AT News KABUL: The ministry of finance says about large corruption in the custom offices, saying that 40 per cent of incomes are wasted. Shamroz Masjedi, the ministry spokesman, said Monday that incorrect tariffs and changing of goods in the custom offices reduce the custom incoming. However, he said that …
Read More »Car bombing in Kandahar kills 8, wounds 35
AT News KABUL: At least eight people were killed and scores injured when a car filled with explosives detonated in the southern province of Kandahar, provincial officials confirmed. The explosive-laden car was detonated close to a police headquarters late Sunday in the Maiwand district, district governor Obaidullah Khan said. Khan …
Read More »We are back – but it’s not the same
By Aisha Khurram Walking with shaky knees and a racing heart, I entered the northern gate of my University, as I got closer to my faculty, I stood there for a while- staring at the shattered windows and bullet-stricken walls of my faculty’s building. Tension was ebbing from my body …
Read More »University students protest ‘worsening security’
AT News KABUL: Scores of Kabul University students protested the deteriorating security situation, calling for death punishment for the perpetrators of this week’s attack against their fell-w-students. Two terrorists affiliated with Daesh group on Monday stormed a building at the Kabul University, opening fire at the students. More than 20 …
Read More »Eight civilians killed in Ghazni mortar attacks
AT News KABUL: At least eight civilians were killed when three mortar shells landed near residential houses in Naw Abad area in the city of southern Ghazni province on Sunday evening, provincial officials confirmed. Blaming the Taliban for firing mortar shells, provincial governor Wahidullah Juma said seven more civilians received …
Read More »Arghandab district cleared of Taliban
AT News KABUL: Afghan security forces wiped out Taliban from Arghandab district of Kandahar province after weeks of heavy fighting that left dozens of insurgents killed and wounded. Spokesman for Kandahar Governor, Bahir Ahmad Ahmadi, said that the Taliban had placed improvised explosive devices in certain areas in Arghandab and …
Read More »Kabul slams Taliban for ‘weakening’ peace process
AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan blamed Taliban for “weakening” the ongoing peace process by intensifying attacks. President Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi said increasing of attacks disappoints the people of Afghanistan. “Increasing violence and Taliban’s attacks jeopardizes peace process and disappoints both Afghans and international community. Unfortunately, after the …
Read More »Afghanistan lashes out at Pakistani cleric for ‘preposterous’ remarks
AT News KABUL: The ministry of foreign affairs strongly condemned Pakistani cleric Maulana Hamid Ul Haq’s statement that supported Taliban as “stupid, irresponsible and violence remarks”. Haq had earlier said that the government of Afghanistan should surrender to Taliban. The ministry also criticized the remarks in a letter to the …
Read More »Afghanistan records 126 new covid-19 cases
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 126 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 42,159 cases throughout the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Sunday. The ministry statics show that out of 463 suspected samples, 126 were reported positive – 51 …
Read More »Municipality demolishes Cinema Park
AT News KABUL: Municipality authorities began on Saturday demolishing the archaic complex of Cinema Park as part of development plans to urbanize downtown Kabul, civic officials said. This is as Vice President Amrullah Saleh had already announced that demolition of Cinema Park would begin this week. Spokesman of Kabul Municipality, …
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