By Dr QU Dongyu The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three quarters of a century later, its mission has been made more relevant to the world at large by another global scourge. I won’t deny it: when I took over as Director-General of the …
Read More »Car bomb attack thwarted in Kabul
By: M. Parwiz Arian KABUL- Afghan security forces prevented a car bomb attack in Kabul city, after they succeeded to identify and seize militants’ car, full of explosives in east of Kabul city officials said Thursday. The red-colored corolla car, laden with explosives and was intended to be driven into …
Read More »President, senior officials attended funeral of army pilots martyred in choppers collision
By M. Parwiz Arian KABUL: President, Ashraf Ghani and other senior officials including 1st VP Amrullah Saleh Thursday attended the funeral ceremony of Afghan air force pilots and crew members, who were martyred in a choppers collision on Wednesday in southwestern Helmand province. The AAF service members were killed in …
Read More »Senior Taliban commander killed in south
By M. Parwiz Arian KABUL: A senior Taliban commander, who is believed to be a member of the group’s Quetta Council, was killed in an ambush by Afghan security forces in southeastern Paktika province of the country, officials said. Mullah Abdul Karim was killed by the security forces during an …
Read More »Ongoing armed violence in Helmand undermines Afghan peace efforts: UNAMA
By M. Parwiz Arian KABUL- The United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Thursday warned that the ongoing armed violence in southern Helmand province is undermining the efforts for Afghan peace process as part of which representatives of the government and Taliban are holding negotiations for more than a month …
Read More »Parliament summons security officials over Helmand conflict
AT News KABUL: The parliament on Wednesday decided to summon security officials to answer the MPs’ questions about the ongoing clashes in the southern province of Helmand. Parliament Speaker, Mor Rahman Rahmani said that the security officials would be called for an extraordinary session. Meanwhile, acting defense minister Assadullah Khaled …
Read More »Pakistan lifts visa restrictions for Afghans
KABUL: Pakistani Ambassador to Kabul says that his country has decided to simplify visa conditions for Afghans. Mansoor Ahmed Khan said Wednesday that university students and patients would be given priority under the new visa policy. “Issuing of visa stopped because of the Corona virus outbreak, but now we restarted …
Read More »5 civilians killed in blasts in Laghman, Herat
AT News KABUL: Bomb blasts killed five civilians in the eastern province of Laghman as well as in Herat province in the west, provincial officials confirmed. The incidents took place on Wednesday, in which another 17 civilians were injured. Three people were killed when a bomb hit a police vehicle …
Read More »Editorial: Kabul, a hotbed of crime?
The residents of Kabul, a capital city filled with nearly six million populations, are deeply worried over armed robberies and aggravated burglaries at gunpoint and they are absolutely left at the mercy of these bag-snatch criminals as the security situation is deteriorating on a daily basis. Their miseries are getting …
Read More »Samangan launches pro-peace bike race
AT News KABUL: A group of bike riders launched a race in Samangan province as a move to announce support for Afghan peace process. Head of Samangan Olympic, Taj Mohammad Khudadad said that 500 Athletes participated in the competition. The competition was supported by some Afghan traders. Khudadad identified the …
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