AT News KABUL: The 203 Shaheen military corps says that at least 53 Taliban militants were killed by army in the past 24 hours. The operations took place in the districts of Dawlat Abad, Shirin Tagab and Kohestan of Faryab province as well as the Sholgari, Chemtal and Chahar Bolak …
Read More »Landmark hotel owes $168m to Afghan govt.
AT News KABUL: The ministry of information and culture says that an international five star hotel in Kabul owes them 168 million dollars. The Kabul Serena luxury hotel in the heart of the city is a government property. The Aga Khan Foundation rented the hotel in early 2000s. Now the …
Read More »Bodies of Afghan refugees drowned in Turkey flown to Kabul
AT News KABUL: The bodies of 29 Afghan refugees who drowned in a Turkey river, arrived in Kabul on Wednesday. Omar Saboor, head of Kabul International Airport, said that the bodies were handed to their families. A boat transporting illegal refugees from different nations including Afghanistan sank one month ago …
Read More »Use of natural resources banned in Bamyan to protect environment
AT News KABUL: Local government announced ban of the natural resources in the mountainous province of Bamyan to maintain plants and prevent the damage of environment. Officials in Bamyan in the center of Afghanistan said Wednesday that the plants growth is slow there because it is surrounded by mountains and …
Read More »Endemic corruptions force traders to block standard authority in Herat
AT News KABUL: Some members of the chamber of commerce and industry, and traders’ community have staged protests and blocked the gate of the national standard authority in western Herat province over endemic corruption. Herat traders accused the standard authority of committing frauds and extorting the commercial trucks that import …
Read More »Afghanistan records 112 new cases of covid-19
AT News KABUL: With 112 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 35,727 coronavirus cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said that out of 377 suspected samples, 112 were reported positive. According to the ministry, 43 positive cases were recorded …
Read More »Badakhshan: Excessive poaching forces fish species into extinction
AT News KABUL: The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) local office says that excessive and improper fishing has endangered a number of fish species in northeastern Badakhshan province. According to NEPA’s officials, both illegal armed persons and ordinary people were complicit in hunting out of proportion. They described usage of …
Read More »Afghanistan between negotiations; Peace leads to stability
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has been stuck between war and negotiations—a peace deal is a possible diplomatic triumph but also a possible disaster as the reconciliation process faced deadlock. There is much work to be done in the parts of the Afghan government and the Taliban group to succeed in …
Read More »Ghani-Abdullah spokesmen at odds
AT News KABUL: The High Council for National Reconciliation said that remarks made by the spokesman of the President Ashraf Ghani over the formation of the reconciliation council has shown his lack of awareness from the power sharing agreement signed between Ghani and Abdullah. Faridon Khawzon, spokesman for the high …
Read More »Freed Taliban prisoners return to battlefield
AT News KABUL: A Taliban fighter recently freed from the Afghan government custody as part of peace efforts – was rearrested in the battlefield marching against the Afghan security forces in Kofab district of northern Badakshan province. Provincial Police Spokesman, Sanaullah Rohani had identified the militant as Shirullah also known …
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