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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan obtained membership at the UNESCO Executive Board in a competitive process as a result of a constructive series of negotiations and effective efforts of the Permanent Mission in UNESCO and ISESCO, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. At the UNESCO’s General Conference-40th …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Uzbekistan and Afghanistan’s aviation authorities have agreed to open flights from Mazar-e-Sharif to Tashkent, Trend reports citing the press service of Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Transport. The agreement was reached during negotiations which took place in the Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif. Regular flights will be operated by Afghanistan’s …

AT News Report KABUL: At least four people lost their lives and three others received injuries in two separate traffic accidents in northern Samangan province, an official said on Friday. Provincial Police Spokesperson Munir Rahimi said two motorcyclists died when their bike collided with a lorry on Thursday evening in …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The dead bodies of 28 Afghans who died in a traffic accident in neighboring Iran have been transferred to southeastern Nimroz province, officials said Friday. At least 28 Afghan nationals were killed and another 21 people were said to have been injured in the collision when …

AT News Report KABUL: First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum has denied a meeting with the ministers of finance, Energy and Water, Mines and Petroleum along with the head of “Brishna Power Company”. In their trip to open a power substation in northern Jawzjan province, the acting Ministers of Finance, …

AT News KABUL: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay said that Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) “are increasingly strong and capable. Speaking at an event titled “The Role of NATO in the Afghan Peace Process” hosted by the Afghanistan Institute of Strategic Studies (AISS) in Kabul, …

AT News Report KABUL: Wahid Muzhda, a prominent political analyst has been shot and dead by two armed men on Wednesday late evening in PD 7th of Kabul city, security officials confirmed. “Wahid Mujhda, a political analyst was on his way to Mosque nearby Russian embassy, that being attacked by …

AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive and presidential hopeful, Abdullah Abdullah has called on the international organization to support the transparent election in Afghanistan, praising their aids and supports in conducting the Afghan presidential polls. “Although there is legitimate concern within the Afghans and international organization over the election, but …

AT News Report KABUL: Fighters loyal to the Daesh terrorist group are moving from Nangarhar province (their main haven) to its neighboring provinces of Kunar and Nooristan in the east, members of parliament said. The representatives from eastern provinces in the parliament, said in their Wednesday session the transfer took …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed hope that a prisoner exchange took place this week, could help the end of war and be the beginning of a durable peace in Afghanistan. Taliban freed an American and an Australian citizen held in their custody for three years on …