AT News KABUL: The bodies of Afghan refugees drowned in Turkey are planned to be flown to Kabul, Afghan diplomatic mission in Ankara said. Habib Khenjani, acting Afghan ambassador to Ankara said Tuesday that the state-run Ariana Airlines and the private Kam Air were ordered to bring the bodies home. …
Read More »Intra-Afghan talks a political path to a lasting peace: US
AT News KABUL: The US Chargé d’Affaires Ross Wilson said that intra-Afghan negotiations are the political path necessary to a lasting peace in Afghanistan. Wilson said in a tweet on Tuesday that he shared his consultation with the government’s negotiations team. “Our Enduring Partnership has advanced human rights and liberty …
Read More »Freed Taliban prisoners return to battlefield
AT News KABUL: A Taliban fighter recently freed from the Afghan government custody as part of peace efforts – was rearrested in the battlefield marching against the Afghan security forces in Kofab district of northern Badakshan province. Provincial Police Spokesman, Sanaullah Rohani had identified the militant as Shirullah also known …
Read More »Over 27K tablet-K pills seized in Kabul
AT News KABUL: At least 27,674 tablet-K pills were discovered and confiscated during an operation carried out by Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) in Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, the capital city. CNP arrested four suspected drug smugglers in connection, the ministry of interior said in a statement. The cases …
Read More »Ghazni residents protest civilian deaths in government-Taliban clash
AT News KABUL: Tens of residents of central Ghazni province took to the streets to vent their anger over civilian casualties as a result of clashes between the Afghan security forces and Taliban fighters in the provincial capital. The protestors, who blocked the Kabul-Kandahar highway, claimed that Afghan security forces …
Read More »We will destroy gate on Durand-Line: Mohib
AT News KABUL: The National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib has warned to demolish the gate if anyone tries to build at the zero point of the Durand-Line. Mohib made the remark during his visit to eastern Afghanistan, following a report that Pakistani military has established a gate in Durbaba district …
Read More »Pakistani citizens among 39 Taliban killed in Kandahar clashes
AT News KABUL: At least 39 Taliban fighters, including Pakistani militants were killed in different military sting by the Afghan security forces and an airstrike by the NATO in southern Kandahar province on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday. Jointly with Panjabi militants, the Taliban fighters had attacked checkpoints of …
Read More »Editorial: Kabul blackouts
In this modern age when every daily activity largely depends on electricity, Afghanistan still suffers from the scarcity of power, which is imported by our sole power utility from Central Asian countries. However, the utility has proven inadequate to meet the needs of people in the whole country. Besides, the …
Read More »24 drug traffickers sent behind bars
AT News KABUL: At least 24 drug runners were sent behind bars in the past one week. The Courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that five drug traffickers sentenced to four to 10 years’ incarceration after examining their dossiers by primary court and the remaining 19 drug dealers …
Read More »Afghanistan records 112 new coronavirus cases
AT News KABUL: With 112 new positive cases out of 333 in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 35,615 coronavirus cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday said that 38 positive cases were recorded in Balkh, 23 in Herat, 20 in Ghor, 12 in …
Read More »