AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday recorded 1,927 new cases of coronavirus and 93 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the ministry’s data, the new cases come positive out of 5,447 suspected samples tested in different laboratories in the same period of hours. The total tally …

Terrorist groups are still ‘deeply embedded’ with Taliban –  involved in drug and arms trade and raking in millions of dollars – fomenting fears that Afghanistan could become a terrorist sanctuary after U.S. departs AT News KABUL: Al-Qaeda is still active in a third of Afghanistan, in spite of a historic US-Taliban agreement earlier this …

AT News KABUL: Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, says his country was ready to take responsibility for the Kabul international airport’s security, a mission demanded by the United States after their military withdrawal. Cavusoglu has stated this in a meeting with Afghan foreign minister Hanif Atmar, in which the Turkish top diplomat assured that Ankara’s …

Patience is being stretched to the breaking point as millions live under the shadows of the war and devastation. Afghanistan has been in the sticky wicket of conflict and foreign military entanglements for decades now. But, 2021 has been the worse year so far as the ongoing peace talks and U.S. led NATO forces withdrawal …

AT News KABUL: In a litany of territorial conquests by the Taliban, centers of two districts in northern Afghanistan have fallen to the insurgents following clashes since Friday, with high casualties among Afghan forces feared in Jawzjan province. Amruddin Daneshjo, Jawzjan provincial council’s deputy head, has said the Taliban have captured the center of Mardian …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,384 new cases of coronavirus and 92 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. The new cases come positive out of 4,389 suspected samples tested in different laboratories around the country, according to the health ministry’s data. The total tally since the …

AT News KABUL: The negotiating team of the Afghan government and Taliban delegation in Doha reached a breakthrough over preparation and organizing the agendas of the intra-Afghan negotiations. “Last evening, the two sides’ contact teams held a meeting and discussed the coming negotiations’ organizing and preparations,” said, a member of the Afghan negotiating team, Ghulam …

AT News KABUL: Chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah said that collapse of the districts put an irrevocable affects on humanitarian aids, public institutions and as well women and children. Talking in an event on Wednesday in Kabul, Abdullah called on the people to support the security forces. The Afghans were …

AT News KABUL: At least 119 Taliban insurgents were killed and 84 others wounded during a series of military operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan security forces have conducted operations and counter attacks against …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday expressed its indebted to the NATO for its cooperation and support to Afghanistan in the joint fight against international terrorism, help build and train the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces over the last two decades. The continuation of NATO’s non-military presence will open a …

AT News KABUL: Chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah denied the speculations over preplanned-collapse of the districts, saying that there are different reasons that obliged the security forces to retreat from the districts. He made the remarks in a gathering on Tuesday in Kabul. “Although, the consecutive collapsing of the districts …

AT News KABUL: At least 160 Taliban insurgents were killed and 108 others wounded in a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Tuesday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan security forces have conducted operations …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday said that a four day anti-polio immunization drive started to vaccinate 9.9 million children in 34 provinces across the country.The campaign launched by the MoPH in cooperation with the WHO and UNICEF, which through 9.9 million under five years children will receive immunization drops, …

AT Monitoring DeskKABUL: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seeks U.S. trust to hand him over guarding and running of Kabul- Hamid Karzai- Airport after the withdrawal of U.S. led NATO forces from Afghanistan.Turkey would be the “only reliable” country left to stabilize Afghanistan after the US pulls out its troops, he said, indicating Washington could …

AT NewsKABUL: The United Nations Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues, Jean Arnault vows that the UN supported a reconciliation process to the Afghan conflict and that all sides should stress on end of war and ensuring peace in Afghanistan.Arnault cited the remarks in a meeting with chairman of the high council for …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Saturday met with Jean Arnault, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy on Afghanistan and Regional Issues, discussing the Afghan peace process and regional cooperation in support of the process. Office of Former President said in a statement that UN Secretary-General’s representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons was also …

June 12 is marked as World Day against Child Labor. The Afghan Children have not been spared of relentless violence during the past four decades of war. Thousands of children are forced to do hazardous work. Based on official statics1.2 million Afghan children are engaged in hard work. Child Laboring drives from lack of security …

AT News KABUL: The two back-to-back blasts targeting two public transportation vans killed seven civilians on Saturday afternoon in west of Kabul, interior ministry said. The first blast occurred in Dasht-e-Barchi are PD 13 of west of Kabul city. The second explosion took place in less than 30 minutes in Mahtab Qala area of PD …

