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Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon reiterates his country’s full support for peace in Afghanistan AT News KABUL: Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation has wrapped up a two-day official visit to Tajikistan, where he held talks in regards to the Afghan peace process with top …

AT News KABUL: Fawzia Koofi, a member of the Afghan peace negotiating team and former Member of Parliament received the prize of Casa Asia among 52 nominees. The prize was granted to Ms. Koofi on December 21 in Madrid. “Fawzia Koofi won the prize for her activities in support of …

AT News KABUL: The Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul said in a bid to facilitate movements of Afghan nationals to Pakistan, the Embassy in Kabul and its Consulates in Afghanistan have ensured implementation of Pakistan government’s new liberal visa policy for Afghan nationals enacted on 29 September 2020 in letter …

Six Afghan journalists killed in two months AT News KABUL: NAI, a media supporting agency says that six journalists have been killed in different incidents in Afghanistan within the past two months. The agency accuses President Ghani’s administration of failing to provide security for journalists. Rahmatullah Nekzad, a stringer for …

AT News KABUL: At least 15 security forces were killed in two attacks carried out by the Taliban insurgents in the provinces of Baghlan and Kunduz in the north and northeast respectively. Sources in the provincial offices said on condition of anonymity that Taliban insurgents attacked two government forces’ checkpoints …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 201 new positive cases of coronavirus and 16 fatalities in the last 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday. Afghanistan now has 51,089 confirmed cases. The new positive cases were recorded out of 1,636 suspected samples, according …

KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Tuesday said that the Afghan National Army (ANA) has managed to prevent destruction of a bridge in Kabul, the capital city. A bomb which was placed by the Taliban militants to demolish a bridge in Abdara area, 19th PD of Kabul, was thwarted …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: China’s new medium-lift carrier rocket Long March-8 made its maiden flight on Tuesday, sending five satellites into planned orbit, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). The rocket blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern China’s island province of …

By Syed Khan Sulemankhil PAKTIKA: If the situation worsens in any part of the country, the first victim will be the children who are deprived from going to school and the people would be forced to leave the area, adding to the IDPs, and definitely will weaken the local economy. …

Most of the people, around the world, have grown up being taught the importance of education. Education goes so much beyond what you think when initially going to schools or universities. This is not only to get a job or make parents happy. In fact, it’s one of the most …