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Former President Hamid Karzai saddened by her demise AT News KABUL: A female lawmaker representing Kunduz province, Fatima Aziz passed away due to an illness, the head of the parliament’s secretariat Abdul Qadir Zazai said on Friday. She was 47 and was suffering from cancer for almost a year. According …

AT News KABUL: At least 78 Taliban rebels have been killed and 49 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense officials said on Wednesday. The Afghan security forces supported by Afghan Air …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 23 new COVID-19 infections across the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached to 55,917 around the country. According to the ministry the new cases …

AT News KABUL: The Center for Protection of Afghan Women Journalists (CPAWJ) says they have received and registered more than 100 cases of violence against women journalists in the past one year in 20 provinces. Journalism is a risky job in Afghanistan, but it is believed to be more difficult …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan ministry of education says schoolgirls under the age 12 are not allowed to sing in public ceremonies where men attend. The ministry said in a statement on the social media on Wednesday that reads ban of schoolgirls less than 12 years cannot sing in public …

AT News KABUL: The statistics department said in a statement on Wednesday that issuing of paper identification cards stopped, encouraging people to apply for electronic ID cards. The statement said that it was for better services and preventing of parallel services and to save customers’ times. “The department does not …

AT News KABUL: A militia commander, Abdul Ghani Alipur has purportedly engaged in a deal with the Taliban group, authorities said on Tuesday. Bamiyan Governor Sayed Anwar Rahmati said that there are reports about Alipur’s engagement in an agreement with the Taliban. He cited the remarks in a ceremony held …

AT News KABUL: At least 134 Taliban fighters were killed in armed clashes with the national army in 10 provinces, said a statement issued by the ministry of defense on Tuesday. The statement said that another 65 insurgents were also wounded in the clashes took place over the past 24 …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A U.S.-drafted peace plan for Afghanistan, reviewed by Reuters, calls for the current government to be replaced with an interim administration until a new constitution is agreed and elections held, while a joint commission monitors a ceasefire. The warring parties have long harbored deep objections to …

AT News KABUL: The government has banned riding of unlicensed motorbikes to prevent the subversive and criminal activities across the country, authorities said on Tuesday. The interior ministry said in a statement that the decision was made by the National Security Council. According to the statement the governmental organizations and …