AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 271 new positive cases of coronavirus and 21 fatalities in the past 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 51,360 since the outbreak of the virus started nearly one year ago. The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said that the new cases were …
Read More »58 Taliban rebels killed in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: At least 58 Taliban militants were killed and 14 others were wounded during latest crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the last 24 hours, defense ministry said on Wednesday. The Taliban insurgents planned to attack the Afghan security forces positions in Maiwand …
Read More »AID COULD AND SHOULD PRODUCE BETTER RESULTS
A Look to Afghanistan Partnership Framework, 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva By Wasil Ahmad Akhtar For the last two decades Afghanistan has been dependent on aid from other countries. The country needs considerable resources to overcome on issues facing in the last five decades. In past two decades, many conferences …
Read More »Yet another target killing
Executive Director of FEFA ‘Yousuf Rasheed’ assassinated in Kabul – he was a man of courage, and a voice against totalitarianism AT News KABUL: Another civil society activist and the CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA) Yousuf Rasheed, was assassinated in Kabul on Wednesday morning. …
Read More »Target killing irks UNAMA in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Targeted killings of civilians are taking place at a deeply disturbing rate in Afghanistan, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said. In a series of tweet, UNAMA mourned the loss of so many outstanding citizens, and condemned those responsible and urges authorities to bring them to …
Read More »Growing insecurity
138 people killed in Kabul over the past two months AT News KABUL: The consecutive deadly attacks and blasts in Kabul, the capital city, underscore the growing insecurity in the city. Kabul citizens have become fed up with the frequent blasts making it ought for them to carry their daily …
Read More »Abdullah wraps up visit to Tajikistan
Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon reiterates his country’s full support for peace in Afghanistan AT News KABUL: Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation has wrapped up a two-day official visit to Tajikistan, where he held talks in regards to the Afghan peace process with top …
Read More »Afghan peace negotiator “Koofi” backs ‘Casa Asia’ award
AT News KABUL: Fawzia Koofi, a member of the Afghan peace negotiating team and former Member of Parliament received the prize of Casa Asia among 52 nominees. The prize was granted to Ms. Koofi on December 21 in Madrid. “Fawzia Koofi won the prize for her activities in support of …
Read More »Pakistan embassy in Kabul unveils new ‘visa’ facility
AT News KABUL: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul said in a bid to facilitate movements of Afghan nationals to Pakistan, the Embassy in Kabul and its Consulates in Afghanistan have ensured implementation of Pakistan government’s new liberal visa policy for Afghan nationals enacted on 29 September 2020 in letter …
Read More »Afghanistan is most dangerous country for journalists
Six Afghan journalists killed in two months AT News KABUL: NAI, a media supporting agency says that six journalists have been killed in different incidents in Afghanistan within the past two months. The agency accuses President Ghani’s administration of failing to provide security for journalists. Rahmatullah Nekzad, a stringer for …
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