Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said that it has recorded 1075 new cases and 67 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. Out of 3,717 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 1,075 were reported positive, the ministry said. The total …
Read More »Power Pylons blown up in Parwan
AT News KABUL: An imported power pylon was blown up in northern Parwan province on Sunday morning, said Da Afghanistan BreshnaSherkat (DABS). DABS said the incident happened in Jangal Bagh area of Parwan. Head of the energy and water department of Parwan, Rohullah Sajid said that four bombs were placed near …
Read More »Badghis provincial councilmen defect to Taliban
AT News KABUL: Two provincial council members had joined the Taliban command in the northwestern province of Badghis, top official said on Saturday. Provincial Governor Hesamuddin Shams named these two members of the provincial council as Fareed Akhizai and Khan Jan Zafar. Ariana News TV published pictures that shows Fareed …
Read More »Coronavirus; 813 new daily cases recorded
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday recorded 813 new cases of COVID-19 and 86 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry, the new cases come positive out of 2,855 suspected samples tested during the same period of time. The …
Read More »Ismail Khan forms own militia against Taliban
AT News KABUL: A former Jihadi leader, Mohammad Ismail Khan vows of mobilizing thousands of armed forces to fight the Taliban in western Herat province as the insurgents have recently made rapid territorial gains across the country. Khan officially declared the People’s Resistance Movement of western Afghanistan in consultative meeting …
Read More »Afghanistan records 1,092 virus cases, 62 deaths
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 1,092 new cases of coronavirus and 62 deaths in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The new cases come positive out of 3,481 suspected samples in the past 24 hours. Another 1,062 patients have fully recovered during these hours and …
Read More »Battle rages as Taliban storm provincial town
AT News KABUL: Taliban fighters attacked the Qala-e-Naw city the provincial capital of the least-developed province of Badghis in the northwest on Wednesday. There were conflicting statements from local officials. Provincial Governor Hesamuddin Shams on Wednesday before noon admitted that Taliban have all six districts and the battle was going …
Read More »Police nab Taliban recruiter in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The recruitment in-charge of the Taliban was arrested in a pre-plan operation carried out by the police Special Forces in Kabul, officials said on Wednesday. Police Special Forces conducted the operation in the outskirts of Mussahi district of Kabul on Tuesday night, the ministry of interior said …
Read More »Govt to media; ‘Don’t cross red lines’
AT News KABUL: The government calls on the media to take care of the law and national interests in reporting, warning to punish those media outlets who ignore the demand. “The media and journalists need to observe the red lines and should not misuse the freedom of speech,” said justice …
Read More »Pakistan closes Torkham over virus fears
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan has closed a key crossing point with Afghanistan and has not given any time frame for its reopening. Pakistan Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad announced that the Torkham terminal will be closed starting July 6, until further guidance from the National Command and Operation Center …
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