AT News KABUL: Afghanistan won a seat at the United Nations Commission on Status of Women for a four-year term, said Afghan embassy to the UN. Afghan Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Adela Raz, called the membership of the commission a “historic victory”. This is the first …
Read More »First-half imports from Pakistan drop 44%
AT News KABUL: New trade figures show record lower Afghanistan imports from Pakistan of goods plunging by 44 percent year on year during first half of this year, because of the pandemic lockdowns and closure of trade gates by Pakistan. “Afghanistan’s imports from Pakistan dropped drastically, all due to Pakistan …
Read More »17 men sentenced to prison in connection with drug trafficking
AT News KABUL: At least 17 drug runners found guilty of drug trafficking and have been sentenced to years behind bars. A statement issued by the Courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that seven drug traffickers were sentenced to 2-30 years’ incarceration after examining their dossiers by the …
Read More »Two ‘beheaded’ in tumultuous Shakardara, governor says
AT News KABUL: Two people, including a military serviceman and a religious scholar, were found beheaded in Kabul’s Shakardara district, Kabul governor said Tuesday. Dead bodies of a beheaded national security officer and a religious scholar have been spotted in the outskirts of Shakardara district. The service member who had …
Read More »Afghanistan records 43 new COVID-19 cases
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 43 new coronavirus positive cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 38,815 across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday said that out of 232 suspected samples, 43 were positive—29 cases were recorded in Herat, five in Balkh, …
Read More »China mulls including Afghanistan in $62b CPEC
AT News KABUL: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expected to be a game changer in South Asia. As part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), CPEC is a $62 billion infrastructure development project, in which Afghanistan would likely be part of it. This project is aimed to …
Read More »Khalilzad appreciates Pakistan’s role in facilitating intra-Afghan talks
AT News KABUL: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad during his visit to Islamabad thanked and appreciated Pakistan for its important role in facilitating the start of the Afghanistan Peace Negotiations in Doha on September 12. “US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad visited …
Read More »Doha talks aimed at ceasefire, lasting peace; Ghani
AT News KABUL: President Ghani’s office said that the government sent a negotiating delegation to Qatar with the aim of ensuring a lasting peace and cease fire. Sediq Sediqqi, Ghani’s spokesman, said Monday that the delegation from the “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan participated in talks with Taliban only to provide …
Read More »Afghanistan, Taliban negotiators discuss meeting agendas
AT News KABUL: The contact groups of the government of Afghanistan and Taliban negotiating teams began meetings in Qatar Sunday night, during which they discussed the meeting agendas and timetable. The two sides said Monday that they had progresses. But a source in the government who was speaking on condition …
Read More »At least 160,000 killed during Afghanistan war
AT News KABUL: An American research center claims that about 160,000 Afghans have been killed since the US-led international troops invaded Afghanistan by the name of war on terror. The Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, said Monday in a report that 157,000 civilians have been killed in the …
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