AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed his deepest concerns over the increasing casualties in the recent clashes between government forces and Taliban. “The people of Afghanistan hoped that war ends very soon and peace ensured in the country considering the recent progresses of peace, but unfortunately the war …
Read More »Jam Minaret under threat of extinction
AT News KABUL: The world famous minaret of Jam is in danger of collapse since the nearby river’s water has started overflowing. The UNESCO World Heritage Site built in 1190 in the remote and mountainous province of Ghor. The minaret is located in the bank of the Hari river in …
Read More »Taliban rebels shoot Ghazni cop dead
AT News KABUL: After a longtime military duty, Noorulhaq, an Afghan Special Force Officer was on his way home to Ghazni, while he was pulled out of the car and shot dead by the Taliban militants in central Maidan Wardak province, where the militants have a strong presence. The Taliban …
Read More »Abdullah’s plan now in hands of Ghani
AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah has unveiled a plan for a prospective partnership government and handed it to president Ghani – a blueprint which has sown dissension among his staunch supporters. The plan seeks to establish Abdullah as the head of the Supreme Peace Council based on a political agreement …
Read More »Int’l watchdog fears reversal of Afghanistan gains
AT News KABUL: ‘Reporters without Borders’ is worried about threats looming over Afghanistan’s 2 decade gains. In its global ranking, the international watchdog has reported that freedom of media in Afghanistan has exacerbated as the country is ranked 121st among 180 countries in 2019, slipping down from its 118th ranking …
Read More »Afghanistan has 1,092 confirmed covid-19 cases
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has over 1000 confirmed cases of covid-19 amid fragile health system, underlying the need for a joint work together to bend the curve, flatten it and move into the next step of normalization. Afghan officials are grappling with the spread of the disease and its economic …
Read More »Courts prosecute 396 cases of violence against women
AT News KABUL: As Afghanistan is still tackling with the worst types of social taboos that placed women into caves and out of freedom and rights, the country’s High Court announced that it has covered at least 396 cases of violence against women during last one year. The majority of …
Read More »Karzai saddened over death of tribal elder
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed his deep condolences over the death of national trader and tribal elder Hajji Mohammad Hossain Mohmand. In a message, Karzai called Mohmand a philanthropist and will-wisher of the people and served vulnerable people. Karzai called Mohmand’s death a tragedy, wishing paradise for …
Read More »Two Daesh terrorists arrested in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Two suspected Daesh affiliates—a terrorist group that recently killed dozens of people in separate acts of violence in Kabul – have been detained during an overnight crackdown carried out by Police Special Forces in PD17 of the city. Tariq Arian, spokesman for the ministry of interior said …
Read More »Rebel attacks kill 33 troops, raising questions about Taliban commitments
AT News KABUL: Thirty three Afghan troops were killed across Afghanistan on Sunday in overnight Taliban attacks, one of the deadliest days since a 7 day lull in violence back in February and an immediate and subsequent signing of a peace deal between the U.S. and the Taliban. In a …
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