AT News KABUL: The recent surge in violence and the attacks targeting civilians and, among them, journalists, clergy, human rights activists and prosecutors are unacceptable and this has to be stopped in immediately move, said the EU Delegation in an agreement with EU Heads of Mission based in Kabul. They …
Read More »Nearly 1k media staffers infected with coronavirus
AT News KABUL: A research conducted by the NAI, supporting the open media in Afghanistan, has showed that at least 953 Afghan media workers have been infected with Coronavirus since the virus has spread countrywide. According to NAI, six media workers have lost their lives battling the virus. Head of …
Read More »Flash flood leaves four children dead in Parwan
AT News KABUL: A fatal flash food in Shiwari district of central Parwan province has left four children of a family dead and one another wounded, local officials said on Tuesday. Provincial Governor Spokesperson, Wahida Shahkar said that the flood flowed as a result of heavy rain in Sufikhil village …
Read More »41 civilians killed in five days of warfare
AT News KABUL: At least 41 civilians, including women and children, were killed in the latest wave of attacks across the country in the last five days, the human rights commission said on Tuesday. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has expressed its deepest concern over the increase of civilian …
Read More »Afghanistan sees drop in covid-19 cases
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has reported fewer coronavirus cases on Tuesday after the health ministry recorded 279 new cases in the last 24 hours that brought the total tally to 31,517 across the country. 12 patients have lost their lives battling the virus and 197 others recovered during this period, …
Read More »Afghan forces blamed for civilian casualties in Helmand
AT News KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has blamed the Afghan security forces for killing of over 20 civilians in a mortar attacks in Sangin district of Helmand province. “UNAMA’s initial impartial findings indicate Afghan National Army mortars inflicted heavy civilian casualties Monday at market in …
Read More »Over 80pc of poppy cultivates in Taliban-controlled areas
AT News KABUL: More than 80 percent of poppy is cultivated in the areas controlled by Taliban militants, who gain plenty of incomes from drug product and trade, interior ministry says. Mohammad Hashem Ortaq, deputy interior minister for counter-narcotics, said Monday that police have launched 4,833 operations against drug traffickers …
Read More »Abdullah trying to reconcile with forlorn party fellows
AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah is making efforts to regain support from the members of Jamiat party after differences emerged when he agreed to work under President Ghani, a move that his party fellows did not want. He has met senior member of Jamiat, Atta Mohammad Noor in which other …
Read More »Civil society activists criticize decisions made by new bank governor
AT News KABUL: A number of civil society activists protested the newly-appointed Central Bank acting governor for his decisions, calling it “questionable”. Ajmal Ahmadi, who had previously served as commerce caretaker minister, has been lately appointed by President Ghani as the caretaker for the Central Bank. Ahmadi fired four senior …
Read More »A ‘wanted criminal’ arrested in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The Kabul police have arrested a ‘wanted criminal’ during a fresh crackdown to help boost security of the city. Anti-crime cell of Kabul police conducted a purposive operation, in which the head of a criminal gang was detained in PD 2nd, said Kabul Police Spokesman, Ferdaws Farmarz. …
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