AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: At least six people, including a child and two women, have been killed during a foreign forces’ airstrike in central Kapisa province, a well-placed source confided on Wednesday, whereas the US forces said a probe was ongoing in this regard. A source, speaking on condition of …
Read More »Kabul-Based Think Tank; Afghanistan election in the grip of turmoil
AT News KABUL: The Rana Think Tank during its monthly session comprehensively discussed the status quo of Afghanistan, and the 28th Afghan election—a democratic exercise that marred with widespread frauds and the initial results is not being accepted by many contenders, accusing the electoral bodies of taking side. The key …
Read More »Promoting products at Kabul trade expo
AT News KABUL: Talent Marketing Solution Services (TMSS) in joint venture with Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) has launched three days exhibition to support and promote Afghan goods in Kabul. The exhibition titled “Aleest Afghanist” (Afghan products are the best) launched for three days in Serena hotel in …
Read More »Saffron harvest at record high, 22% rise
AT News KABUL: Afghan authorities say that Afghanistan’s saffron production has been increased to 22 percent comparing to the last year. Recently Afghanistan saffron has been recognized as the best in the world in terms of its quality for the eight consecutive years. “Last year’s saffron corps was 16 tons, …
Read More »Editorial: Seeds of progress
Afghanistan’s young generation needs education now more than ever. Indoctrinating children in peaceful ideology, as well as patriotic sense to work for the development of the country, is something that would help salvage the situation of Afghanistan and thus reverse the effects of the war-like mindset on Afghan youngsters which …
Read More »114 Taliban rebels killed in fresh ops
AT News KABUL: At least 114 Taliban militants have been killed and 24 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …
Read More »Solar power project work halted in Ghor
AT News KABUL: Officials, provincial council and residents in Ghor province say that work on the solar power project had been stopped for seven months, due to unknown reasons. The project was to provide five mega watts of electricity to residents of the least developed province surrounded by high mountains …
Read More »Editorial: The ordeal of combating foreign currency
It’s only natural to perceive that the unending wars have negatively affected Afghanistan’s economy, something that is true to a great extent. Despite the conflicts, our country is still struggling to strengthen its economy through various ways such as working on trade ties with global countries and properly balancing imports …
Read More »Qatar calls for an end to violence in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Doha has emphasized on reduction of violence in Afghanistan and vowed that the ongoing war should be resolved through negotiations and talks. Qatar’s foreign ministry said in a statement that Doha wants the Afghanistan conflicts be solved by discussion. The country has condemned the attack that has …
Read More »Government borrows 30 billion Afs from Central Bank
AT News KABUL: The government has borrowed 30 billion Afs from the Cetnral Bank, members of parliament claimed. The parliamentarians said Tuesday that 15 billion Afs of the borrowed money was transferred to the ministry of finance and another nine billion Afs was being transferred. A source in the parliament …
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