AT News KABUL: At least eight civilians were killed after their vehicle hit in a roadside mine in Musa-Kala district of southern Helmand province. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman Omar Zwak said the incident occurred in Roshan Tawar village of the district. The provincial local officials blamed the Taliban for the blast …
Read More »House hammers Ghani, Abdullah over lingering feud
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Speaker of House of the People Mir Rahman Rahmani hammered Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah on Wednesday for their protracted power-sharing bickering, declaring the Parliament’s intent to broke a reconciliation deal between the feuding leaders. A committee has been assigned to formulate a comprehensive plan and share …
Read More »Abdullah regrets Pompeo’s failure in brokering Afghan election deal
AT News KABUL: Former presidential runner Abdullah Abdullah who lost the polls last year, has expressed regret that the US secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s visit to Kabul did not work as he expected. Pompeo was in Kabul on Monday to help President Ghani and his rival in election Abdullah …
Read More »Taliban sustain heavy casualty in Balkh
AT News KABUL: At least 25 Taliban fighters were killed and 33 others wounded in active defense posture by the Afghan security forces conducted in northern Balkh province. Following enemy attack on the security and defense forces positions in Chamtal and Dawlat Abad districts, the Afghan National Defense and Security …
Read More »Medics suspicious of covid-19 fled Kandahar hospital
AT News KABUL: Talking in condition of anonymity, a source from southern Kandahar’s Maiwand hospital said that two health employees, who were suspicious of coronavirus, have escaped from the hospital. The virus has been spread from a hospitals’ doctor, who was quarantined at the hospital, the source added. The …
Read More »Drastic flood hits Farah
AT News KABUL: Local officials in western Farah said Tuesday that a fatal flaw of flood has hit several villages, killing two children and wounding 10 others. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman Ghulam Farooq Barakzai said the flood flawed in Khak-e-Safid district of the province, where it destroyed a number of houses. …
Read More »Pulling Together to Fight COVID-19, towards a Community of Shared Future for Mankind
By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Positive results have been achieved in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak in China under the leadership of President Xi Jinping. Meanwhile, the global pandemic situation brooks no optimism as confirmed cases continue increasing in many countries. Afghanistan has also seen some confirmed …
Read More »Pompeo’s brief foray to Kabul entails no power-sharing deal
AT News KABUL: The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Monday and met squabbling Afghan leaders in a bid to end the current political crisis which has thrown a wrench in the Afghan peace process. Pompeo returned to US without any power-sharing deal, …
Read More »16 Taliban rebels killed in Kandahar
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed 16 Taliban fighters in southern Kandahar province, local official said on Monday. In addition to that 17 other Taliban rebels received injuries in the attack. The attack came after Taliban fighters attacked security forces checkpoints in Maiwand district of the province. …
Read More »Afghans asked to seriously follow health advice amid spiraling covid-19 outbreak
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The Afghan masses have asked to act seriously on the recommendations of Ministry of Public Health on prevention of the novel and deadly coronavirus thorough the country. The panic has came after a sharp increase in positives cases of covid-19 that so far 40 people infected …
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