AT News KABUL: After nearly one-month of break, the Afghan and Taliban negotiators are set to resume peace talks in Doha, the capital city of Qatar today (Saturday), said a member of the government negotiating team. The resumption comes with increased violence, including the targeted killing of Afghan journalists and …
Read More »Taliban faced resistance after illegal distribution of lands to their figures
AT News KABUL: Residents in Nusai district of northern Badakhshan province staged besiegement against the Taliban, after the militants started distribution of local-owned lands to their fellows. Abdulghafar Khangardish, the district governor for Nusai said that the militants have been distributing the lands for 5,000 Afs since last week in …
Read More »Khalilzad stress need for strong support to Afghan peace bid
AT News KABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad said that Washington would continue its support to the Afghan peace process. Khalilzad held a zoom conference with the Afghan foreign minister, Mohammad Haneef Atmar, in which both sides exchanged views on the peace process, the foreign ministry said …
Read More »Afghanistan asks Tajikistan to increase the power supply
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan is conducting negotiations with Tajikistan on increasing the electricity supply. Afghan state-owned utility company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has applied to the Tajik authorities asking to increase the power supply to Afghanistan from 80 megawatts (MW) to 120 MW, Avesta news agency reported. DABS says …
Read More »Helmand Airstrike Leaves Five Members of a Family Dead
U.S. forces in Afghanistan had refuted the Taliban claim of a U.S. strike. AT News KABUL: Five members of a family have lost their lives after their house bombarded by air force in Lashkargah city of the southern Helmand province, a survivor and the residents said. Five more of the …
Read More »Ghani turned into tyrant dictator, lawmakers say
AT News KABUL: The members of parliament accuse President Ashraf Ghani of violating the Constitution, saying he has turned into a tyrant dictator. “We are going to celebrate the 17th anniversary of our Constitution’s approval. This is a unique Constitution in the region but has been violated by the government …
Read More »Modern cameras to be installed in Kabul to improve security
AT News KABUL: The government has decided to install modern and advanced security cameras in Kabul, the capital city, after security has got worse. The First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh, said these upgraded cameras would cover Kabul to help improve security. The project, supported by the NATO’s Resolute Support Mission, …
Read More »Major power outage hits Kabul, 12 provinces
AT News KABUL: Officials at state-owned utility company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) said the Kabul and 12 other provinces are in blackout after the main source of power supply from Uzbekistan has been cut off due to technical issues. The Spokesman, Wahidullah Tawhidi said that technical teams are in …
Read More »COVID-19: 102 new infections, 9 deaths reported in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 102 new positive cases of coronavirus and nine fatalities in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday. These cases came positive out of 1,691 suspected samples during these hours. Afghanistan now officially has 53,105 confirmed positive …
Read More »40 Taliban rebels killed in fresh raids
AT News KABUL: At least 40 Taliban fighters have been killed and 22 others were wounded during latest crackdowns conducted by the by Afghan security forces in southern provinces, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Taliban rebels planned to attack Afghan security forces checkpoints in Zherai and Arghandab districts of …
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