AT News KABUL: Authorities at the ministry of finance said that New Kabul Bank (NKB) would be integrated with the National Bank of Afghanistan and the technical and legalization works have been underway. Shamroz Khan Masjidi, a spokesman for the ministry said that the merger of these two banks was …
Read More »Taliban denies meeting govt. representative in Qatar
AT News KABUL: Based on some reports a top government official has flown to Qatar to meet the Taliban representatives to ask them not to discuss the formation of an interim government and not put it on the agenda of the intra-Afghan negotiations. But the Taliban denied meeting them and …
Read More »Afghanistan records 40 new covid-19 cases in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: With 40 newly infected in the past 24 hours, now Afghanistan officially has 37,759 coronavirus cases since the outbreak of the virus started around six months ago. The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said that out of 162 suspected samples, 40 were reported positive. 28 positive …
Read More »Afghan forces kill 31 Taliban rebels in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: At least 31 Taliban insurgents were killed and 28 others wounded in multiple military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country. A group of Taliban planned to attack Afghan security forces checkpoint in Ghazari, Badghisi, Khanaqa and Anbig villages of Khwaja …
Read More »Amani era; golden time of Afghanistan’s foreign policy
By Ehsan KABUL: Even after passing one hundred year from the era of Afghan Champion Ghazi Amanullah Khan, who inherited crown from his father King Habibullah Khan and then succeeded victory on Britain Empire, it seems that his era was one of the golden and astonishing eras of Afghanistan’s foreign …
Read More »Water scarcity is novel challenge in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The foundation of Muhammod Tarzi Think Tank of the Academy of Science of Afghanistan held a meeting to confer the novel challenges of water shortage in Afghanistan. Head of the regional research center of the Academy, Sarwar Ahmadzai said that water management is one of the priorities …
Read More »Abdullah assures to make no decision against Afghans’ wills
AT News KABUL: Abdullah Adullah, chairman of the high council for national reconciliation says that the government would make no decision against the people’s wills. He said on Tuesday that the government and people of Afghanistan have proved their goodwill for peace, adding that now it was Taliban’s turn to …
Read More »14 rockets hit Kabul on Independence Day
AT News KABUL: 14 rockets crashed in different parts of Kabul city including the presidential compound Tuesday morning while government officials were celebrating the country’s 101st Independence Day. Tareq Aryan, interior ministry spokesman said that the rockets hit mostly residential areas in the police districts of 1, 2, 9 and …
Read More »Intra-Afghan talks only way to end war: Karzai
Former President Hamid Karzai’s message on Independence Day AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai issued a message on the 101st Independence Day. The message reads: Dear fellow Afghans, brothers and sisters! I would like to congratulate the 101st Independence Day of our homeland to all proud men and women …
Read More »Government halts release of Taliban prisoners
AT News KABUL: The Afghan government has suspended the Taliban prisoner release process. The government says it has released some 6,000 Taliban prisoners so far, but the group has not fulfilled its commitments. Apparently, the key reason for the suspension is that the Taliban did not release government hostages held …
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