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 …
Read More »Over 100 land mines defused in Baghlan
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have neutralized over 100 land mines during operations in Baghlan province in the past four months, officials said on Monday. Baghlan Police Press Disk Security Head, Naqibullah Yosufi said that the Baghlan anti-terrorism cell succeeded to discover and defuse 118 anti-vehicle and anti-personnel …
Read More »Torrential rains and flash floods threatens millions
AT News KABUL: The ministry of state in natural disaster management said that lives of over seven million people are in danger due to fatal floods flashed across the country during last month as the level of rainfalls have been in high summation. Ahmad Tamim Azimi, spokesman for the ministry …
Read More »Coronavirus infections surpass 1,000 as lockdowns continue
AT News KABUL: Authorities said that at least 30 new covid-19 cases were recorded in Afghanistan that brings the tally to 1026, despite a slightly strict lockdown in some of the big cities across the country. Spokesman for the ministry of public health, Wahidullah Mayar said, “15 cases in Kabul, …
Read More »Abdullah finalizes his partnership gov’t plan
AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah who has defied the ruling administration’s legitimacy for months has finalized his plan for a partnership government. The post-election rift between Afghanistan’s political rivals seems nearing an end as Dr. Abdullah’s aides are hinting at the finalization of a plan that would set the motion …
Read More »Thousands reeling after govt’s embarrassing grain distribution
AT News KABUL: Residents of Kabul city criticize the government for what they called slightly donation of foodstuff during the quarantine days. Kabul is in a lockdown for four weeks now and the government extended the day-time curfew for another three weeks for the fear of Corona virus outbreak that …
Read More »24 civilians killed in Afghanistan’s unabated violence
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s security situation seems to be in retrograde spin after a hiatus in violence back in February. National Security Council has reported widespread scourge of Taliban violence. Taliban terrorists have killed 24 civilians over the past week, said NSC spokesman Javid Faisal. In Taliban’s unceasing violence countrywide, …
Read More »Coronavirus infections near a thousand
AT News KABUL: The pandemic cases of covid-19 have jumped to nearly 1,000 in Afghanistan—a virulent disease with rapid infection among the people in such a country where its people yet to take it seriously. Ministry of Public Health on Sunday informed of 66 new positive cases in Kabul, Balkh, …
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