AT News KABUL: Landmines and other unexploded ordnances remain hidden killers that threaten lives of thousands of people in different areas of Afghanistan mostly in the rural regions. In latest incident, 14 civilians most of them women and children were killed when a minivan carrying them to a pilgrimage area …
Read More »Floods to hammer parts of Afghanistan amid heavy rains
AT News KABUL: The hydrometeorology department warns that torrential rainfall would cause floods in several provinces. The provinces of Kunar, Nooristan, Panjshir, Laghman and Kapisa have been forecast to be targeted by floods, while the hydrometeorology department says that Kaul, Badakhshan and Nangarhar would witness heavy rainfall. Mohammad Nasim Moradi, …
Read More »Korea, UNHCR construct schools to improve access to education in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: More than 2,200 children will have access to education in Afghanistan appreciation to two schools constructed by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) with the generous contribution by the Republic of Korea. One of the schools located in the Jebrail area, Herat province in Afghanistan’s western region was …
Read More »14 new covid-19 cases recorded in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has seen a sharp decrease in new infections of the covid-19 disease. The Afghan health ministry recorded 15 new cases in the past 24 hours across the country that brought the total tally to 39,268. The Health Ministry on Wednesday said that these cases come positive …
Read More »President Alavi of Pakistan meets Abdullah; We have high stakes in peace; War in Afghanistan troubles Pakistan
AT News KABUL: Pakistani President Aref Alavi met Afghanistan’s point man for peace Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday and reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the Afghan peace negotiations, despite fears that Islamabad is banking on Kabul’s desperation for peace to woo Afghanistan for its own cause. In the third and last day …
Read More »Afghans need to feel peace to believe it; NATO
“PPIEDs killed or injured more than 100 civilians in August alone. Stop using these illegal improvised landmines. This is not the road to peace,” UNAMA says. AT News KABUL: NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, Stefano Pontecorvo says all the Afghans need to feel the benefits of peace to believe …
Read More »Khalilzad in Doha to undo Afghan peace gridlock
U.S. point man for Afghanistan returned to Doha to mediate between Afghan and Taliban peace delegations to reach an understanding on a roadmap for future peace talks AT News KABUL: US point-man for peace has returned to Doha, the capital city of Qatar, where the Afghan peace team and the …
Read More »Afghanistan to reopen schools amid fears of virus spike
AT News KABUL: The government announced to reopen all state-run school on October 3rd across the country, while the threats of Corona virus pandemic are not completely removed. All government and private schools and universities remained closed for five months because of the epidemic threats. The universities reopened in early …
Read More »Danish says Taliban must gain Afghans’ trust
AT News KABUL: Second Vice President Sarwar Danish called on the Taliban to start building trust and gaining confidence of the Afghan nation, warning that Afghans will never backpedal on their past gains. Speaking in a ceremony to mark International Day of Access to Information, Mr. Danish said that preservation …
Read More »Karzai saddened over civilian casualties in Daikundi
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed deep sorrows on civilian casualties in Daikundi province. At least 14 civilians most of them women and children were killed and another three wounded after their vehicle struck a roadside bomb early Tuesday in Soleiman Abad village of the Kejran district, according …
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