AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Afghan security forces have detained a commander of the notorious Haqqani Terrorist Network on Tuesday in eastern Nangarhar province, a local official said on Wednesday. Attaullah Khogyani, the provincial governor’s spokesman, told TOLOnews that the commander’s name was Momen, also known as Khalid, and he …
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AT News KABUL: The government has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s ban on Hajj performance this year, assuring people who planned for the visit that their chances would be reserved for next year. Saudi Arabia announced that it would ban the performance of Hajj this year for the fear of Corona virus …
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AT News KABUL: Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah, on Wednesday said that his peace efforts will include representatives from across the country to ensure all-inclusiveness of the peace talks with the Taliban. Talking in a video conference of the Europe Peace Institute on Tuesday, Abdullah …
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AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health says that “unauthentic reports” over corruption in this institution, have caused the reduction in the foreign donations. The ministry said to investigate the incorrect reports and would share them soon with the public. Media outlets report of wide corruption in the ministry …
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AT News KABUL: The parliament says it had assigned a team to assess the armed clashes between residents of Wardak province and the nomads over pastures. The decision came after some Pashtoon lawmakers, accused their colleague Ghulam Hossain Naseri of taking arm against the nomads. But other legislators on Monday …
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AT News KABUL: With 234 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 29,715 cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said that out of 651 suspected samples, 234 were positive—a scene of slight reduction for a 6th consecutive day in a …
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AT News KABUL: The outbreak of coronavirus has impinged upon the implementation of major construction projects in the central province of Bamyan, local officials said. The government has stopped Bamyan’s main road and construction projects because of the coronavirus pandemic and its implications. The project of asphalting of 178 km …
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AT News KABUL: Financial implications of the COVID-19 outbreak have been stark and overwhelming for Afghanistan as the Ministry of Finance estimates the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in lost revenue of around $285 million in Q2 of 2020. Acting Minister of Finance, AbdulHadi Arghandiwal, has told VOA that custom revenues …
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AT News KABUL: A former official warns against the successive droughts in the country, calling it a threat for the future of agriculture since deserts are widening as farmlands are being useless. “The deserts are widened day by day as the farmlands are useless, pastures are removed and forests are …
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AT News KABUL: Afghan Health officials said that coronavirus cases have seen a slight reduction for a 5th consecutive day in a row, amid an overwhelming public anxiety that the virus might continue to spread further beyond summer. Deputy Minister of Health, Shafiqullah Shahim, said Afghanistan had only 324 coronavirus …
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