By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan China consistently pursues an independent foreign policy of peace and conducts friendly cooperation with other countries in line with the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. On this basis, China has diplomatic relations with 179 countries in the world and partnerships of various forms …
Read More »Karzai saddened by JIC head’s murder
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed deep condolences over the murder of Dr. Mohammad Atef Ataye, head of the Jamiat-e-Islah Council. On Tuesday, a magnetic mine attached to the vehicle of Ataye killed him and a civilian in Kabul city. “Dr. Ataye was a propitious person who made …
Read More »Four killed in Uruzgan car bomb
AT News KABUL: At least four Afghan security personnel were killed and three others wounded in a car bomb blast in Southern Uruzgan province, provincial officials said Wednesday. Provincial Governor, Mohammad Omar Sherzad, blamed Taliban insurgents for detonating an explosive-laden car at an Afghan military base in the Chinarak area …
Read More »Karzai condemns Pakistan rocket attacks on Kunar
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned rocket attacks by Pakistani army on the villages of Kunar province. Pakistan military fired 50 rockets on the Shiltan district on Tuesday. Karzai denounced the attacks on the people of Afghanistan as clear violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty, saying it was against …
Read More »Two killed in rising surge of targeted killings
AT News KABUL: Two including a police officer and judicial employee were killed and three others received injuries in target killing attack and a sticky mine blast in capital Kabul and eastern Nangarhar province, official. A police officer was killed and three others received injuries after a sticky bomb attached …
Read More »Daily Covid-19: 57 infections, one death reported in a single day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 57 new positive cases of Corona virus and one anther fighting the pandemic passed away in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 55,231 …
Read More »Government forces pull back from Behsood
AT News KABUL: The government forces have “tactically” pulled back from the Behsood district in Wardak province, provincial officials confirmed, after bloody clashes with the residents that left a number of people killed and injured. Abdul Rahman Tareq, provincial governor claimed that gunmen loyal to a local militia commander Abdul …
Read More »19 Taliban fighters killed in crackdowns
AT News KABUL: At least 19 Taliban militants were killed and four others wounded during operations carried out by Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. Taliban planned to attack Afghan security forces position in Nawa district of southern Helmand, who were targeted by Afghan air …
Read More »A third of terrorism related detainees, claim of being tortured in Afghan custody
KABUL – Allegations by detainees of torture in Afghan detention facilities continue at high rates with the procedural rights of those detained largely ignored, according to the latest bi-annual ‘Torture Report’ released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Geneva-headquartered UN Human Rights Office. Torture and …
Read More »Karzai discusses peace efforts in meeting Kabul elders, provincial council
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday met with the community leaders and members of the Kabul provincial council. The meeting discussed the ongoing situation and progress in the peace process, with the elders and provincial council members emphasizing the national unity and peace as a must. “Peace …
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