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By Dr QU Dongyu The UN’s food agency was born in the wake of catastrophe. Three quarters of a century later, its mission has been made more relevant to the world at large by another global scourge.   I won’t deny it: when I took over as Director-General of the …

By: M. Parwiz Arian KABUL- Afghan security forces prevented a car bomb attack in Kabul city, after they succeeded to identify and seize militants’ car, full of explosives in east of Kabul city officials said Thursday. The red-colored corolla car, laden with explosives and was intended to be driven into …

By M. Parwiz Arian KABUL: President, Ashraf Ghani and other senior officials including 1st VP Amrullah Saleh Thursday attended the funeral ceremony of Afghan air force pilots and crew members, who were martyred in a choppers collision on Wednesday in southwestern Helmand province. The AAF service members were killed in …

By M. Parwiz Arian KABUL: A senior Taliban commander, who is believed to be a member of the group’s Quetta Council, was killed in an ambush by Afghan security forces in southeastern Paktika province of the country, officials said. Mullah Abdul Karim was killed by the security forces during an …

By M. Parwiz Arian KABUL- The United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Thursday warned that the ongoing armed violence in southern Helmand province is undermining the efforts for Afghan peace process as part of which representatives of the government and Taliban are holding negotiations for more than a month …

AT News KABUL: The parliament on Wednesday decided to summon security officials to answer the MPs’ questions about the ongoing clashes in the southern province of Helmand. Parliament Speaker, Mor Rahman Rahmani said that the security officials would be called for an extraordinary session. Meanwhile, acting defense minister Assadullah Khaled …

KABUL: Pakistani Ambassador to Kabul says that his country has decided to simplify visa conditions for Afghans. Mansoor Ahmed Khan said Wednesday that university students and patients would be given priority under the new visa policy. “Issuing of visa stopped because of the Corona virus outbreak, but now we restarted …

AT News KABUL: Nine army soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed into another army chopper during takeoff in Helmand, the Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday, as intense fighting continues in the province. The choppers collided due to technical issues and crashed while they were taking off in Helmand’s …

Insurgents have killed and injured hundreds of civilians in 575 offensives just in 2 weeks AT News Kabul: Afghan government said Wednesday over 251 civilians have been killed or wounded in hundreds of attacks by the Taliban over the last two weeks. In the past 15 days, the Taliban killed …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed sorrow over the civilian casualties and displacement in Helmand province, where intensive clashes take place between government forces and Taliban fighters. Some 5,000 families fled their areas for the fear of their lives as Taliban insurgents attacked the provincial capital of Lashkar …