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AT News KABUL: At least seven members of a family lost their lives after a roof collapsed due to heavy rainfall in the northern Kapisa province, officials said on Saturday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Qais Qaderi said that the accident happened in Zindakhil district of Nibjrab district. The death includes women …

AT News KABUL: The National Directorate of Security provided a former jihadi commander with weapons to fight against the Taliban in the northern province of Baghlan, sources said Saturday. The sources, who wished to go unnamed, said that hundreds of people including public uprising forces and former jihadi fighters have …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the airstrike that killed and injured civilians including women and children in the southern province of Helmand. Karzai denounced the attack as cruel and inhumane act. He called on the ongoing war in Afghanistan only killing of Afghans, asking the two …

AT News KABUL: Afghan top security brass said that Afghan security forces were killed and wounded at least 1,000 Taliban insurgents in recent clashes in different provinces. Speaking in a joint press conference on Saturday, acting defense minister Yasin Zia said that conflicts have been intensified in the last few …

By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan On 6 April, the State Council of China published a white paper titled “Poverty Alleviation: China’s Experience and Contribution”. The white paper reviews the great journey of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to unite and lead the people in fighting and winning …

AT News KABUL: At least 80 Taliban fighters were killed and 59 others wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. “Afghan forces supported by air forces have conducted operation and counter attacks against Taliban rebels in Ghazni, Logar, Zabul, …

AT News KABUL: NAI, a media supporting watchdog expresses concerns over threats made by “the government and Taliban” against the Afghan media outlets. The watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday that it was shocked over the Taliban’s threat to the Afghan media. The Taliban Spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid on Twitter …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned attack on a minibus carrying the health workers in Kalakan district of capital Kabul.  One medic was killed and three others wounded after a minibus carrying the health workers from Kabul to eastern province of Panjshir struck roadside bomb in Kalakan …

AT News KABUL:  Heavy rainfall that caused flash floods in different areas have killed 50 people in several provinces and damaged or destroyed people’s properties and livestock, government officials said on Wednesday. “Following the heavy rainfall, waves of muddy water engulfed 17 provinces, which killed 50 people,” said Tamim Azimi, …

AT News KABUL: The Corona virus outbreak has severely affected the handmade carpet industry, by infecting those involved in the industry particularly the female carpet weavers in Bamiyan province. The carpet weaver women say that they join the carpet industry due to poverty, unemployment and to earn livelihood. Ruqia Hassaini, …