AT News KABUL: The increased cases of violence and targeted killings of Afghans particularly civilians have concerned the European Union, who call for immediate stop of the “killings of Afghans”. “If some parties don’t like the term ‘ceasefire’, call it truce, cessation of hostilities, moratorium, silent period. Whatever the semantics …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said that Afghanistan has earmarked 26 million US Dollars from the exports and sales of saffron in the current Persian year. The ministry’s spokesman, Akbar Rustami, said Sunday that 21 tones of saffron were produced this year compared to …
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AT News KABUL: At least 36 Taliban insurgents have been killed and five others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province in the past 24 hours. Taliban rebels planned to attack security checkpoints in Kohak, Jawi Lahor and Dasht-e-Bolan areas of …
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AT News KABUL: A drug trafficker has been arrested and 60kg hashish was seized from him in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Sunday. The members of the Afghan National Police succeeded in arresting a drug runner with 60kg hashish in PD 9th in Jalalabad, the provincial capital city of …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 38 new positive cases of coronavirus and four fatalities in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday. With these new cases, Afghanistan now has 55,059 officially confirmed cases across the country. 1,648 suspected samples have …
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UN agencies warn economic impact of COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific – Child and maternal diets particularly vulnerable The economic impact of COVID-19 on the world’s most populous region is threatening to further undermine efforts to improve diets and nutrition of …
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AT News KABUL: Kabul on Saturday rocked with two blasts, in which a civilian lost his life and four others received injuries, Kabul Police said. The first expiation as a result of a sticky bomb occurred in the Pul-e-Compnay area in western part of the city, in which one person …
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By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The Ariana Afghan Airlines, the country’s largest airline and serves as the country’s national carrier, has planned to expand regional and international operations despite Covid-19 crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically decreased airline traffic across all routes in the world, including Afghanistan, and had a negative …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 13 new positive cases of coronavirus, a sharp decrease in new infections in the past 24 hours throughout the country. According to the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), no patients have lost their lives to the virus during the same period of time. The …
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AT News KANDAHAR: At least three civilians were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, security officials said. Provincial Police Spokesman, Jamal Nasir Barakzai said the blast occurred on Saturday morning in the Salihan Chiman area of Panjwai district. “A child is also among …
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