AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Urban Development and Land – MUDL has started the construction work of Jogharafia Boys’ School in Shina Qala village of Sang Takht-o Bandar district and the Taq Mandara School in Mira Mor district of central Daikundi province. Moreover, the Jogharafia School is being constructed …
Read More »COVID-19: Cases rise by 253, another 18 deaths reported in past 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Amidst fear of a second wave of coronavirus, the Ministry of Public Health on Saturday confirmed 253 new infections out of 1,400 simples tested in the last 24 hours around the country. Another 18 patients have lost their lives battling the virus and 138 others have fully …
Read More »Editorial: Are we getting closer to peace?
Are we getting closer to the peace in our beloved country? Passing any optimistic views, it is important to realize that as long as we have conflicting interests, there will be no peace. Unfortunately, as long as there are fundamentally clashing ideologies, peace would be a distant dream. But we …
Read More »High Council for National Reconciliation holds first maiden meeting
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: A number of Afghan leaders and influential figures including former President Hamid Karzai, Jihadi leaders, speakers of parliament’s two Houses (Wolesi Jirga, and Meshrano Jirga) attended the first meeting of the leadership committee of High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), where they stressed the need for …
Read More »Afghan negotiators happy with first agreement in Taliban talks
AT News KABUL: The first agreement Afghan and Taliban negotiating teams reached on the procedure of the intra-Afghan talks, has sparked optimism among the government delegation who hope this could be the first step to take Afghanistan to lasting peace. A member of the government peace negotiation team, Fawzia Koofi …
Read More »Kandahar car bombing kills three policemen
AT News KABUL: A Taliban car bomber targeted a security checkpoint in Arghistan district of southern Kandahar province, killing three police officers and five others were injured. Provincial Police Spokesman, Jamal Barekzai confirmed the blast, saying that the attack occurred on Saturday morning in one of the villages in Arghistan. …
Read More »Pakistan to complete Durand Line fencing despite Kabul’s opposition
AT News KABUL: The Pakistani army says the fencing along Durand Line it had earlier started would be completed “in next two months”. The fencing project which faced strong reaction by Afghanistan takes 2,600 kilometer. Kabul does not recognize the line as official border between Kabul and Islamabad, calling it …
Read More »Police commander killed in Taliban ambush in Paktika
AT News KABUL: A Local Police commander was killed in a Taliban ambush in Urgon district of southeastern Paktika province, officials said on Saturday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Shah Mahmood Aryan identified him as Eid Mohammad who is also known as Mamli. He came under the Taliban ambush while he was …
Read More »US warns Afghan peace talks to fail sans violence reduction
AT News KABUL: The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns that the ongoing peace talks between Afghan and Taliban delegations would fail if the reduction is not reduced. “Violence in Afghanistan is beyond the level. We need to talks on the reduction of violence, I am optimistic. I was …
Read More »Senior Haqqani affiliate detained in Kabul
AT News KABUL: A senior member of the Haqqani Terrorist Network was detained in an operation carried out by the operative of the National Directorate of Security in Kabul. First Vice President Amrullah Saleh in a statement identified him as “Rahmatullah” who is also known as Matiullah, saying that another …
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