AT News Report KABUL: Some 47 per cent of Afghan population is suffering from mental illnesses, the ministry of public health Monday in a report. Conflicting figures are presented as Afghanistan population, with the statistics center recently announcing 30.5 million. Bashir Sarwari, an official at the ministry said that 26 …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least five civilians have been killed and 10 others received injures in an airstrike pummeled Nahre Saraj district in Helmand province on Sunday night, some residents of the southern province claimed Monday. TOLONews quoted some residents, who wished not to be named, said the …
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AT News Report KABUL: Police in northern Balkh province has detained a most dangerous criminal who were involved in many crimes in the city and suburbs. Afghan National Police succeeded to capture a dangerous criminal identified as Shir Bacha in Mazar-e-Sharif city, said Ministry of Interior (MoI) Spokesman Nasrat Rahimi. …
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AT News Report KABUL: Continued focus and effort are essential for building on the progress made in implementing Afghanistan’s anti-corruption strategy, finds a new United Nations report released on Monday. “Fighting corruption remains a truly fundamental necessity in Afghanistan,” said Tadamichi Yamamoto, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan. “The …
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AT News Report KABUL: A son, who has been accused of killing his mother arrested by the National Police on Saturday in northern Sar-e-Pull province, official said on Sunday. The incident took place about a month ago in the outskirt of the province, where a 40 years old mother was …
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AT News Report KABUL: A former aide to the erstwhile president has said that settling the conflict and restoring peace must come before holding elections in bid to stop the unstoppable bloodshed. Shahzada Masoud said this in an interview with Afghanistan Times on Sunday, where he put peace process on top because …
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By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: A number of lawmakers have engaged in physical fighting after verbal clashes in their first day of general session on Sunday over electing new speaker. The newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) after controversial Wolesi Jirga election that marred with plenty of frauds, have fall apart …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Central Bank on Sunday confirmed it had revoked the work permit of Arian Bank, the only Iranian financial institution in Afghanistan. Central Bank officials rejected any political reasons behind the cancelation, saying that Arian Bank failed to meet banking rules and did not play role …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan National Police (ANP) have rescued an abducted man and detained one kidnapper in northern Faryab province, provincial official said Sunday. The Ministry of Interior in a statement said the kidnapped individual was rescued in an operation conducted by the national police on Saturday in …
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AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah says that Kabul was ready to hold talks with Taliban militants, adding that if an agreement reached on peace, the power would be likely shared with the insurgents. “We need to learn to accept each other’s differences including ideological differences and have …
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