AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani is set to announce new steps for peace by next week, he said, which is expected to address the nation on the exact date and venue of negotiations with Taliban. In a video conference with the Atlantic Council, the president expressed optimism for the …
Read More »Afghanistan records 650 new COVID-19 cases
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health says of identifying of 656 new patients of the Corona virus across the country in the past 24 hours.According to the ministry’s statement issued on Friday, the total number of people infected with the virus reaches now to 23,546. It said that …
Read More »Turkey delivers critical medical aid to Afghanistan in response to global pandemic
AT News KABUL: As part of allied responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, Turkey delivered around 75,000 protective masks and dozens of sets of medical equipment, including observation monitors, ventilators, oxygen regulators and concentrators, laryngoscopes, aspirators and aspirator kits, defibrillators, PCR machines, nebulizers and diagnostic test kits to the Afghan health …
Read More »Freed Taliban prisoners returning to the battlefield?
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has released thousands of Taliban prisoners in the wake of a U.S. peace agreement with the militant group in February end. And some of the released militants have pointed to return to the battlefield to fight against Afghan government, in spite of a Taliban commitment to …
Read More »Intra-Afghan dialogue has been our key objective: US envoy
AT News KABUL: The long-awaited talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban Qatar-based members is due to be held in near future after months of delay as it was expected within a week after the US-Taliban peace deal was signed on 29th February. The first round of talks is …
Read More »Taliban still deny presence of al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The Taliban has once again denied that members of Al Qaeda are present in Afghanistan. The denial comes in response to a U.S. general’s remarks suggesting that they still are foreign fighters linked to al-Qaeda terrorist network in Afghanistan. The U.S. Marine Corps General Kenneth Franklin McKenzie raised concerns recently that al-Qaeda …
Read More »Taliban still sends insurgents to Afghanistan, despite US deal
AT News KABUL: After Taliban signed a peace agreement with the United States on February 29th in Doha, it was expected the group will reduce armed violence in Afghanistan and would stop their spring offensives during which the group usually send their fighters back to Afghanistan, after spending winter on …
Read More »Terrorists continue to target religious scholars to sabotage peace bid
By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: For the ages, the people of Afghanistan have been imitating their cultural practice that gives a special respect and solemnity to the Islamic clerics. Besides politicians, these clerics are considered the leading aspects of the society. Even the top political leaders are offering an honor …
Read More »A True Record of the Great Efforts of Human Fighting against COVID-19
By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Recently, the State Council Information Office of China issued a white paper entitled ” Fighting Covid-19:China in Action”, with a length of about 37000 words, to keep a record of China’s efforts in its own fight against the virus, to share its experience …
Read More »Helmand wheat is being smuggled to Pakistan
AT News KABUL: Farmers across Helmand are protesting that the wheat crop is being smuggled to Pakistan with considerably cheap prices. Wheat smuggling has even triggered a spike in flour prices in the southern Helmand province, farmers have said. If the government didn’t pay attention to the issue, they said that …
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