AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: At least 100,000 babies are dying every year as a result of wars according to a new report by save the children international charity, in which Afghanistan listed as among 10 worst countries to be a child. “Increasingly, the brunt of armed violence and warfare is …
Read More »Radio remains key source of information for rural communities
AT News Report KUNDUZ: In its efforts to support public dialogue among Afghans about reconciliation, peace and human rights, UNAMA works closely with local media partners –not just in the provincial capitals but also at district-level. One of the districts where listeners have the benefit of a local radio station is …
Read More »Afghan forces keep pressing militants; 37 killed nationwide
AT News Report KABUL: In the wake of peace efforts with the Taliban group, the Afghan security forces have killed at least 37 of them and wound 14 others in fresh military crackdowns conducted across the country in the past 24 hours. The ministry of defense on Friday said the …
Read More »Whoever uses gun against our nation is our enemy: Mohib
AT News Report KABUL: National Security Adviser, Dr. Hamdullah Mohib says that whoever uses weapons against Afghan people and government, is enemy and Afghans fight “bravely” against enemy. ”The heroic security and defense forces have struggled to ensure security for the people in hard situations,” Mohib said on Wednesday when …
Read More »Security forces kill 24 insurgents
AT News Report KABUL: At least 24 militants have been killed and the same number received injures after the Afghan security forces attacked their hideouts across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Wednesday. In a press release, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the Afghan National …
Read More »Jinsong calls on Karzai
AT News Report KABUL: The China Ambassador to Afghanistan, Liu Jinsong met with former President Hamid Karzai, where both sides exchanged thoughts on the Afghani issues. During meeting, Karzai sent Lunar New Year greetings to the Chinese people and wished them a prosperous year. Having recently learned of the scale …
Read More »Mujaddadi laid to rest with dignity
AT News Report KABUL: A funeral ceremony was held on Wednesday for Hazrat Sebghaullah Mojaddedi, a jihadi leader and the first president in the mujahideen government, in the presidential palace with the participation of President Ashraf Ghani, former President Hamid Karzai, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, Vice President Sarwar Danesh, senior …
Read More »Flash floods in west kill five, destroy hundred houses
AT News Report KABUL: At least five people have died, hundred houses destroyed and roads washed away after heavy rains led to torrential flooding in the western Afghanistan’s provinces, local official said Wednesday. Two were killed in western Herat province, while three in Farah after floods smacked their houses. In …
Read More »Farah border with Iran to reopen soon
AT News Report KABUL: Nasser Mehri, governor spokesman for Farah province said Wednesday that Farahi border with neighboring Iran would soon be reopened. It is for about one month that Abu Nasr Farahi border in Afghanistan has been blocked at the official order of president of Afghanistan due to the …
Read More »Civilians in Takhar caught in crossfire; 11 killed
AT News Report KABUL: As the Afghan security forces escalated attacking Taliban insurgents across the country, Afghan civilians continue to pay the highest price as after civilian killing in Helmand, now at least 11 civilians have been killed in north-eastern Takhar province. Takhar residents said 29 others received injures in …
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