Fearing the rapid surge of the Covid-19, the government last month enforced lockdowns on educational centers and institutions. The schools and Universities were closed while the parks, cinemas, wedding halls and other entertainment places remained opened for public. The lockdowns on educational centers become ineffective as the number of corronavirus …
Read More »U.S. to provide $266m in aid to Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. on Friday announced more than $266 million in new humanitarian aid for Afghanistan as part of its enduring commitment to the war-torn country while the American Soldiers and NATO forces are exiting the country. The announcement comes amid unrelenting violence and a stalled peace …
Read More »Karzai condemns civilian casualties in Kabul, Helmand attacks
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned bomb blast in a passenger bus in Kabul city and an airstrike in the southern province of Helmand in which a number of civilians including women and children were killed and wounded. In a statement issued Saturday, Karzai expressed his deep …
Read More »Central Asia plays crucial role in Afghan stability, says UN Chief
AT News KABUL: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, says that Central Asian states play key role in stability in Afghanistan. In a meeting with Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Guterres, said Saturday that the UN and Central Asia would cooperatively work to help peace and stability in Afghanistan. The …
Read More »Pakistan’s Khan vows to change Afghan policy
AT News KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks about a change in his country’s “decade-long” policy of pushing for strategic depth in Afghanistan to ensure that there was friendly government there. “Any Afghan government chosen by the people is who Pakistan should deal with,” Khan said in an interview …
Read More »Atmar in Herat to discuss joint projects with Turkmen officials
AT News KABUL: Afghan and Turkmen officials met in western Herat province on Saturday to discuss join projects between the two countries. Foreign Minister MohmmadHanifAtmar leading a high level delegation visited Herat province to exchange views with his Turkmen counterpart regarding implementation, expansion of infrastructure projects, trade, transport, energy transfer …
Read More »181 Taliban insurgents killed in military raids
AT News KABUL: At least 181 Taliban insurgents were killed and 83 others wounded in a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Saturday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan …
Read More »Taliban violence continues unabated despite peace talks
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Taliban insurgents show no sign of reducing the level of violence in Afghanistan to facilitate peace negotiations with the government, and appear to be trying to strengthen their military position as leverage, with the “unprecedented violence” of 2020 carrying into 2021, UN experts said in a …
Read More »UN says Taliban, al-Qaeda remained close
AT Monitoring KABUL: The relations between the Taliban and al-Qaeda remained close, said the UN Security Council, adding the emboldened group of the Taliban is posing severe and expanding threat to the Afghan government. According to CNN, the UN Security Council underscored the remarks in a report released last Wednesday. …
Read More »UN says Taliban, al-Qaeda remained close
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The relations between the Taliban and al-Qaeda remained close, said the UN Security Council, adding the emboldened group of the Taliban is posing severe and expanding threat to the Afghan government. According to CNN, the UN Security Council underscored the remarks in a report released last …
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