Promising developments are being made in the peace process hard on the heels of earlier suffering of the Afghan people. In the holy month of Ramadan, the intensified conflict waged by the Taliban reportedly claimed the lives of at least 146 civilians, with more than 430 suffering injuries. A 3-day …
Read More »Afghanistan’s Coronavirus cases jump to 12,456
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has now 12,456 coronavirus cases. Deputy Health Minister Wahid Majroh said on Wednesday that 625 new cases of covid-19 were registered in the past 24 hours across the country, warning of bleak days ahead because the people did not take the virus seriously. Many people are …
Read More »Beijing reassures Kabul for constructive role to promote intra-Afghan talks
AT News KABUL: Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mr. Wang Yu has called on Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, and expressed his respect for him taking charge of national reconciliation for the sake of the country and people. “I told him that China will continue to play an active and constructive role in …
Read More »Karzai condoles university professor’s death
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed his sympathies and condolences over the death of Mir Hossain Shah, an intellectual and university professor. “Late Professor Mir Hosssain Shah was one of kind lecturers, patriotic person and committed to his homeland and people, who served more than 30 years at …
Read More »Kabul peace force ready to carry talks with Taliban
AT News KABUL: Afghan peace negotiation team is ready to carry intra-Afghan talks with the Taliban—a group that had hammered out peace deal with US on late February in Qatar. After US-Taliban deal, intra-Afghan talks were expected in immediate move between Kabul administration and the Taliban Qatar-Based group that however, …
Read More »Afghan-Iranian officials discuss Afghan migrants drowning incident
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan said that an Iranian delegation arrived in Kabul on Tuesday to discuss the incident of Afghan migrants’ torturing by the country’s border guards on the borderline with Afghanistan. The ministry in a statement said that the delegation was led by …
Read More »Editorial: Truce extension, everybody’s heart’s desire
Fortunately in war-ravaged Afghanistan, the despondency over the increasing number of coronavirus infections – hovering above 11,000 now – was offset by the announcement of a 3-day truce among the warring parties in view of the Eid-ul-Fitr occasion. The double whammy of intensified war and coronavirus pandemic claiming numerous lives …
Read More »Covid-19 cases close to 12k in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: With recording of 658 new covid-19 cases within past 24 hours, the tally has reached to 11, 831 across Afghanistan, as the country is going through its peaking glassy of the pandemic virus. According to a statement issued by the Afghan Ministry of Public Health, Kabul is …
Read More »‘Extend truce to stop bloodshed’
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Tuesday has called for extension of the three-day ceasefire observed during Eid al-Fitr festival so that killing of civilians is avoided and all the attention is focused on the peace process. Shaharzad Akbar, head of AIHRC, wrote on her …
Read More »China welcomes violence reduction, reiterate support to Afghan peace quest
AT News KABUL: The Government of China has welcomed violence reduction between the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban group, and reassured its strong support to the ongoing peace efforts to end war in the country. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Zhao Lijian in a press conference on Tuesday said that …
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