AT News KABUL: Tens of orphan boys and girls who have lost their parents in the ongoing war are supported by nobody in the northwestern province of Faryab, where one can find no state-run orphanage. Mohammad Nasim is from Almar district but is now staying at a private orphanage in …
Read More »16 people suffered injuries in Kunar rocket attack
AT News KABUL: At least 16 Afghan civilians suffered injuries after a rocket fired by the Taliban landed in governor house in eastern Kunar province. The incident happened while a holy Quran completion recitation program was underway. Taliban fired a mortar on Assad Abad center on Monday morning that hit …
Read More »Five security force members killed in Kandahar blast
AT News KABUL: A roadside bomb blast took the lives of five Afghan security forces and wounded three others in Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province. The wounded includes police chief of Zhiri district. Provincial Police Spokesman, Jamal Nasir Barikzai said the incident occurred on Sunday evening in Mirakhwar …
Read More »Roadside bomb leaves former district chief dead
AT News KABUL: A former district chief for Ghulran district in western Herat province was killed in a roadside bomb shortly after he handed over the responsibility to the newly appointed district head, officials said on Monday. Provincial Governor, Abdul Wahid Qatali said that the incident took place on Sunday …
Read More »Editorial: What an illusion
Since the process of US troops withdrawal from Afghanistan has begun, the Taliban, a group the Afghan government is trying to seek peace with, and other terrorist groups are now daydreaming with false impressions that they are closer than ever to a military victory. This mindset indeed is dangerous and …
Read More »Govt. considers curfew to tame third-wave of COVID-19
Afghanistan recorded 210 new cases of coronavirus and six deaths in the last 24 hours AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health is planning to impose night curfews, border closures with Iran and Pakistan and suspend flights from India in a bid to prevent the third wave of Covide-19 …
Read More »Afghan, Pakistani forces exchange fire at Kandahar crossing point
AT News KABUL: Reports say that Afghan and Pakistani troops opened fire at each other on Monday morning at a crossing point in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province in the south. Officials in Kandahar confirmed the Monday clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces, saying it occurred in the Loqman …
Read More »China support a stable Afghanistan
Experts believe that China as one of the world’s powerful countries can play a vital role in the Afghan peace process AT News KABUL: As the U.S. led international forces are preparing to leave and the concerns rising on deterioration of situation, China has reiterated strong support for sustainable peace …
Read More »We are preparing for withdrawal: Gen. Miller
We will hand over our bases to the Afghan security forces, US commander Gen. Scott Miller says AT News KABUL: The United States has begun withdrawing process of its troops from Afghanistan, the country’s top commander said on Sunday. “We will hand over all our bases to the Afghan security …
Read More »Politician suggests transitional administration to ‘pass war era’
AT News KABUL: Ahmad Wali Massoud, a political figure believes that the country needs a transitional administration to what he says “pass the war era to peace”. He wrote on Facebook on Sunday that the country’s critical situation explains that the current government was facing an impasse in both war …
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