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AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s advisor in a visit to southern Kandahar province introduced the newly appointed officials to the province. Talking to the gathering held to introduce the new officials, National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib said that Ghani brought changes in the government departments to lay out a …

China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new crossroads” and could get back on the right track following a period of “unprecedented difficulty”, Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi has said. Wang, China’s state councillor and foreign minister, said in a joint interview with Xinhua news agency and other …

AT News KABUL: Two people have been arrested after an alleged plot to assassinate a reporter from Gharghasht TV Network in eastern Khost provinces was foiled.   The operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) detained two suspects, who were assigned to target a local reporter. “Haqqani Terrorist Network in …

A peaceful settlement to the ongoing war in Afghanistan may now be within reach. This deadly war is taking a huge toll on the Afghan people. The way to its solution must be found. The way the U.S. reached an agreement with the Taliban, it highly required the Afghan government …

AT News KABUL: The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s recent remarks that no U.S. service member was killed in almost one year, had faced a widespread criticism among the Afghans officials and social media users. A Spokesman for the Presidential Palace, Dawa Khan Minapal said that the reason for …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 203 new positive cases of coronavirus and eight deaths in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday. The total tally has now reached to 52,909 cases around the country. These new cases come positive out of …

AT News KABUL: As part of most recent crackdowns on the criminals, the officers of Afghan National Police have nabbed at least 130 people for various criminal cases in western Herat province. The arrest was made during the past three months, said Provincial Directorate of National Security on Sunday. They …

AT News KABUL: At least 36 Taliban militants have been killed and 13 others received injuries during latest crackdowns conducted in southern Kandahar and eastern Nangarhar provinces in the past 24 hours. The Taliban fighters had planned to attack Afghan security posts in Zherai and Arghandab district of Kandahar, which …

AT News KABUL: U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo backed the American troop drawdown from Afghanistan, saying that every U.S. administration has wanted to drawdown the number of troops in the country. “Logged a lot of air miles to Qatar and Afghanistan and back for talks. Thanks to Mohammed bin …

Eight journalists and media workers were killed and 19 others received injuries in 112 incidents of violence against journalists across Afghanistan. AT News KABUL: The Center of Afghan Journalists registered 112 cases of violence against journalists in 2020. The cases include murders, injuries, physical violence, insults and disgraces, pressures and …