Iran has expelled two Afghan diplomats in retaliation to Kabul’s ousting several Iranian diplomats AT News KABUL: With the new risk of a domestic political fallout in Afghanistan, new dispute is brewing between Kabul and Tehran, with both sacking diplomats of one another. Sources who insisted on anonymity said that …
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AT News KABUL: As coronavirus outbreak is spiraling out of control, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has urged the Afghan government to expedite the release of Taliban prisoners. In a statement, Khalilzad said that prisoner releases have become urgent in the face of coronavirus outbreak. He reiterated …
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AT News KABUL: Local officials in western Ghor province said that three people, who had recently deported from Iran, died after going through an unknown sever disease. Passawand district governor, Hajji Abdulahad had expressed concerns over the possible outbreak of coronavirus in the district, saying that tens of people on …
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AT News KABUL: Washington is intervening between the feuding Afghan leaders to broker a political settlement and end a bickering that is risking falling into nascent peace talks. A close aide to Dr. Abdullah is saying that the United States has been trying to mediate between Ghani and Abdullah. This …
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The spike and outbreak of COVID-19, as 22 positive cases of this new strain of coronavirus have been registered so far across Afghanistan, has resulted in spurring Afghan people to engage in panic buying. Local profiteers availing of the opportunity have increased the prices of edible items and medicines. In …
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Authorities have tightened the crackdown on coronavirus, barred private-owned hospitals from virus testing, shut down restaurants, swimming pools and wedding halls By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health said Wednesday that the private hospitals were not allowed to diagnose the pandemic coronavirus, following announcement of some Kabul-based …
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AT News KABUL: The Presidential Palace has praised the European Union’s offer to the Taliban to observe ceasefire for humanitarian aid amid a pandemic coronavirus outbreak. The European Union’s envoy for Afghanistan, Rolan Kobia in a tweet has called on the Taliban to accept a full ceasefire and stop taxing …
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AT News KABUL: The United States Embassy in Kabul has reportedly asked the US nationals living in Afghanistan to leave the country if they care about their health and security. The Sputnik reported Wednesday that the US embassy had said in a statement that it had suspended consular services in …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US airstrikes in Afghanistan continued at a steady rate in February, despite reaching a peace deal with the Taliban, as counter-terror operations targeted Daesh and al-Qaeda. According to Air Forces Central Command statistics released March 12, in February, US manned and unmanned aircraft dropped 360 weapons—the lowest monthly total …
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Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: Following the Taliban’s statement over its strong standpoint against the malicious terrorist group, IS-K or so called Daesh, the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad – who had signed a peace deal with the Taliban’s deputy leader around two weeks ago in the Gulf …
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