AT News KABUL: At least 247 drug runners were found guilty of drug trafficking and were sentenced to years of behind bars in the past one month, officials said Tuesday. A statement issued by the Courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that the drug traffickers were sentenced to …
Read More »Any move to set up “Islamic emirate” would affect financial support: EU warns
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The European Union’s foreign policy chief called for an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan on Tuesday, warning that the country may lose political and financial support from Brussels. Josep Borrell, EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said Tuesday at an Afghanistan fundraising conference in …
Read More »COVID-19 cases, deaths keep rising in Afghanistan
290 new infections, 17 deaths reported in a single day AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded a one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 290 reported over 24 hours, with 17 deaths. With new infections, the total tally of positive cases reached to 45,278 throughout the country, …
Read More »Countless Stories of Happiness in Xinjiang
By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan “Our Xinjiang is a land of wonders. Beautiful scenes extend to the North and South of Mount Tianshan…” Bordering the northeast Afghanistan, the beautiful and richly endowed Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is home to more than 2.5 million people of all ethnic groups. …
Read More »China assures support to Afghan govt. in fight against terrorism
AT News KABUL: China condemned rocket attacks in Kabul, in which 10 people were killed and nearly 50 others were wounded. “We condemn the attacks targeting civilians, mourn the victims and extend sympathy to the bereaved families and the injured, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Zhao Lijian. “China will continue …
Read More »US welcomes ‘positive developments’ in Kabul-Islamabad ties
US point-man for peace Zalmay Khalilzad urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to prevent their territories to be used against each other AT News KABUL: The US welcomed “positive development” between Afghanistan and Pakistan relations, saying that if the development comes into effect, it would be an opportunity to move forward the …
Read More »‘Afghanistan facing an imposed war’
Taliban are in regular contacts with other terrorist groups for arms dealing and even borrowing suicide bombers, says spy chief AT News KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) says that Taliban are in regular contacts with other terrorist groups for arms dealing and even borrowing suicide bombers. Ahmad Zia …
Read More »Editorial: Children are nation’s future
Indeed, children like buds in a garden and should be carefully lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow. In Afghanistan, the gardens of the future are at stake and suffering on a daily basis from ongoing conflict. Decades of war have had …
Read More »Ex-spy chief criticizes Ghani for releasing ‘Pakistani terrorists’
AT News KABUL: Former Spy Chief, Rahmatullah Nabil has voiced criticism of President Ashraf Ghani’s decision to set free Pakistani terrorists. Nabil believes the incumbent President Ghani will pose more problems for Afghanistan. “Unfortunately, besides the Taliban, Ashraf Ghani’s efforts to stay in power have also caused more problems for …
Read More »Father shoots daughter, neighboring boy in “honor killing”
AT News KABUL: A man shot dead his young daughter and a neighboring boy as honor killing in Ghazni province, provincial officials said. The incident took place late Sunday in the Jaghoori district, Wahidullah Jomazada, provincial spokesman said. According to Jomazada, the man who claimed that his daughter was in …
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