AT News KABUL: The government emphasizes on the release of all security force from Taliban jails, saying it would be the main element of prisoner swap. Taliban had earlier vowed to release 1,000 soldiers and police they have in custody in return of the release of their 5,000 comrades from …
Read More »70-year-old Afghan woman beats covid-19 abandoned at hospital
AT News KABUL: A 70 years old Afghan woman has fully recovered after contracting the novel coronavirus, which has claimed thousands of lives worldwide. But she is yet to be discharged from Afghan-Japan hospital where many patients are losing their lives battling the virus on a daily basis – and …
Read More »US soldier dies in vehicle rollover accident in Farah
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A vehicle rollover accident has claimed the life of a soldier supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced Saturday. Spc. Vincent Sebastian Ibarria, 21, of San Antonio, died Friday as a result of the incident, which is under investigation, a statement said. The accident …
Read More »UK urges for immediate cessation of hostilities in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The British Embassy in Kabul has expressed its deep concern over the high levels of violence in Afghanistan, urging the warring parties to immediately end hostilities. Following commitments to reduce violence in the lead up to intra-Afghan negotiations, we have instead seen an escalation of attacks across …
Read More »Senators urge action against peace spoilers
AT News KABUL: The Afghan Senators have urged to clamp down on spoilers undermining the Afghan peace process – as these circles have been emboldened to take constant action to imperil the prospect of peace designed to end war in Afghanistan. A number of Afghan Senators in their Sunday session …
Read More »Russia accuses US of drug trafficking in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Some members of the US intelligence, which accuses Russia of conspiring with Taliban members, are involved in drug trafficking from Afghanistan, said Russian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan affairs, Zamir Kabulov. “Those wonderful US intelligence officers, who accuse us of different things, are involved in drug …
Read More »Editorial: Watch out for nefarious designs!
Life in Afghanistan has literally become putting one’s head in the loin’s mouth. The security is getting deteriorated with each passing day, and even the capital is instable to an extent that nobody’s safe within a home or without. The number of targeted killings, attacks on hospitals, killing of religious …
Read More »Afghanistan covid-19 cases nearing 33k
AT News KABUL: With 279 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 32,951 coronavirus cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said that out of 592 suspected samples, 279 were reported positive. 38 patients have lost their lives battling the virus …
Read More »Consignment of transit goods from Afghanistan shipped to India via Iran
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A shipment of transit goods has, for the first time, been transported to India via a port in southern Iran. The consignment was sent to India through Shahid Beheshti port in Chabahar in line with a trilateral agreement signed by Iran, India and Afghanistan. During the …
Read More »Over 2k tablet-K pills seized in Kabul
AT News KABUL: At least 2,450 tablet-K pills were discovered and confiscated during an operation carried out by anti-Narcotics Police Cell in Kabul, the capital city. Ministry of Interior on Sunday said that these tablets were seized by Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) and a man has been arrested for selling …
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