Afghanistan Times
AT News Kabul: The United Nations in Afghanistan on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the attack on its main compound in Herat in which an Afghan police guard was killed and several others injured. The main UN compound in the capital of the western Afghan province of Herat was …
Read More »People should rise against Taliban atrocities; Omar
AT News KABUL: Senior Presidential advisor, Wahid Omar, condemning the killing of popular Afghan comedian, Khasha Jawan, said that the Taliban showed that they are in pursuit of bloodshed. Omar called on people to raise their voice against Taliban atrocities. According to reports, Taliban dragged Khasha Jawan out of his home …
Read More »Govt to build 1,000 commercial greenhouses
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said that plans are underway to build over 1,000 big and small greenhouses in different provinces across the country. The ministry spokesman, Akbar Rustami, said the greenhouse initiative will be completed by this year end. He said that construction work of …
Read More »189 Taliban killed in clashes
AT News KABUL: At least 189 Taliban militants were killed and 138 others wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. Afghan security forces succeeded to kill 189 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Kandahar, Zabul, Herat, Jowzjan …
Read More »Afghanistan records 544 daily virus cases, 62 deaths
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday said that it has recorded 544 new cases of coronavirus across the country over the past day and fatalities are at 62. Ministry said that out of 2,589 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 544 were reported …
Read More »Economic costs of Taliban’s foray; Afghanistan loses $33m in customs revenue
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has lost a staggering $33.5 million worth of revenue in the past month after the fall of seven customs ports in porous borders to the Taliban, officials revealed on Tuesday. Since a month, the government has lost control over Islam Qala, Torghundi, Abu Nasr Farahi, Spin …
Read More »Karzai calls for more efforts for peace
AT News KABUL: Former Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, met with members of the Afghanistan rescue movement on Monday. In this review, the former president called on the government and the Taliban to take away from this foreign war, and through talks, to promote respectable peace in the country and for …
Read More »Dozens of insurgents killed in raids
AT News KABUL: At least 187 Taliban insurgents were killed and 112 injured in military raids by Afghan security forces across Afghanistan over past day, according to officials on Sunday. Afghan security forces killed 187 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Kunar, Logar, Ghazni, Khost, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Faryab, …
Read More »Trade through Chaman crossing resumes
AT News KABUL: A key border crossing with Pakistan reopened on Saturday, giving way to tens of stranded trucks to cross into Afghanistan, less than a fortnight after the Taliban captured Spin Boldak district and its crossing point with Pakistan which temporarily shut trade. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul announced the …
Read More »Afghanistan records 708 new daily cases, 35 deaths
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Monday said that it has recorded 708 new cases and 35 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. Ministry said that out of 2,588 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 708 were reported positive. The total …
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