AT News KABUL: Northern Badakhshan province still does not have any suspected cases of the novel coronavirus, provincial health director said – a surety that came from findings of mobile health teams dispatched in 7 districts bordering Tajikistan. This is two days ago, authorities had said that borders to Tajikistan …
Read More »It’s better for Taliban to renounce violence: Interior Minister
AT News KABUL: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have the utmost capability to defend their country and to further pressurize the Taliban fighters, interior minister said on Thursday. Speaking in an event highlighting ‘challenges and opportunities for sustainable reform in the ministry of interior’ organized by Afghan Institute …
Read More »Netherland supports Afghan enterprises
AT News KABUL: The Netherland embassy in Kabul has launched an inventiveness titled ‘Orange Business Network’ – an initiative supporting the Afghan enterprises in start-up and phase-up fields of business. The embassy in a statement on Wednesday said that it has hosted an event regarding Orange Business Network, where Minister …
Read More »Qaisari arrest was illegal; House delegation
AT News KABUL: A delegation appointed by the lawmakers to probe the arrest order of militia commander in the north Nezamuddin Qaisari, says that the order was illegal. Ali Akbar Qasemi, a lawmaker and member of delegation, said Wednesday that they assessed the issue impartially and found that the order …
Read More »Watchdog calls on election panels for impartiality, transparency
AT News KABUL: In a statement on Wednesday, the Election Support Group (ESG) acknowledged the patience displayed by all Afghans awaiting the announcement of presidential election results and notes recent statements by electoral authorities that they will shortly announce important decisions on the appeals adjudication process. “Safeguarding the integrity of …
Read More »Qatar negotiators are Pakistani stooges
Taliban splinter group says their 30,000-strong army is waging war against ‘Taliban Emirate’ militants AT News KABUL: A Taliban splinter commander has said that peace negotiators in Qatar are stooges of Pakistan – amid marathon Washington-Taliban talks to find a solution to the conflict in Afghanistan. Mullah Abdulmanan Niazi said …
Read More »Policewoman shot dead by unknown gunmen
AT News KABUL: A policewoman was killed after a number of unknown armed men had opened fire on her in PD 9th of capital city of southern Kandahar province, officials said on Wednesday. After shooting, the attackers had escaped the area, according to the provincial police department. Nobody has asserted …
Read More »Karzai welcomes Trump’s statements on Afghan peace
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai welcomed the US President Donald Trump’s statements on putting end to Afghan war and ensuring peace in the country. “For the people of Afghanistan who have suffered a lot of problems because of the war, ending war and strengthening of peace are vital,” …
Read More »Karzai’s statement on freedom of speech
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai in a statement, praised freedom of speech as “one of valuable achievements” in the past two decades in Afghanistan, expressing concerns over restrictions to media for access to information. Karzai said that restrictions are against the country’s laws. He said Afghanistan’s flourishing media …
Read More »Government accused of ‘holding right to information hostage’
AT News KABUL: The government has been accused of “holding the access to information law hostage” as it recently emerged important bureaucratic institutions including the presidential palace have avoided conveying information to media. “The government has been very reluctant in implementing the law, and it could be said that the …
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