The regional countries have to join hands in countering terrorism in all its forms and manifestation. The threat of religiously motivated terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda, Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh and ETIM is undeniable and it could pose major risk if ignored. It won’t be robust all …
Read More »COVID-19: 63 new cases, five deaths reported in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 63 new coronavirus cases and five deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached 56,517 cases. The new cases come positive out of 2,014 …
Read More »Continuation of acting ministries lead to widespread corruption: Lawmakers
AT News KABUL: The parliament criticizes continued acting in President Ghani’s cabinet, calling for an end to this process as it expands corruption. The members of parliament said in their Wednesday session that the acting ministers are illegally occupying the posts as they were found unqualified by and failed to …
Read More »AIHRC calls for ex-football federation head’s arrest
AT News KABUL: The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) says former head of football federation Keramuddin Karim should be immediately arrested and tried. Karim is a wanted for raping girl footballers when in office a few years ago. The human rights commission criticized delay in Karim’s arrest would strength …
Read More »74 Taliban fighters killed in nationwide ops
AT News KABUL: At least 74 Taliban militants were killed and 38 others were wounded during latest operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Wednesday. The Afghan security forces conducted anti-Taliban operations in Laghman, Ghazni, Wardak, Helmand, …
Read More »17 Haqqani terrorists killed in Khost
AT News KABUL: At least 17 key members of Haqqani Terrorist Network were killed during latest raids conducted by the Special Forces of National Directorate of Security (NDS) in southeastern Khost province. Sabil Hamdi, a key commander of the terrorist group was among killed terrorists in the preemptive operation carried …
Read More »17 Haqqani terrorists killed in Khost
AT News KABUL: At least 17 key members of Haqqani Terrorist Network were killed during latest raids conducted by the Special Forces of National Directorate of Security (NDS) in southeastern Khost province. Sabil Hamdi, a key commander of the terrorist group was among killed terrorists in the preemptive operation carried …
Read More »It will be ill-advised to follow double standards in counter-terrorism: China
Foreign troops should withdraw from Afghanistan in a responsible and orderly way, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said AT News KABUL: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended the ninth Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process via video link said, “While some of us could not attend the Conference …
Read More »UN role in peace talks stressed in Tajikistan conference
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday in a Twitter message that in the Asian Heart Conference held in Tajikistan, participants “stressed the UN role in inclusive Afghanistan peace talks”. The country’s foreign minister, Zarif said that there was “extensive talks at the Heart of …
Read More »Pakistan reiterates continued support for a political end to Afghan conflict
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan would continue to support a peaceful and stable Afghanistan through a political instead of a military solution to the conflict. In his address at the 9th Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) Ministerial Conference in the Tajik …
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