. supports progress toward a just and durable political settlement, permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the high council for national reconciliation once again called on the Taliban militants to rejoin the peace negotiation process they had …
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