AT News JALALABAD: An agreement earlier this year to resolve a longstanding community dispute over Nangarhar water resources has continued to foster social cohesion among formerly warring tribes. In April 2019, mediation between the Markikhil and Kadarkhil tribes in Nangarhar’s Shirzad district concluded with a unanimously adopted resolution regulating water-distribution …
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AT News KABUL: Former Taliban envoy to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef on Tuesday hinted at the probability that peace efforts might get disrupted due to lack of trust. Zaeef wrote on his Twitter handle that peace framework tended to be fragile and thus there was always the possibility that it …
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AT News KABUL: An official from International Committee of the Red Cross has expressed anxiety about the increase of violence in Afghanistan poses by several militant groups. The committee said the IS-K or Daesh extremist group has attracted several armed groups in northern Afghanistan and that the process is in …
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AT News KABUL: The upper house of parliament or Meshrano Jirga on Tuesday said the US must adhere to its commitments concerning paving way for intra-Afghan negotiations and establishing a ceasefire as part of the peace process with the Taliban. The Senate First Deputy Chairman Mohammad Alam Ezidyar during Tuesday’s …
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AT News KABUL: Against the backdrop of high mother mortality rate, a recent health survey has showed some shocking findings regarding the provision of health services, revealing that merely 14 percent of health centers across the country provided essential services. These basic services include providing the necessary child care, supervision …
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Time has come we should bid bye to the 2019 and welcome the New Year 2020. Probably 2019 may not be good for some country, but for Afghanistan it was full of complication and optimism. But for others, it may have proved to be a lucky year. Whatever is the …
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AT News KABUL: As the lawmakers have approved the establishment of the “State Ministry for Peace Affairs” authorities said on Tuesday that President Ashraf Ghani would cancel the High Peace Council- an organization that has been formed to continue the peace efforts with the Taliban militants in Afghanistan. Deputy …
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AT News KABUL: At least 17 Taliban fighters have been killed and six others wounded and ten villages cleared during joint crackdowns conducted by Afghan security forces in Dasht Qala district of northern Takhar province, official said Tuesday. Ministry of Interior said that Afghan Air Force also supported the security …
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AT News KABUL: At least six children of a single family have been killed and six others, including women and children received injures, after their home’s floor tumble downed in eastern Kunar province, officials said Tuesday. Provincial authorities said the incident took place on Monday night in Asmar district of …
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AT News KABUL: Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Hussien Bakhsh Safari on Tuesday has returned home after crushing his Russian competitor. He has been warmly welcomed by the Kabul residents with marching rallies in Hamid Karzai International Airport, where his airplane has landed. On Sunday this week, Safari has …
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