AT News KABUL: The Hairatan business port has resumed functioning after being closed for eight months due to the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic, officials said Monday. Head of the Afghanistan Entrepreneurs Board, Haji Agha said that the establishment of Hairtan port with Uzbekistan has been beneficial and put a …
Read More »Key Daesh member killed, another detained in Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: The IS-K or so called Daesh’s kangaroo court judge was killed and another key member was detained in an operation carried out by the operatives of the National Directorate of Security in eastern Nangarhar province. Provincial Press Department in a statement said that Mohammad Nabi known as …
Read More »87 new infections recorded in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 87 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 40,287 throughout the country. The Ministry of Public Health said Monday that these cases came positive from 523 suspected samples tested during this period. 25 new cases were …
Read More »Watchdog urges government to improve treatment of criminals
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has called on the government to treat the criminals with good and measurable manners. The commission in a statement expressed frustration on the rise of insecurity and criminal activities around the country, saying that the government is obliged to take tremendous …
Read More »Two women killed in rocket attack in Uruzgan
AT News KABUL: Two women of a family were killed when a rocket crashed on their house in the southern province of Uruzgan, local officials confirmed. The incident occurred late Saturday in Zartal village of the Dehrawood district. Provincial Spokesman Ahmad Shah Sahel said Sunday that the house belongs to …
Read More »Police chiefs appointed for 100 districts
AT News KABUL: Amid escalating violence across the country, the government has appoints new police chiefs for 100 districts in 29 provinces as part of plans to ramp up security. During an introduction ceremony on Saturday, President Ghani said the new police appointments will help boost law enforcement and police …
Read More »Face-mask mandatory to contain spread of covid-19
AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health said that wearing masks would be compulsory in crowded areas and government departments. This comes as the Afghan officials in a recent event of the Afghanistan Football Premier League didn’t wear masks. The acting minister of the public health was also among …
Read More »Afghanistan condemns Taliban ‘sabre-rattling’ in Helmand
AT News KABUL: A recent string of militant attacks on the Helmand province and the fighting which entered its 11th day has given the Afghan government’s negotiating team the jitters, prompting their scorns for the group’s ‘sabre-rattling’. The Afghan delegates say the Taliban attacks on Helmand and Badakhshan have impinged …
Read More »Karzai condemns civilian casualties in Ghor attack
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a terrorist attack in the central province of Ghor that left tens of civilians dead and injured. At least 13 people were killed and nearly 100 more wounded in Sunday attack. Karzai denounced the attack as an oppressive act that shows …
Read More »13 dead in car bombing in Ghor
Civilians are in dire straits amid a cascade of insurgent attacks across the country. It seems peace talks buoyed the Taliban and ceded them unbridled liberty to do the opposite of what they had to By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: At least 13 people, mostly civilians, were killed and 100 others …
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