AT News KABUL: The United States is not going to totally pull back its soldiers from Afghanistan, says Karim Khorram, a former government official. Khorram said on Monday that if the US wraps up military presence in the country, it would rely very much to the local militia men. He …
Read More »1,282 civilians killed in six months of warfare
AT News KABUL: The first half of 2020 witnessed fluctuating levels of violence impacting civilians in Afghanistan, with the United Nations documenting 3,458 civilian casualties (1,282 killed and 2,176 injured), according to a new report released on Sunday. While the civilian casualty figures represent a 13 percent decrease as compared …
Read More »Taliban frees 37 govt. prisoners
AT News KABUL: In the wake of the prisoner swap process between the government and Taliban as part of the US-Taliban peace deal, the militants freed a batch of 37 Afghan security forces in the northern provinces of Kunduz and Takhar. The Taliban political spokesman, Suhail Shaheen said in a …
Read More »Tajikistan reduces power provision to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, a government power producing company, has said that Tajikistan reduced electricity supply to Afghanistan. Breshna said in a statement that Dushanbe reduced the 350 megawatt power to 40 due to the lower surface of water. To meet the needs of the Afghan citizens, …
Read More »Army helicopter crashes in Helmand; one killed
AT News KABUL: At least one Afghan security personnel was killed and two others wounded after an Afghan military helicopter made an emergency landing in Kajaki district of southern Helmand province, officials said on Monday. A security official, who was talking on condition of anonymity, said that a Black Hawk …
Read More »Editorial; Extremely heartbreaking
The existence of several ethnics, religions and languages in a society indicate the unity and love among the citizens with painting a great image of beauty of a unified nation. Afghanistan is one of those rare countries in the region that has several religions, ethnics and languages. Besides the Pashtons, …
Read More »Herat officials worry over second wave of coronavirus
AT News KABUL: Health officials in western Herat province have expressed concerns on possible second wave of covid-19 pandemic in the eve of busy ramble ahead of the Muslim Holiday Eid-al Adha. If the citizens committed negligence, there is the possibility of infection of a large number of people to …
Read More »Afghanistan records 106 new coronavirus cases
AT News KABUL: With 106 new positive cases registered in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 36,263 coronavirus cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Monday said that out of 471 suspected samples, 106 were reported positive. According to the ministry 20 positive cases registered …
Read More »The crowded landscape of extremist groups on Afghan soil
By Javier Delgado Rivera On Thursday, the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council made public a comprehensive report put together by this body’sAnalytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. This 24-page paper focuses on the most recent developments of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals …
Read More »Private media accused of refusing taxes to govt.
AT News KABUL: The ministry of information and culture claims that 2,000 media outlets all private did not renew their work permits and pay taxes. Mohammad Saber Mohmand, spokesman of the culture ministry, said on Sunday that some of the media companies owe for their taxes for the past 10 …
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