AT News KABUL: After a longtime military duty, Noorulhaq, an Afghan Special Force Officer was on his way home to Ghazni, while he was pulled out of the car and shot dead by the Taliban militants in central Maidan Wardak province, where the militants have a strong presence. The Taliban …
Read More »Abdullah’s plan now in hands of Ghani
AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah has unveiled a plan for a prospective partnership government and handed it to president Ghani – a blueprint which has sown dissension among his staunch supporters. The plan seeks to establish Abdullah as the head of the Supreme Peace Council based on a political agreement …
Read More »Int’l watchdog fears reversal of Afghanistan gains
AT News KABUL: ‘Reporters without Borders’ is worried about threats looming over Afghanistan’s 2 decade gains. In its global ranking, the international watchdog has reported that freedom of media in Afghanistan has exacerbated as the country is ranked 121st among 180 countries in 2019, slipping down from its 118th ranking …
Read More »Gen. Miller says fighting covide19 pandemic impossible as violence continue
AT News KABUL: The U.S. and NATO lead mission top commander, Gen. Scott Miller has said that fighting the pandemic coronavirus outbreak in Afghanistan is nearly impossible if there is no halt in violence in the country. Speaking to an American TV’s Public Broadcasting Service, Miller said “It’s something that …
Read More »Editorial: Synergized approach required
Against the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic’s death toll soaring, with the US topping the list, President Donald Trump has attacked China once again by questioning whether it was a “mistake that got out of control” or a crisis that was started deliberately. Surprisingly, he warned that Beijing would face consequences …
Read More »Afghanistan has 1,092 confirmed covid-19 cases
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has over 1000 confirmed cases of covid-19 amid fragile health system, underlying the need for a joint work together to bend the curve, flatten it and move into the next step of normalization. Afghan officials are grappling with the spread of the disease and its economic …
Read More »Courts prosecute 396 cases of violence against women
AT News KABUL: As Afghanistan is still tackling with the worst types of social taboos that placed women into caves and out of freedom and rights, the country’s High Court announced that it has covered at least 396 cases of violence against women during last one year. The majority of …
Read More »India hands medicines to Afghanistan amid fight against COVID-19
AT News KABUL: Indian Embassy to Kabul on Monday handed hundreds of thousands of tablets donated by New Delhi to the ministries of defense and public health. India has donated 500,000 Hydroxychloroquine and 100,000 Paracetamol tablets to Kabul with the aim of fighting the Corona virus. Indian Ambassador Vinay Kumar …
Read More »Karzai saddened over death of tribal elder
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed his deep condolences over the death of national trader and tribal elder Hajji Mohammad Hossain Mohmand. In a message, Karzai called Mohmand a philanthropist and will-wisher of the people and served vulnerable people. Karzai called Mohmand’s death a tragedy, wishing paradise for …
Read More »Two Daesh terrorists arrested in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Two suspected Daesh affiliates—a terrorist group that recently killed dozens of people in separate acts of violence in Kabul – have been detained during an overnight crackdown carried out by Police Special Forces in PD17 of the city. Tariq Arian, spokesman for the ministry of interior said …
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