AT News KABUL: China will donate 400,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Afghanistan, said the country’s envoy to Afghanistan. Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu on Sunday met with Dr. Wahid Majrooh, Acting Minister of Ministry of Public Health. “China will donate 400 thousands doses of vaccines to friendly Afghanistan. …
Read More »Taliban Threatens ‘Unprecedented War’ Unless Full Foreign Troops Withdrawal
AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants have threatened to launch an “unprecedented war” in Afghanistan if the United States doesn’t withdraw its soldiers agreed last year in a peace deal Washington signed with the Taliban. The deal that was signed by then president Donald Trump on February 28, 2020, is …
Read More »First Anniversary of US-Taliban Deal; Taliban Demand Release of All Prisoners
AT News KABUL: After one year of a peace deal with the United States, Taliban militants demand the release of their all comrades held in government custody. The US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad signed the peace deal with Taliban’s co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on February 28, 2020 in the Persian …
Read More »Afghanistan Banns Hizb ut-Tahrir Activities
AT News KABUL: The Afghan government outlawed Hizb ut-Tahrir, a pan-Islamist organization’s activities, arguing that it has not been registered by the ministry of justice. Vice President, AMrullah Saleh, wrote Sunday on Facebook that the “government of Afghanistan doesn’t recognize Hizb ut-Tahrir”. He added that any activities of the “unbeknown …
Read More »600 Taliban Rebels Killed Within Three-Month of War in Kandahar
AT News KABULL: Interior Minister, Mohammad Massoud Andarabi said that top Taliban commanders were among the 600 militants killed by the Afghan security forces within the past two and a half months in southern Kandahar province. Minister Andarabi and Defense Deputy Minister Shah Mahmood Miakhil visited Kandahar on Sunday to …
Read More »Khalilzad Embarks On Afghan Peace Mission
AT News KABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad has embarked traveling to Germany, Afghanistan and a number of countries to discuss the Afghan peace process, sources said on Sunday. Talking on condition of anonymity, he said that Khalilzad visited Germany and that he would fly to Qatar, …
Read More »Taliban Plot to Kill a Journalist Foiled in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) have thwarted a Taliban plan to assassinate a journalist in Kabul, top official said on Sunday. The First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh appreciated the efforts of the intelligence forces for arresting the culprit. “I appreciate the National Directorate …
Read More »Three Indicted On Ancient Relics Smuggling Charge
AT News KABUL: Officials in the central Bamyan province said that three people have been detained on charges of smuggling ancient relics in the province. Provincial Police in a statement said that the perpetrators were arrested in a security checkpoint in Aqrabat area of the province. Police confiscated precious and …
Read More »Editorial: Winning the Battle?
One year ago this week, the US and Taliban signed a landmark agreement to pave the road to peace in Afghanistan. Based on the agreement, the Taliban was bound to prevent attacks on the US forces, and Washington will withdraw its remaining troops by May. It also opened a window …
Read More »We Can Put Aside Differences on Negotiating Table: Naderi
AT News KABUL: The State Minister for Peace, Sayed Sadat Mansoor Naderi on Sunday said that differences should be discussed and resolved on the negotiating table. He said that war is no longer the solution and the phase of war has already passed away and it’s time to talk. Speaking …
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