Ghazni, an important city of Afghanistan does not only have a historical identity but is known for historical towers and remaining capital of great Islamic Caliphate. Even from this city, King Mahmood had not only ruled Afghanistan but almost of sub continent along with several parts of Persian Gulf and …
Read More »Afghan cricket falls prey to politics
By Sayed Niyam Alami The Afghanistan national cricket team, being relatively nascent, has been through many ups and downs throughout its 18-year modern history. The team secured official test status in June 2017 after playing a decade and a half of top-class international cricket. Afghanistan is now the 12th test-cricket-playing …
Read More »Taliban dig trenches on vital highway: Faryab residents
AT News Report KABUL: The Taliban fighters have dug trenches on road that links northern Faryab province to the adjacent Jawzjan province, making trouble for transportation, locals said. The group has dug holes in ‘Number One Highway’, which located in the Shirin Tagab district of Faryab province. The Highway is …
Read More »Qatari hospitals to treat tens of Afghan children with heart hole disease
AT News Reports KABUL: The Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) with cooperation of the Qatari Red Crescent Society has entitled 141 children suffering from heart hole disease for treatment in the Qatari hospitals. According to a statement released on Sunday by the ARCS, the heart holes affected children would be …
Read More »HPC unhappy with Mullah Baradar’s ‘unhelpful’ presence in peace negotiations
AT News Report KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) on Sunday claimed that the presence of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as the second in command in Taliban ranks in the peace negotiations was not helpful to bring peace to the war-hit country. Mullah Baradar was appointed as the head of …
Read More »Ghani flies to London to discuss Afghan peace, watch cricket game
AT News Reports KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani left Kabul for London on Sunday to discuss peace talks with the country’s officials. He will also watch a cricket match between Afghan and England national teams scheduled to be held in Manchester City. In his three-day visit to London, Ghani is …
Read More »Afghan forces inflict heavy casualties on Taliban
AT News Report KABUL: At least 82 militants were killed and 23 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued Sunday in Kabul, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of Afghan National Police (ANP) and …
Read More »20,000 cases of cancer recorded last year: MoPH
AT News Report KABUL: Officials in the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday during the First Symposium of Breast Cancer said that 20,000 cases of cancer were registered across the country in 2018. A statement released on Saturday by the ministry, quotes deputy minister Feda Mohammad Paikan as saying …
Read More »Billions of dollars smuggled to Iran through official channels
AT News Report KABUL: A reliable source revealed that some four to five billion dollars were smuggled to Iran from Afghanistan through official channels in 2018. The amounts were smuggled through borders in western Herat province. The source added the local officials were aware of the smuggling. The western borders …
Read More »Karzai ‘strongly’ denounces Jalalabad terrorist attack
AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai, strongly condemned Thursday’s “terrorist attack” in the eastern city of Jalalabad that killed and injured a number of civilians. In a statement issued Friday, Karzai called on “all Afghans to accelerate efforts for end of war and brining peace through intra-Afghan dialogues.” …
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