AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a bombing attack inside a mosque that killed and injured a large number of people. The attack took place in the Shakar Dara district of Kabul province during the Friday prayer on the second day of Eid. At least 12 people …
Read More »Eid-Day Ceasefire Was Not Devoid Of Security Incidents
AT News KABUL: The second day of the Eid-al-fitr that is also the second of three-day ceasefire between the government and Taliban was followed with violence across the country. On Friday afternoon, a deadly blast claimed the lives of 12 civilians including the Imam of mosque and wounded over 20 …
Read More »U.S. reiterates steadfast support to Afghan security forces
AT News KABUL: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with President Ashraf Ghani on phone, where they discussed the regional efforts to advance the Afghan peace process and the recent waves of violence including the attack on Sayed Al-Shuhada school that killed over 80 students and wounded 150 …
Read More »10 Recommendations to Avoid Civil War, Protect the Gains in Afghanistan
This document was prepared for the U.S. Congress by the Afghanistan-U.S. Democratic Peace and Prosperity Council in consultation with senior leadership from the Parliament of Afghanistan including in the Human Rights Civil Society and Women’s Affairs Committee and the Defense Committee. The future of Afghanistan’s democracy, women, youth, and civil …
Read More »41 drug traffickers sent behind bars
AT News KABUL: At least 41 drug runners were found guilty to drug trafficking and were sentenced to several years in jail terms in the past one week. A statement issued by the court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF), said that eight drug traffickers were sentenced to two and …
Read More »157 Taliban insurgents killed in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: At least 157 Taliban insurgents were killed and 99 others wounded in latest military clampdown conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces around the country in the past 24 hours. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan security forces conducted operation and counter attacks …
Read More »Afghanistan records 315 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths in a day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 315 new cases of coronavirus and three deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached 62,718 cases across the country. These new cases come positive …
Read More »Afghanistan to connect China via Wakhan road
AT News KABUL: A road build project presently underway will connect Afghanistan to China’s autonomous region of Xinjiang via Wakhan are in Badakhshan in the northeastern remote area, the ministry of public works said Tuesday. The project is announced just weeks after the United States said it would end presence …
Read More »Editorial: The floods tragedy
Afghanistan is covered with big mountains green hails that reflects an astonishing and beautiful view. The high summit of some of its mountains is shiningly reflecting their glory view embellished with snow and ice. The green and gorgeous valley steals the look of one’s eyes. But despite all the beauties …
Read More »Flash flood kills 6 people in Takhar
AT Times KABUL: Six people including four children died in a flash flood that also destroyed several residence and agricultural lands in the northern province of Takhar, officials said Tuesday. Provincial director of Disaster Management Department Farid Nikpour said the floods caused closure of roads between Warsaj, Farkhar and Taloqan …
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