AT News KABUL: A senior member of the Jamiat-e-Islami party, Ahmad Zia Massoud says that peace would not be ensured if President Ashraf Ghani remained in power. Speaking to a news conference on Wednesday, Massoud backed the proposals of a participatory government in which the Taliban group could also offer …
Read More »Karzai Condemns Night Raid in Paghman
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a night raid launched in the Arghandi area, Paghman district of Kabul province, in which three civilians were killed. The former president denounced the attack as a clear cruelty against the people of Afghanistan. In a statement, Karzai said Wednesday that …
Read More »Khalilzad discussed participatory Govt in meetings with Afghan politicians
AT News KABUL: The United States envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad who is in Kabul, has offered his new plan about the Afghan solution to the government and political figures of Afghanistan, an official at the US department of state said. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity, …
Read More »Targeted-Killings of Journalists Threaten Free Media in Afghanistan
These attacks serve one purpose to spread fear and limit the freedom of speech – these evil designs of the anti-media elements must fail By Basir Media is one of the main elements of a democratic society. It reveals and probes truths naturally and impartially. The poisonous circles in a …
Read More »Dozens of Taliban Militants Killed in Fresh Raids
AT News KABUL: At least 42 Taliban militants have been killed and 12 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Wednesday. Afghan Air Forces targeted Taliban gathering in “Kabuliha” village in Qaisar …
Read More »Decrease Rainfalls, Drought Worrying Afghans
AT News KABUL: The severe droughts caused by frequent lack of rainfalls and snowfalls are worrying people in Afghanistan especially in the rural areas where people are mostly engaged in agriculture and livestock breeding. Baz Mohammad is a farmer in Badghis province in the northwest, where he also runs livestock …
Read More »Fog computing a solution for data management in Afghanistan
Dr. Jawid Ahmad Baktash, Abdul Basir Osmany, Mursal Dawodi Faculty of Computer Science, Kabul University Abstract As in today’s businesses the process of acquiring, validating, storing and protecting the data is a critical and vital subject. Therefore, effective data management acts as an important part of organizations IT systems that …
Read More »Three Female Journalists Shot Dead in Nangarhar as Targeted-Killings Continue
AT News KABUL: Three female Afghan journalists were shot dead in Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday as the brazen continuation of serial killings of journalists and the string of targeted-killings continue to take more lives in Afghanistan. The three slain female anchors were working for …
Read More »Five million women Struggling for Job in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Karima Faryabi Minister of Economy said that the five million Afghan women needed job opportunities. In the wake of March 8, marked as the international women’s day, the Independent Directorate of Local Governance in cooperation with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) held a ceremony in …
Read More »Over 16,000 Afghans Receive COVID-19 Vaccine in One Week
AT News KABUL: More than 16,000 people have been immunized against the Corona virus just one week since the vaccination program was launched in Afghanistan. Gholam Jilani Niyazi, head physician in Herat provincial hospital said Tuesday that most of those vaccinated are healthcare personnel including himself. Niyazi, 54, continued serving …
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