AT News KABUL: Officials in the western Herat province have warned of severe drought challenges in the ongoing year as rainfalls have vastly dropped across the province. Head of provincial agricultural department, Bashir Ahmad Ahmadi said that the reduction in precipitation rate would pose serious drought challenges for agriculture and …
Read More »Editorial: Stop Fresh Hostilities
It has been for months now that Afghan government and the Taliban are engaging in peace talks and also continuing fighting around the country. The prolonging war and the recent threat of Taliban to wage war if US did not meet May 1 withdrawal deadline, has appeared the strategy to …
Read More »Afghanistan records 28 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths in a single day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 28 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Sunday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 56,322 cases across the country. The new cases were reported …
Read More »Ministry of Defense’s reaction to Taliban warning; Continuation of war is not the answer
AT News KABUL: The government reacted to a fresh Taliban threat, saying that continuing of war and violence by Taliban only harms civilians. Taliban earlier threatened to intensify violence if the United States keeps troops in Afghanistan beyond May that was expected to withdraw all soldiers under an agreement Washington …
Read More »Police arrests Taliban commander disguised in women clothes in Kunar
AT News KABUL: Officials in the eastern province of Kunar say that security forces recognized and arrested a Taliban commander disguised in women clothes. In a statement, provincial governor’s office said that the arrested commander was identified as Malek Jan and was arrested along with four his comrades; Provincial Governor …
Read More »Healthcare instructions not observed in schools
AT News KABUL: The new educational year just began this week in the country’s provinces with cold weather where schools are open in spring and summer. But a number of students say that healthcare orders are not observed in their schools while the Corona virus still takes victims from people. …
Read More »Mohib calls on Taliban not to miss “opportunity for peace”
AT News KABUL: A top Afghan official on Saturday called on the Taliban to come out of their hideouts and engage in meaningful talks in order to take full use of the current opportunity for peace. The National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib called on the Taliban to not miss the …
Read More »20 Taliban rebels killed in latest raids
AT News KABUL: At least 20 Taliban rebels were killed and 14 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Saturday. The Afghan security forces carried out an operation in …
Read More »Editorial: Afghanistan situation has taken alarming turn
After almost 20 years of presence in Afghanistan, the U.S. is seeking a political solution for the longest war in its history, driven from the attacks of 9/11, carried out by the al-Qaeda terrorist network there. The U.S. special envoy succeeded a preliminary peace deal on February 29th of 2020, …
Read More »U.S. blamed for destabilizing China
AT News KABUL: China blames the U.S. for trying to destabilize the situation in Xinjiang state of the country. The Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesman, Hua Chunying on Saturday afternoon in a press conference played a video of former chief of staff of former secretary of state, Colin Powell, who was …
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