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AT News KABUL: The rights of the Afghan women are on verge of collapse as the international troops preparing for exit, leaving the country’s peace negotiations in stalemate and uncertainty, said an international watchdog. The Amnesty International in a report published on Monday, expressed “grave” concerns on possible violation of …

AT News KABUL: Tens of carpet weavers lost jobs as the exports of Afghan carpets have dropped 70 percent due to the closure of air-corridor amid the outbreak of Covid-19 that also forced many countries to shut borders. Deputy Head of Kabul carpet weavers union, Deljam Manan Qasimi termed the …

AT News KABUL: China has pledged to deliver 700,000 of COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan, Afghan health officials said, in a boost for immunization campaign which has already begun with a number of Afghans now vaccinated. According to the ministry of public health, 280,000 members of the Afghan security forces, more …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 628 new cases of coronavirus and 24 deaths in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said Monday, revealing a significant surge in the past one week in a row across the country. Another 24 patients have lost their lives to the virus during …

As U.S. and NATO forces began their formal withdrawal, violence broke out in multiple parts of Afghanistan, including Sunday’s night large-scale attacks in Alingar district and Mehtarlam, the provincial capital city of Laghman province. Though the Afghan security forces repulsed the assault successfully and 50 Taliban insurgents were killed and …

AT News KABUL: Officials in the eastern province of Laghman says that at least 110 military personnel are held accountable for duty negligence. The provincial press department quoted Governor Rahmatullah Yarmal as saying that top military personnel including deputy of Laghman’s intelligence agency are among the detainees. This comes as …

AT News KABUL: The Kremlin says that it was ready for any type development in Afghanistan after the international troops withdrawal. The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Moscow and some other countries are working to ensure “peace and reconciliation” in Afghanistan. “The upcoming months are possibly determining. …

AT News KABUL: The Kremlin says that it was ready for any type development in Afghanistan after the international troops withdrawal. The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov said Monday that Moscow and some other countries are working to ensure “peace and reconciliation” in Afghanistan. “The upcoming months are possibly determining. …

AT News KABUL: Acting Finance Minister Khaled Payenda who was expected to attend the parliament’s Monday session and disclose corrupt officials in the custom offices, did not attend the session. His absence in the parliament caused reactions from lawmakers. Payenda said this week that millions of dollars are embezzled on …

AT News KABUL: Humanitarian actors in Afghanistan (the UN and national and international NGOs) are committed to staying and delivering impartial and neutral assistance to millions of people in need, OCHA in Afghanistan said on Monday in a statement. “Ongoing conflict, spiralling food insecurity and the adverse impact of the …