AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The exhibitions of Afghan artifacts and relics in China clearly demonstrated the good neighborhood and friendship between the two countries, Chief Curator of Afghan National Museum Ainuddin Sedaqat has said. According to Xinhua, the exhibitions of Afghan artifacts and relics in China clearly demonstrated the good …
Read More »Abdullah marginalized in Loya Jirga preparations
AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, says that he was not called to consulting over the preparations of the upcoming consultative Loya Jirga for peace. The Loya Jirga is set for April 28th with 2,500 representatives to give consultation to the government about peace process. Abdullah who is …
Read More »Massoud says Ghani administration ‘illegitimate’ after June
AT News Report KABUL: Ahmad Wali Massoud, a political figure and critic to the national unity government says that the government would lose its legitimacy after June, offering an interim government to fill political vacuum. Massoud who is also a runner in the president race, said Monday that the government …
Read More »Afghanistan to seek China airspace for India air corridor
AT News Report KABUL: The government of Afghanistan is trying to use China’s space for an air corridor to India, the civil aviation department said, a move after Pakistan closed its airspace for Afghan air transport in the wake of tensions with its immediate rival India. A spokesman for the …
Read More »Govt., Taliban agree to reopen closed schools
AT News Report KABUL: The government says it has reached an agreement with Taliban insurgents to reopen schools closed due to insecurity in the militant-controlled areas, while some 400 schools are still closed by the insurgent group. “In some areas, there were obstacles for students to go to schools, and …
Read More »Iran accuses US of infiltrating Daesh fighters to Afghanistan
AT News Report KABUL: Iran claims that the United States was still transporting fighters loyal to the Daesh terrorist group to Afghanistan, after the group was defeated in Iraq and Syria. Iranian Mehr News Agency on Monday quoted General Kioumars Heydari, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, …
Read More »Insurgents destroy school in Farah
AT News Report KABUL: In yet another act of terror against education lovers, the insurgents on Monday have destroyed a school in western Farah province, leaving students at lethargies. Spokesman for the Ministry of Interior Nasrat Rahimi said the enemies of the Afghan masses attacked and destroyed a school in …
Read More »344 water reservation networks to be built
AT News Report KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Monday said that it would construct 344 new water reservation networks across the country in the current year. In an accountability press conference, the ministry said that it will construct 344 water reservation networks in the country at …
Read More »Khalilzad calls for Afghan ceasefire ahead of peace talks
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: In the wake of ongoing peace push where Afghan politicians will fly to Qatar on Thursday for second intra-Afghan talks with Taliban negotiation members, U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has reiterated call for ceasefire where it is only quickest way to prevent casualties …
Read More »Kabul, New Delhi discuss issues of mutual interests
AT News Report KABUL: Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani on Monday met with Ambassador of India to Kabul, Mr. Vinay Kumar, where they discussed mutual issues. Hinting at the dynamics of the elections in the world’s biggest democracy, Mr. Rabbani wished success for the Indian people, a statement from …
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