A disturbing and bloody escalation of violence and a spate of full-fledged attacks are taking a devastating toll on Afghan soldiers in the north AT News KABUL: It was another bloody day for security forces in northern Afghanistan with Taliban insurgents killing nineteen more soldiers, pushing army death toll from …
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Afghanistan’s economy predominantly fueled by aid has taken a harsh blow due to the COVID-19-induced lockdown and quarantine, inflicting unprecedented suffering on the impoverished people and further triggering the country into poverty. Overwhelmed by abject poverty and financial pressure, a man was reported to have committed suicide a few days …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 31 Taliban militants in separate operations launched in southern Kandahar province to bear down the group’s onslaughts across the country. Other 20 Taliban fighters were wounded in an overnight operation, said provincial press desk on Wednesday in a statement. …
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AT News KABUL: There are 84 new cases of covid-19 in Afghanistan, bringing the tally to 1,176, said Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday. These cases were recorded in the past 24 hours as the Afghan officials are grappling with the disease with fragile health system. Speaking in a press …
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KABUL: Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic, the European Union has contributed 2.7 million Euros to UNICEF, to support access to education for emergency-affected children and provide life-saving treatment to those affected by acute malnutrition in hard-to-reach areas in Afghanistan. With the unprecedented scope and scale of the pandemic, Afghanistan is likely …
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AT News KABUL: Young man and woman who married last week, refused to celebrate a big party and decided to donate the money to some needy families in Kabul. Mahdi Diwan and Khaterah Akbari, said Tuesday that they helped the vulnerable families with the aim of combating the Corona virus …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed his deepest concerns over the increasing casualties in the recent clashes between government forces and Taliban. “The people of Afghanistan hoped that war ends very soon and peace ensured in the country considering the recent progresses of peace, but unfortunately the war …
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AT News KABUL: The world famous minaret of Jam is in danger of collapse since the nearby river’s water has started overflowing. The UNESCO World Heritage Site built in 1190 in the remote and mountainous province of Ghor. The minaret is located in the bank of the Hari river in …
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AT News KABUL: Acting Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar talked to Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday on the phone. Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the two foreign ministers discussed bilateral relationships and issues such as Afghan migrants in Pakistan, trade and a regional consensus …
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AT News KABUL: US said that Covid-19 is a serious threat to the stability of Afghanistan. “U.S. is providing Afghanistan with more than $18 million in funding for infection surveillance, lab improvements, case management, infection prevention and control and community engagement,” US Department of State said in a statement on …
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