AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai called Ashura (Moharram 10th) a day to mark Imam Hussain and his companions’ sacrifices. In a statement issued on the occasion of Ashura, Karzai said Imam Hussain and his faithful companions stood against oppression and tyranny. He said that Imam Hussain’s sacrifices could …
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AT News KABUL: The death toll of a fatal flood in the central province of Parwan has jumped to 129 people, authorities said Friday. But there is still unclear information about the people stuck under the ruins of the floods as the searching teams are trying to find those who …
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KABUL: One person lost his life, another one received injuries in a blast that took place on Saturday night in Kabul, the capital city, police confirmed on Sunday. AT News The blast occurred at around 7:40 pm local time in Qala-e-Mir Abbas in PD 9th of Kabul city after police …
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AT News KABUL: The government’s rescue teams are still searching for the victims of the recent deadly flooding in Parwan province, north to Kabul three days after the disaster. Wahida Shahkar, spokeswoman for the provincial governor, said Friday that the teams found five more bodies that the death toll jumped …
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AT News KABUL: At least 13 members of a family were killed after a vehicle they were traveling in hit a roadside mine in Spin-Boldak district of southern Kandahar province. Provincial Police Spokesman, Jamal Nasir Yousufzai says five men, five women and three children of a single family lost their …
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Once again, the Ashura day (10th of Muharram) is going to be observed across the country with solemnity to pay homage to Imam Hussain (RA) and other martyrs of Karbala amid strict and beefed up security to protect mourners from any untoward incident. On the tenth day of the Islamic …
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Kabul expects intra-Afghan talks to begin next week, but Taliban disagree, opposing talks until all their prisoners freed By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: A peace talk to end the war in Afghanistan has seen moving nowhere; rather has been turning into intricacy by passing each day. Both sides (Afghan government …
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AT News KABUL: 18 former and current officials at the ministry of mines and petroleum charged with ‘illegal jobs’ were referred to the attorney general office, sources in the ministry said Wednesday. Narges Nehan, former acting minister was among the charged people, according to the sources, who called corruption, misuse …
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AT News KABUL: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in a phone call with Abdullah Abdullah chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, invited him to visit Islamabad. Abdullah’s office said Wednesday in a statement that the two sides emphasized on the reduction in violence to pave the way for …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai met on Wednesday with a number of peace activists including politicians and analysts who have been lately threatened to death in a mysterious letter. The peace activists spoke about a space of suffocation dominating in the country, limitation of freedom of speech and …
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