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AT News KABUL: The police chief for the PD 17 of Ferozkoh, the capital city of the western Ghor province lost his life alongside his bodyguard in a roadside bomb blast, officials said on Tuesday. Provincial Governor’s spokesman, Arif Karimi said that the incident occurred on Tuesday morning in Kandiwal …
Read More »Karzai saddened by prominent poet’s death
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed sorrow over the demise of Pashto poet Nasim Raz. Karzai said in a statement that late Raz served Pashto language and literature and left around 50 literary works in Pashto. The former president called Raz’s death a tragedy and wished paradise for …
Read More »Saleh strongly react to misbehavior with Kuchis in Panjshir
AT NewsKABUL: The First Vice President Amurullah Saleh Tuesday strongly reacted to thug’s misbehavior with the Kuchi tribe in the northern province of Panjshir. A video went viral on social media shows that Abdul Hassib Khurasani, a fled-thug stopped a group of Kuchis at midnight in a mountainous area in …
Read More »Successful Separation of Conjoined Twins Who Shared a Liver
Kabul, April 18, 2021: A pair of conjoined twins was successfully separated after a complicated and long surgery by Afghan surgeons at French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC). Zuleika and Zainab were born in Herat province of Afghanistan in a low-income family. The parents were expecting twins, but …
Read More »Parts of Ghani-Abdullah political deal yet to be implemented
AT News KABUL: A political deal signed between President Ghani and his then rival Abdullah to end the tensions that had led the country to a crisis, has not been fully implemented yet. Ghani and Abdullah were the frontrunners of the 2019 presidential race. Ghani was declared as the winner …
Read More »Contrasts in Ghani, Mohib statements over U.S. withdrawal
AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s security adviser has recently said that Afghanistan preferred the presence of the American forces for a few more years. National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib made the remarks in an interview with the CBS News. His remarks revealed a contradiction with Ghani’s speech who had …
Read More »65 Taliban fighters killed in series of nationwide military offensives
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 65 Taliban insurgents in a series of military offensives across the country in the last 24 hours, the defense authorities said on Monday. Another 36 Taliban insurgents were wounded in the latest military stings, the ministry of defense said …
Read More »Bombing plot foiled in Kabul
AT News KABUL: A potential bombing in the most crowded area that could wreak casualties, has been thwarted by the Kabul police. A planted mine in Kot-e-Sangi, the most jam-packed area in the PD 5th of Kabul city, was discovered and defused, Kabul Police Press Disk said in a statement. …
Read More »Daily COVID-19 Infections; 221 cases, six deaths
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 221 new cases of coronavirus and six deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Monday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached 63,819 cases nationwide. The new cases were reported positive …
Read More »Faryab Governor introduced in military compound as protestors shut office
AT News KABUL: The new governor of the northern Faryab province, Mohammad Daud Laghmani was purportedly introduced in a military compound after the residents staged rallies on the provincial capital city to prevent Laghmani from going to office. A source, talking on condition of anonymity, said that the residents surrounded …
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