AT NEWS Taliban say the prisoner release process of the Afghan government inmates from militants’ jails will continue in future as a gesture of goodwill although the process has not been coordinated as a prisoner swap with the Afghan government. The group’s political spokesman in Qatar, Suhail Shaheen says they …
Read More »Women’s voice in water resources management in South Asia, a myth or a lived reality?
By NAJIBULLAH LOODIN The concern of gender inclusion in water management has been evolving since decades. The first international attempt to recognize the issue of gender in natural resources management policy happened in 1970s via “Women in Development” (WID) approach. It was later used by international organizations such as the …
Read More »Virus lockdown could plunge millions into poverty
AT NewsKABUL: The rate of poverty is expected to jump 60 to 70 per cent within three months due to threats of the Corona virus, ministry of economy has predicted.Kabul and other major cities are in full quarantine for three weeks as the virus is spreading. Government and private businesses …
Read More »Having to pay bribe, inmates denied jail release amid virus
AT NewsKABUL: Inmates in Parwan province prison say that jailors demand bribe to sign their freedom documents, despite a presidential decree that allows them leave jails because of the fear of Corona virus.Some 500 prisoners who enjoy the presidential order for freedom, said Monday that their jailors ask them to …
Read More »Taliban violates peace deal amid growing attacks
AT NewsKABUL: The Ministry of Defense has said that the Taliban have been continually violating their peace deal with the United States and intensifying attacks against the Afghan security forces.Rohullah Ahmadzai, a spokesman for the ministry said that despite the Afghan security forces had owned a defensive position; the insurgent …
Read More »Covid-19 cases reach 665 in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: At least 58 covid-19 cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, brining the tally of the pandemic to 665 in Afghanistan with warning from health officials to take the virus seriously and observe the period of quarantine to help stop the wild spread of the …
Read More »Ghani, Abdullah may be inching toward another power-sharing deal`
AT News Kabul: The Partnership and Stability Electoral Ticket is supposed to receive the decision-making authority with respect to 50 percent of governmental positions, divulges an unofficial draft of a likely power-sharing agreement between President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah that went viral on social media. Going from hand …
Read More »Government withholds contractors’ payment
AT News KABUL: The contractors of the National Statistics Department say they had not been paid since December. Some 300 people are working as contractors at the digital ID section and said Sunday they had to work without payment for four months. The statistics department confirms the problem, promising to …
Read More »World helps Afghanistan in fight against coronavirus
AT News KABUL: The international community assists with Afghanistan to fight the spread of Corona virus, a global threat, ministry of finance said. Shamroz Khan Masjedi, spokesman for the ministry, said Sunday that the European Union and other countries would donate 220 million dollars to the government of Afghanistan for …
Read More »Kabul releases fourth batch of Taliban prisoners
AT News KABUL: Government of Afghanistan has released another batch of Taliban prisoners after three batches of 300 inmates were set free over past week, according to officials. The National Security Council has published pictures of the freed prisoners, saying the Taliban inmates have been released based on their age, …
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