Afghanistan Times
By Javier Delgado Rivera On Thursday, the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council made public a comprehensive report put together by this body’sAnalytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. This 24-page paper focuses on the most recent developments of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals …
Read More »Private media accused of refusing taxes to govt.
AT News KABUL: The ministry of information and culture claims that 2,000 media outlets all private did not renew their work permits and pay taxes. Mohammad Saber Mohmand, spokesman of the culture ministry, said on Sunday that some of the media companies owe for their taxes for the past 10 …
Read More »Afghan air corridor exports decrease by 70pc
AT News KABUL: The export of Afghan goods via air corridor has 70 percent decreases, according to the chamber of commerce. The chamber on Sunday called the reason of the decrease high quantity of the goods via air corridor that has been affected by flight cancels to Afghanistan. Khan Jan …
Read More »AGO staffers detained on bribery charges
AT News KABUL: Four personnel of the attorney general office (AGO) were detained on charge of taking bribe, the office said. These people were detained in the Lalpour district of Nangarhar province in the east and their charge was demanding 36,000 Afs bribe, according to a statement issued by the …
Read More »Women back to work at raisin factories in Parwan
AT News KABUL: Female workers of raisin cleaning factories have returned to their jobs in Parwan province, home to tens of thousands of vines, where most of people are busy in grapes and raisins business. The factories were closed like other businesses due to the Corona virus-related lockdown. Now, the …
Read More »Dead body of kidnapped female police officer found in Ghazni
AT News KABUL: The dead body of a female police officer, abducted by the Taliban, was found in Andar district of central Ghazni province, local officials said on Sunday. The officer, whose body was found on Saturday, was working at the provincial detention center affairs. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Wahidullah Jumazada …
Read More »Taliban says freed prisoners won’t rejoin battlefields – are they?
Taliban accuses Afghan govt. of recapturing released prisoners AT News KABUL: The Taliban has asked their freed prisoners to stay at home and pin down from returning to the battlefields, a concern enveloping by the Taliban as the Afghan government rearrested some freed prisoners on the spot fighting against the …
Read More »Covid-19 cases in Afghanistan climb to 36,157; death toll at 1,259
AT News KABUL: The coronavirus cases in Afghanistan saw a rise of 121 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 36,157, according to the Afghan health ministry. The death toll due to the virus rose to 1,259 with 12 new fatalities being reported in the last …
Read More »Taliban infiltrator kills 4 public uprising forces in Uruzgan
AT News KABUL: A Taliban infiltrator went on a shooting rampage and killed four members of the Uprising Forces in Tarinkot, the provincial capital city of Uruzgan province, officials said. The incident took place on Sunday morning at 04:00am local time at the uprising forces checkpoint in the north of …
Read More »16 civilians killed per day in Afghanistan, human rights body claims
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission claims that the recent increased insecurity has caused the killing of averagely 16 civilians each day across the country. “Our assessments indicate that averagely 16 people who have no role in the clashes are killed every day around the country. 630 …
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