Afghanistan Times

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday has recorded 85 fresh covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a significant decrease in the respiratory disease that took the lives of over 1,000 patients in Afghanistan. With 85 new positive cases, the total tally has jumped to 34,451 …

AT News KABUL: Local officials said that tourism areas in the central Bamiyan province have reopened for tourists after almost four months of lockdown to prevent the spread of the covid-19 pandemic. Tens of tourists from across the country visit Bamiyan landscapes and tourism sites on daily basis. “We come …

AT News KABUL: Security situation in the Surobi district of Kabul has deteriorated and clashes are ongoing between Afghan security forces and the Taliban rebels.   Residents of the Surobi district have expressed their deep concern over security deterioration that made civilian lives miserable. The Taliban fighters have seized control of …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of foreign affairs says that both regional countries and international community are unhappy with what it said “high level” violence by Taliban in Afghanistan. Geran Hewad, spokesman of the ministry of foreign affairs said Saturday that representatives from regional and world countries participated in meetings …

AT News KABUL: Tens of passenger buses have trapped on the Baghlan-Samangan highway as Taliban militants have blocked the rival road that connects Kabul to five provinces in the north and northwest. Officials in Baghlan province said Saturday that Taliban started attacks on security forces at the outskirts of Pol-e-Khomri …

Violent attacks on civilians erode trust on Taliban  AT News KABUL: At least 23 civilians were killed and 45 others were wounded in the violence Taliban committed across 11 provinces in the past one week, said the National Security Council on Saturday. “Taliban continue to take the lives of civilians …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban has released 17 Afghan security forces from their custody in western Ghor province amid complex peace efforts as both sides (Afghan government and Taliban) have tightened grip over prisoner swaps. The group spokesman in Doha, Suhail Shaheen said the detainees were freed on Saturday. So …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The human rights defenders in Afghanistan are facing intimidation, harassment, threats and violence, said Amnesty International, adding human rights community is under intensifying attack from both the Kabul authorities and armed groups. Against the backdrop of escalating violence in Afghanistan, human rights defenders and activists have …

Since its emergence, the COVID-19 pandemic has had significant adverse health, social, and economic impacts in Afghanistan, drastically shrinking the economy and driving down public revenue. Most of all, people who live below the poverty line have been hardly hit. In a recent study by the global aid agency named …

AT News  KABUL: With 172 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 34,366 coronavirus cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday said that out of 395 suspected samples, 172 came positive. 23 patients have lost their lives battling the virus and …