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The transit trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been perennially on-again, off-again. Although there is a bilateral agreement between the countries, the constant closure of crossings triggered by strained ties has multiple times led to the suspension of trade. Recent contradictory happenings paint a perplexing picture of the current trade …

AT News KABUL: Afghan Chief Exectuvie Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday met with Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, Bahador Aminian, where discussions surround the Afghan peace talks and regional issues.  During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views over bilateral ties, regional developments and efforts to achieve peace. They also lay emphasize …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan is one of the worst countries for female, where women facing high threats to make their own wish life as they even have to bear the toughest violence as part of the cultural taboos in the society, and they have been set in caves and provided …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters have destroyed around 50 public health centers and blocked over 112 others mostly in eastern part of the country during one year, top health official said on Tuesday. Minister of Public Heath, Ferozuddin Feroz in a press briefing talked about the ministry’s achievements in …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban’s spokesman in Doha said the insurgent group has discussed the next steps for peace negotiations with Americans in their Monday parleys. Suhail Shaheen said in a tweet on Monday that their negotiations with Americans continued till late Monday with presence of the US special envoy …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s Civil Aviation Authority on Monday said the country is raking in an estimated revenue of around $100,000 per day after the biggest international airlines began steering clear of Iranian airspace in wake of the flare-up of Iran’s tensions with the US earlier this month. Following the …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan purchased 14,000 tons for $7.5 million from Kazakhstan from January to November 2019, says a media report. AKI Press reported the central Asian country earned $21.6 million from petroleum exports during the 11-month period. Kazakhstan exported 42,700 tonnes of gasoline — up from 15,400 tonnes …

AT News KABUL: Afghan Air Forces (AAF) conducted airstrikes targeting fighters loyal to the Taliban group in different districts of southern Ghazni province, in which at least 15 insurgents were killed, ministry of defense said on Tuesday.  In the Gilan district of the province, eleven Taliban fighters were killed and …

AT News KABUL: Razo Khan, a resident of Khost province who has lost four members of his family in an operation launched by the Special Force unit of the National Directorate of Security, calls for justice. He said Tuesday that the Special Forces stormed his house in Khost in 2018, …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai in a statement on the occasion of independence activist Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s (aka Bacha Khan) 32nd death anniversary, praised him for his nonviolent battle against violence and extremism. “Pride of Afghans Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a shining star of nonviolent thought, …