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AT News KABUL: At least 56 people were killed and 190 others were wounded in a suicide bombing during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, media reported. Some of the injured are reported in critical condition. No group has yet to claim the attack. …
Read More »U.S. Says No Decision Yet to Recognize Islamic Emirate
AT News KABUL: The Special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, said that there is no decision as of now about the recognition of the Islamic Emirate by Washington.US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, in a special interview with TOLOnews, said that no decision has been made regarding the recognition …
Read More »Former Afghan Female Mayor Returned to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The former mayor of Maidan Shahar, capital of Wardak province, has returned home, hoping to help the people who are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Zairfa Ghafari, who was appointed as mayor of Maidan Shahar in 2018, by ex-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani—who fled the country amid …
Read More »Shortage of Instructors Remain Main Problem at Public Universities: Students
AT News KABUL: With the government has recently decided to reopen all public universities in cold areas, the lack of sufficient instructors to run the classes remains an unsolved problem. After a longtime lull, the Islamic Emirate reopened all public universities in cold areas on Saturday. “We are facing a …
Read More »MTN Launches Online Brand Refresh Strategy to Build Leading Digital Platforms
AT News KABUL: MTN, an Afghan private telecommunication company is rebranding to reflect its evolution from the continent’s most valuable telecommunications provider to a leading digital technology company. It is only the second brand overhaul since the mobile operator’s founding in 1994, the previous refresh being in 2004. The rebrand …
Read More »Famous Afghan Singer Died At Age 84
AT News KABUL: A famous Afghan singer, Gul Zaman—who is considered as the backbone of the Pashto music has died at age 84, relatives confirmed. Gul Zaman was active as a folk singer in Afghan music and was given the title of Music instructor by the Ministry of Information and …
Read More »Karzai Meet with Malaysian Special Envoy for Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai met with the special envoy of Malaysia for Afghanistan, Ahmad Azam, and his accompanying delegation on Saturday. The former President’s office said in a statement that the meeting focused on the expansion of relations between Malaysia and Afghanistan. “Former President thanked Malaysia for …
Read More »US Permits New License to Ease Afghan Sanctions
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US Department of Treasury announced a new general license, lifting some of the financial sanctions on Afghanistan. The license is “involving Afghanistan or governing institutions in Afghanistan” aimed to facilitate a broad range of commercial activities in the country. In a statement released by the …
Read More »UN Concerned by Afghan Children’s Severe Status
T News KABUL: A UN delegation, led by Reena Ghelani in Kabul expressed concerns over the status of the Afghan children, saying that around four million Afghan children would possibly be affected by malnutrition and that at least 137,000 of them are expected to lose their life to the disease. …
Read More »Public Universities Reopened for Male, Female Students
AT News KABUL: The public universities were reopened on Saturday in cold areas all over the country following a six-month lull since the Islamic Emirate swept into power. The Ministry of Higher Education established a new educational system through which the classes of girl and boy students are segregated. The …
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