AT News KABUL: Afghanistan recorded 36 new cases of Covid-19 and 5 fatties within the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to over 54,595. The new cases were recorded out of 882-suspected samples tested in the country laboratories, the health ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The cases …
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AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has fired his Finance Minister, Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, citing failure on collecting of taxes and incompetence in other areas behind his removal, the Administrative Office of the President said on Saturday. Mr. Arghandiwal received votes of confidence from lawmakers and took charge as Finance …
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By Rabbani Feroz Al Qaeda’s second-highest leader, accused of being one of the masterminds of the deadly 1998 attacks on American embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran three months ago, which has been confirmed by intelligence officials. United States accused Iran of providing new terrorist base for Al-Qaida. After …
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Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday amid lots of demands from his administration both inside America and outside the country. He needs to meet these requests to correct what his predecessor Donald Trump could not or did not want to. One …
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AT News KABUL: Afghan officials are concerned by the deadlock in the second round of the intra-Afghan negotiations being held in Qatari capital of Doha. Deputy speaker of the lower house of the parliament, Mohammad Mirza Katawazai said that there was no progress in the negotiations between the two sides. …
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AT News KABUL: The unidentified gunmen shot three soldiers dead in the western Heart province, local officials said on Wednesday. Provincial Public Health’s Spokesman, Rafiq Shirzai said that four security forces were wounded in the incident. The wounded were evacuated to the hospital, he added. No one asserted the responsibility …
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AT News KABUL: The Public Health Ministry has reported 123 new infections of coronavirus and nine fatalities within the past 24 hours. The news cases come positive out of 2,385 suspected samples. Another 205 patients have fully recovered from the virus during this period of time. The total tally of …
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AT News KABUL: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Haneef Atmar who is in Saudi Arabia to meet the country’s official on issues related to Afghanistan, termed Riyadh’s support essential for peace in the country. Mr. Atmar discussed the bilateral relations, particularly the expansion of trade and economic relations, the ministry …
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AT News KABUL: At least 129 Taliban rebels have been killed and 68 others were wounded in different operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in several parts of the country during the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Wednesday. Afghan security forces carried out the counterattacks in Nangarhar, …
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AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan rejected demands over the release of Taliban prisoners, with President Ghani’s adviser saying that they would not be freed “under no circumstances”. After Ghani release 5,000 Taliban prisoners under pressures from a Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) in 2020, the group is now insisting …
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