AT News KABUL: Coronavirus infections and deaths have plummeted across the country, according to health authorities, with daily virus cases declining to 319 and 28 deaths since Friday. Ministry said that out of 2,132 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 319 were reported positive. The total …
Read More »Dastardly consequences of Taliban inroads; Customs revenue of July sees drastic plunge
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Finance says they had a 2.7 billion Afs reduction in the custom income in June this year alone. The reduction in custom incoming came after Taliban took control of six border ports this month. “The existing problems have affected custom incomes around the country. The …
Read More »Editorial: Attack on International Organizations
A main compound of the UN in west of the country was attacked with rockets and guns hours after the Taliban fighters entered the capital city of Heart province following hours long fighting with the Afghan security forces. The attack faced strong reactions on national and international level. With concerns …
Read More »Karzai calls for relief aid for Afghans displaced by conflict
AT NewsKABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai was saddened by the civilian casualties and displacements caused by the intensive clashes between government forces and Taliban militants, calling it a tragedy for every Afghan. He thanked those “Afghans who assisted their displaced country-fellows”, and called on the national traders and particularly the …
Read More »Karzai calls for relief aid for Afghans displaced by conflict
AT NewsKABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai was saddened by the civilian casualties and displacements caused by the intensive clashes between government forces and Taliban militants, calling it a tragedy for every Afghan. He thanked those “Afghans who assisted their displaced country-fellows”, and called on the national traders and particularly the …
Read More »Laborers protest closure of Torkham gate
AT News KABUL: Hundreds of jobless laborers on the other side of Durand crossing staged a demonstration to protest the closure of the Torkham gate. The protestors called on the government of Pakistan to reopen the gate and allow the people and laborers to pass the crossing. They were chanting …
Read More »Afghan troops retake town in Herat; 131 militants dead in raids
AT News KABUL: Afghan troops have retaken a key town from Taliban in western Herat province as fighting continues marked by huge casualties on the Taliban, defense officials said on Saturday. Moreover, at least 131 Taliban militants were killed and 62 others wounded in a string of security operations by …
Read More »Taliban ‘hit hard’ by US airstrikes in Herat
AT News KABUL: Officials in the western province of Herat say that a great number of Taliban fighters were killed after the US air force targeted their positions around the provincial capital. Taliban launched massive attacks on Herat city, provincial capital of the same name on Thursday. They managed to …
Read More »Retired British general: Afghanistan on cusp of becoming terrorists’ hotbed in wake of West’s failed war
Abdul Rahman Habibzui KABUL: A retired British army general says that the US-led Western troops who invaded Afghanistan in the name of ‘war on terror’ have been defeated in the war. Lord David Richards said Saturday that the United States as the flag bearer of the 20-year long war in …
Read More »Turkish, Afghan officials discuss Kabul Airport security
AT News KABUL: Defense Minister Bismillah Mohammadi held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, discussing the regional security and Ankara’s support to run the Kabul-Hamid Karzai international airport. The Turkish Defense Ministry said in a statement that Turkish Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar mentioned to his Afghan counterpart that Turkey …
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