AT News KABUL: At least 152 Taliban insurgents were killed and 74 others wounded in a series of military operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said on Saturday.   Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan security forces have conducted operations and …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan would resume COVID-19 vaccination drive as on Saturday it received a batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China amid a surge in infections and deaths, the Presidential Palace (ARG) said in a statement. According to the statement, the Chinese government has donated 700,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines to Afghanistan, in a …

Health ministry reported 67 deaths, 973 new infections in last 24 hours AT News KABUL: Afghanistan reported 67 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 3,527, marking the biggest spike in single-day death toll as the country already began a two weeks lockdown to stop the wild spread of the virus. The …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed sadness over the death of a well-known university instructor and archeologist, Mohammad Rasool Bawari. Former President in a statement called late Bawari’s death a tragedy, saying that he provided  an academic work on archeology and as well as educational service for children of the country. Bawari worked …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan government is scrambling over the establishment of the State Supreme Council due to serious political controversies, looming between the government and political leaders. Deputy of the high council for national reconciliation, Haji Din Mohammad said that there is no final agreement on formation of the council so far. According to …

The religious clerics of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in a recent summit declared the Afghan war illegal and forbidden. The summit was hosted by Saudi Arabia in Makkah via zoom conference. The Afghans welcome anyone who put any step forward in to grip this nation with peace and reconciliation. The Taliban put Islamic System …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health reported 2,606 confirmed cases of Covid-19 with additional fatalities of 93 deaths within the past two days. The tally was recorded across the country and during this period, 725 patients were recovered. According to the health ministry, the Thursday’s pandemic cases were 1,582 with 56 deaths and …

AT News KABUL: A local journalists was killed as severe clashes erupted between the Afghan security forces and Taliban on Wednesday in southeastern Logar province. The family of the slain journalist, Haffizulah Haqparast, confirmed his death to the media but the local officials are yet to provide information in regards. He was killed in the …

AT News KABUL: Lawmakers on their Wednesday session voiced criticisms on the government for shooting the protestors in the northern province of Badakhshan. On Tuesday, dozens of people come out in front of the provincial governor’s office to protest the rising insecurity. However the protestors engaged into physical dispute that left three people killed and …

AT News KABUL: A protest over lack of water and electricity in Fayzabad city of Badakhshan province which turned violent on Tuesday has entered its second day with demonstrators calling on the government to sack the governor and bring him to justice. The protest which went berserk after security guards opened fire on demonstrators is …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan and Pakistani religious clerics are to discuss the Afghan peace quest via zoom conference today (Wednesday). The meeting is hosted by the Saudi Arabia and Islamic Countries Organization. The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs said that some Afghan officials would participate the conference. A spokesman for the ministry, Nasir …

AT News KABUL: At least 91 Taliban insurgents were killed and 63 others wounded during fresh military stings carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces around the country in the past 24 hours, the ministry of defense said on Tuesday. The Afghan security forces backed by the Afghan Air Forces, have conducted …

AT News KABUL: A protest against insecurity and lack of water and electricity in Fayzabad city of Badakhshan province turned violent on Tuesday as three demonstrators were killed and two dozens injured after security guards of provincial governor allegedly opened fire at them. Shafiq Hamdard, chief doctor at Badakhshan provincial hospital, said that three people …

AT News KABUL: A local commander freed 24 people whom he has taken hostage in Fatehbangali district of the northern province of Takhar. Provincial Governor, Abdullah Qarloq said that the commander captured the residents – who were mostly farmers- on charge of helping the Taliban after 20 of his fighters were killed by the insurgents. …

AT News KABUL: A judge of a primary court was shot dead by unidentified gunmen Sunday night in Kandahar, local authorities said. The supreme court of Afghanistan confirmed assassination of the judge who was shot dead on his way to home from mosque on Sunday night. Unknown gunmen killed Mohammad Fayaz, the judge of Kandahar’s …

AT News KABUL: Three people including two policemen were shot dead by gunmen in Kabul city on Monday, an official said, as violence mounted across the country amid a hasty U.S. troop withdrawal. Spokesman for Kabul Police, Firdaws Faramarz, said three people including two policemen were killed in two separate incidents in Bagrami district on …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Sunday met the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad to discuss the Afghan peace process and Kabul-Islamabad relations. Khalilzad was accompanied by the U.S. delegation and U.S. charge d affairs in Kabul, Ross Wilson. Former President emphasized on active role of the Afghans in the …