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AT News New report by SIGAR says that Afghanistan is on the brink of a major public health crisis Corruption remains widespread across multiple sectors and remains an area of concern Major General removed from role due to findings of corruption and theft, remains employed Shoddy construction on critical infrastructure …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed deep condolences over the killing of Pashtoon activist Arif Wazir. Arif Wazir, the cousin of Ali Wazir, another Pashtoon activist in Pakistan, died Saturday after being injured in an armed attack in Waziristan. Karzai expressed his sympathies with Wazir’s family and friends, …

AT News KABUL: At least 23 Afghan migrants are alleged to have been killed by Iranian border troops, witnesses say. The Afghans who were trying to cross the border illegally, were arrested by Iranian border guards and were drowned. Shah Wali, an eyewitness quoted by 8am daily, said Saturday that …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan government has freed over 7,000 prisoners to avoid the spread of pandemic coronavirus and protect prisoner health condition. The Detention Center’s Management said that the inmates have been freed based on President Ashraf Ghanis’ decree signed as a gesture of the Afghan Mujahideens’ victory against …

AT News KABUL: The lack of trust and disunity among the Afghan leaders are seemed to be unabated, as there are different stands among the Afghan leaders towards formation of an inclusive government. President Ashraf Ghani and former Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah’ office has said that they have reached an …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Nearly 400 Afghan civilians have been killed and over 500 others received injuries in different act of violence carried out by the Taliban group in the past few weeks, security official said on Saturday. Civilian casualties surged after the Taliban fighters had intensified attacks in different …

AT News KABUL: At least three civilians were killed in a motorbike bomb blast in Mehtarlam, the capital city of Laghman province on Saturday morning, local official said.  The bombing occurred near a prison in the city, provincial governor spokesman Assadullah Dawlatzai said. “The target was Haji Noor Mohammad, the …

The number of positive cases of COVID-19 is increasing rapidly in Afghanistan in spite of the fact that the government has enforced lockdowns in major cities. The current staggering tally in the country hovers around 2,469 positive cases, with 72 deaths and 310 recovery cases from the disease so far. …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan Health Ministry on Saturday said it has recorded 179 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 2,469 across Afghanistan. Kabul was hit worse as out of 179 cases, 75 of it were only in Kabul, underling the need …

AT News KABUL: Afghan Scientists at Kabul Medical University (Abu Ali Ibn-e-Sina) have succeeded to make ventilator with the available materials in the country’s markets to help covid-19 patients. Doctors will use ventilator for the coronavirus patients with critical condition. The in charge scientists are capable of making one ventilator …