AT News Report KABUL: The government of Afghanistan has shut down Pakistan’s largest lender Habib Bank’s operation in Kabul after violating the laws. The Central Bank of Afghanistan has revoked the operation license of Habib Bank Limted citing non-compliance of the bank with the banking laws of Afghanistan. The Governor …
Read More »Taliban asked to help vaccinators in their anti-polio house-to-house mission against polio
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in cooperation with partners has kicked off the first round of National Immunization Days (NIDS) for polio eradication that will take five days to target around 9.3 million children under five years of age across the country. During the campaign, around …
Read More »Nearly 13 acres of land cleared of opium
AT News Reports KABUL: Nearly 13 acres of lands have wiped out of opium cultivation by the security forces in Koot district of eastern Nangarhar province. Koot’s chief district Najeebullah Rahmani said production of opium have come to zero level after these lands cleared from opium. He said the security …
Read More »15 Daesh fighters killed in Nangarhar
AT News Reports KABUL: At least 15 Daesh fighters have been killed in raids conducted by intelligence operatives on Sunday night in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, official said Monday. In a statement National Security Directorate (NDS) said its operatives have conducted military operation in Sangani village of Khogyani …
Read More »Floods death toll jump to 41
AT News Report KABUL: Flash floods in several provinces of Afghanistan have killed at least 41, while more than 30 people wounded, a number of people still missing and several houses partially and completely damaged in the disaster triggered by torrential rains, official said Monday. “According to latest reports, number …
Read More »Editorial: Ceasefire is the only solution
Whenever peace efforts expediting, violent and terror acts in parts and parcels of already war stricken motherland are also get intensified which make hopeless the countrymen who are attaching great hopes regarding better future. Now when almost leaders whether they are part of unity government or opposition making arrangements to …
Read More »Around 20pc Afghans affiliate with TB
AT News Report KABUL: Around 20 per cent of Afghanistan’s estimated 31 million populationare affiliated with the Tuberculosis, health officials say. Last year, 9,000 people in the country lost their lives due to the disease, Dr. Ferozuddin Feroz, Public Health Minister said in a gathering on Sunday marking the World …
Read More »Over half of Afghans live in ‘comprehensive’ poverty
AT News Report KABUL: More than half of Afghan population (52 per cent) is living under the condition of poverty, the country’s statistics department has said in its latest report, in which it has called “comprehensive poverty”. Ahmad Javed Rasouli, head of statistic department said Sunday that the report assessed …
Read More »ED: Positive move
In connection with peace efforts and reconciliation in war torn Afghanistan, parlays amongst various stake holders, especially intra-Afghan dialogues are commencing at Doha, capital of Qatar from second week of April. In first phase, the US special envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad is landing at Doha on April 8th and he will …
Read More »Uzbekistan willing to host Afghan-Taliban direct talks
AT News Report KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani met with Viktor Muhammadov, Uzbekistan’s National Security Adviser and Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov on Sunday, and discussed regional connectivity, Afghan peace process, and infrastructure, trade and transit cooperation between the two countries. The Uzbek delegation reaffirmed their support for the Afghan government’s peace …
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