AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 31 new positive cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 38,200 across the country, the health ministry said on Tuesday. 162 suspected patients were tested, in which 31 of them came positive, the ministry’s statement said. 10 cases …
Read More »13 Taliban militants killed in Kandahar
AT News KABUL: At least 13 Taliban militants were killed and 12 others wounded during a crackdown carried out by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province, defense officials said on Tuesday. The Ministry of Defense in a statement said that a group of Taliban was gathered who were …
Read More »After three years of campaign, activists win to include mother’s name on national ID cards
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan cabinet’s law committee on Tuesday approved the proposal of inclusion of mother’s name in the national identity cards. The decision was made after some women activists and female MPs demanded the inclusion of mother’s name in the official documents besides father’s name. These activists launched the …
Read More »UK calls for negotiating settlement to end war in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The UK has called on the Afghan warring sides to take the current peace opportunity to end the war through negotiated settlement. “There is an historic opportunity to bring an end to the conflict through a negotiated settlement with the Taliban. To realise this, the violence …
Read More »Ending hunger and poverty amid Covid-19’s impacts will require leveraging agricultural technology, innovation, and partnerships
By QU Dongyu Global hunger has been on a regrettable rise in recent years, and despite Asia’s economic clout, the continent — home to more than half of the world’s undernourished — has not been spared. Now Covid-19 is leading to a slowdown of regional economic growth and further threatening …
Read More »US reiterates support to Afghan security forces in wake of talks with Taliban
AT News KABUL: The United States of America is standing firm in supporting the Afghan security forces in the wake of peace talks with the Taliban group. US NSA Robert O’Brien in a telephonic conversation with President Ashraf Ghani has emphasized the early start of intra-Afghan negotiations. “NSA O’Brien had …
Read More »Taliban car bomb kills three security forces in Paktia
Afghan security forces killed two Taliban fighters in ten minutes after they started shooting at them AT News KABUL: The Taliban insurgents conducted a car bombing followed by a brief gunbattle against a military base in eastern Paktia province on Tuesday morning, killing at least three public protection forces. Five …
Read More »Kabul calls on Islamabad to halt fencing, building military installations along Durand Line
AT News KABUL: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Haneef Atmar on Monday met with Pakistani delegation, lead by Foreign Secretary Sohial Mahmood in Kabul, where they discussed important mutual issues. During the meeting, Atmar stressed the need to halt rocket shelling from the other side of the Durand Line in …
Read More »Paris reiterates support to Afghan peace quest, ceasefire
AT News KABUL: Acting Foreign Minister, Mohammad Haneef Atmar, spoke with the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, where they discussed key issues related to the Afghan peace process. Mr. Atmar thanked the French people and government for their continuous support and cooperation with Afghanistan over the past …
Read More »Eight provinces at risk of rainstorm
AT News KABUL: The government warns of flash floods in eight provinces, a warning following deadly flooding in 14 provinces that killed and injured scores of people. Ahmad Tamim Azimi, spokesman for the ministry of disaster management, said Monday that according to the meteorology reports, flood would target provinces of …
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