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By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: More Afghan soldiers were killed and injured in Afghanistan in the past week than during any other week in the past two decades of the conflict, according to security authorities, an uptick in military deaths amid strenuous efforts for peace talks. National Security Council on Monday …

By Ehsanullah Zirak Corruption is a catalyst for weakening a state, and eventually this catalyst threatening the survival of any nation-state where this social – economic and political phenomena does exist. Transparency, accountability and amenability are the core principles of every democratic government. When there is transparency at any society, …

AT News KABUL: At least 42 civilians, including women and children, were killed and 105 others were wounded in the violence Taliban committed across 18 provinces in the past one week, said the National Security Council on Sunday. The spokesman to the NSC, Javid Faisal, said 42 civilians were killed …

AT News KABUL: A number of unidentified armed men attacked Hafiz Abdul Qayum, the governor of the eastern Nuristan province, killing one of his guards, and one another wounded. Qayum, who confirmed the incident, said that the attack occurred in the nighborhood of Kabul, Mahipar on Sunday early morning, while …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations in Afghanistan is gravely concerned by recent deliberate attacks on healthcare personnel and facilities, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new special report released on Sunday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) presents the findings of its monitoring of …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 409 fresh covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 28,833 cases across the country. 12 patients lost their lives to the virus and 472 others recovered during this period. The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said that out …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 31 Taliban fighters in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, ministries of defense and interior said on Sunday. The Taliban received casualties after the Afghan security forces repelled their attacks, in which 16 other Taliban …

By Maqsood Rezayee  In developing and developed countries, cities are facing rapid urbanization. Rapid urbanization is accentuating urban challenges, mostly leading to urban sprawl, uncontrolled and unmanaged development of cities, and development of informal settlement. Afghanistan is not exempt, where the rapid urbanization impacted large cities of Afghanistan with the …

AT News KABUL: Sima Samar, state minister for human rights and international relations is feared that the Taliban prisoners recently released by the government would likely retake arms and start fighting against the government troops. She says that the government lacked a mechanism to prevent Taliban from returning to war …

AT News KABUL: The deadly coronavirus has overshadowed negotiations expected to be held between President Ashraf Ghani’s administration and the Taliban to end the longstanding war, NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan, Stefano Pontecorvo said. “A number of members of government and Taliban negotiating teams have been infected with the …