Preserve social distancing—avoid handshakes, hugs, and other social gathering as pandemic coronavirus cases jumped to 34 with one fatality By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Afghan health authorities have suggested more protective measures to prevent the spread of pandemic covid-19 as the number of spiraling coronavirus have jumped to 34 with one …
Read More »Female mayor survived armed attack in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Zarifa Ghafari, a female mayor of Wardak province has survived an armed attack while she was on her way to work in PD 5th of capital city, Kabul on Sunday afternoon. Ghafari said she and her driver escaped the attack unarmed but the bullets had stroke into …
Read More »Afghan forces push back Taliban attack in Kunduz, killing 27 rebels
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have repelled Taliban attack in northern Kunduz province, and killed 27 Taliban fighters, said security officials on Sunday. The Taliban armed insurgents attacked parts of Khanabad and Dasht-e-Archi districts in Kunuz on Saturday night that pushed back in a defensive posture by Afghan …
Read More »Kapisa attack leaves four security forces dead
AT News KABUL: Local officials in northern Kapisa province said that Taliban have killed four members of the public uprising forces in Nijrab district. Police Spokesman Shayiq Shorish said the incident took place on Friday evening in Afghania village of the district. Meanwhile, some sources, who wished to go …
Read More »‘Commercial ports open with all neighboring countries’
AT News KABUL: As the price of foodstuffs have jumped to sudden spike amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the ministry of transportation has said that all commercial ports with neighboring countries have remained open for transit trucks. Last week, to avoid the spread of covid-19, Pakistan has closed its two …
Read More »5,000kg explosives seized in Samangan
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have seized a truck full of explosives, and detained one person in northern Samangan province. Operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) had seized a truck full of 5,000-kg explosives during a preemptive crackdown in Dasht-e-Alasha area of Hazrat Sultan District of …
Read More »Herat laboratory begins covid-19 tests
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday said the covid-19 tests is now available in laboratory of western Herat province—it will help accelerate the fight against the pandemic virus that has killed 100,000 globally so far. “The current samples are under process in the laboratory,” Spokesman for …
Read More »Karzai condemns attack on security forces
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai has strongly condemned an attack on the army and police forces in the southern province of Zabul. More than 20 soldiers and police were killed Friday when their joint checkpoint came under attack by gunmen in the province’s area of Spina Ghbarga. Nobody …
Read More »Zabul attack the deadliest incident after US-Taliban peace deal
AT News KABUL: The Thursday attack on an army and police joint checkpoint in the southern province of Zabul in which more than 20 soldiers and police were killed, is considered the deadliest security incident since a peace deal was signed late February between the United States and Taliban that …
Read More »Pandemic Covid-19 curable; China to provide medical supplies to Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The Chinese experts have geared up efforts to help and share experiences with 15 regional countries, including Afghanistan, where 24 positives cases of pandemic coronavirus has so far recorded. In a video conference, the experts talked and shared their experiences how to contain the spread of the …
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