AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Turkey can keep its troops in Afghanistan only if political, financial and logistic support is provided by the allies, as NATO prepares to withdraw from the country, the country’s Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, daily Hürriyet reported on Monday. Ankara has conducted talks with the U.S. on the issue, …
Read More »Two arrested for assaulting doctors
AT News KABUL: Kabul police have arrested two persons on the charge of assaulting doctors at a COVID-19 care center. Doctors and other medical staff were attacked by the beleaguered relative of a patient, who passed away recently due to coronavirus in a hospital in PD 6th of Kabul city, …
Read More »Editorial; Moving from strategic depth to strategic peace
The U.S. troops have begun packing gear from Afghanistan after President Joe Biden recently announced that all American troops will leave the country by September 11 this year. This withdrawal will take place after a nearly two-decade long military presence. The U.S. administration had declared victory in the fight against …
Read More »Karzai discusses Afghan peace with U.S. envoy
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Sunday met the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad to discuss the Afghan peace process and Kabul-Islamabad relations. Khalilzad was accompanied by the U.S. delegation and U.S. charge d affairs in Kabul, Ross Wilson. Former President emphasized on active role …
Read More »Khalilzad in Kabul to shake up peace efforts
By Rafiullah Anwari KABUL: The U.S. appointed man for Afghan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Sunday to push for peace efforts as the negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban hit walls. Khalilzad was accompanied by an U.S. inter-agency delegation, including the National Security Council, Department of Defense, …
Read More »Oxygen shortage grips Afghanistan amid a surge in Covid-19 cases
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s Health Minister has sent a desperate message for emergency oxygen supplies and called on all private hospitals to provide more of the life-saving gas to the government, warning that patients are at risk as the country is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Minister Wahid Majroh …
Read More »Karzai condemns civilian’s casualties in Badghis
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a roadside bomb attack that inflicted casualties on civilians in the northwestern province of Badghis. On Saturday evening a roadside bombing struck a passenger mini-bus in Chaklank area of Abkamari district. The casualties included children and women. Karzai expressed his deepest …
Read More »Car bombing on Ghor outpost kills 10
AT News KABUL: Explosions caused by a deadly car bomb in western Ghor province on Saturday night killed at least ten security forces and wounded one with four others gone missing, an official said. A security official said that the car bombing hit security outpost when the Taliban insurgents staged …
Read More »Taliban launch complex attack on Qaisar district of Faryab
AT News KABUL: The Taliban staged a complex attack on Qaisar district of northern Faryab province, local officials said on Sunday. A member of Faryab Provincial Council, Sibghatullah Silab said that the compound of the district was fallen to the insurgents. According to him, more than 40 security forces …
Read More »Afghanistan records highest single-day death toll from COVID-19 for 2nd day in row
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan again reported 50 COVID-19 fatalities in a single day, according to the data released by the Health Ministry on Sunday. This is the second highest every single-day toll as on Saturday 41 COVID-19 patients had lost their lives to the virus, taking the country’s death toll …
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