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Italian coronavirus deaths jump to 631

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The death toll from an outbreak of coronavirus in Italy has jumped by 168 to 631, an increase of 36 percent; the Civil Protection Agency said on Tuesday, the largest rise in absolute numbers since the contagion came to light on Feb. 21. The total number …

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Iran ready to play part to restore stability to Afghanistan

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Wednesday voiced Tehran’s determination to restore sustainable stability to Afghanistan. The remarks by the Foreign Ministry official comes as Ashraf Ghani and his chief rival, Abdullah Abdullah, took the oath of office as the president of Afghanistan on Monday, …

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Editorial: Coronavirus beatable

China has been a paragon of a systematic fight against spread of the novel coronavirus pneumonia since its outbreak. China adopted draconian response measures; cities including the epicenter of the disease, Wuhan, were locked down during the epidemic in mainland China. That, intuitively, set a pattern for the rest of …

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Is Taliban trust worthy with Afghanistan’s cultural preservation?

By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: Afghanistan is one of the countries, where the longest violence has not only inflicted human casualties but also put severe damages to the country’s cultural relics and historical places. Many of the country’s ancient places have been destroyed and its unique relics looted or either …

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Afghan parallel inaugurations undermine intra-Afghan talks: Russia

Russian Foreign Ministry believes that emerging internal political crisis, exacerbated by two parallel inauguration ceremonies of Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah, can undermine the intra-Afghan talks AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Russia has called on the opposing political forces of Afghanistan to focus on reaching national reconciliation, instead of …

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Kabul resembles a fortress on Tuesday amid political rivalry

AT News KABUL: The capital looks just like a military fortress with Abdullah Abdullah’s gunmen blocking roads to a place housing offices of vice presidents. The city’s face reminds Kabul residents of the four-year long civil war (1992-1996), a horrific city with irresponsible gunmen walking or driving on the roads. …

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US forces begin withdrawal from Afghanistan

AT News KABUL: The US troops have started leaving their camp in the southern Helmand province, a move that is considered the beginning of their drawdown based on the February peace deal between Washington and Taliban that allowed all the US and its NATO allies leave Afghanistan gradually. The American …

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Coronavirus cases rise to seven in Afghanistan

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Three more positive cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) have been reported in two provinces, putting the total number to seven across Afghanistan. Two positive cases in Samangan and five in Herat have so far registered. Ministry of Public Health had earlier informed of four cases all of …

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Two Daesh fighters surrendered to Afghan forces

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Interior on Tuesday said that two Daesh affiliated fighters have surrendered to the Afghan security forces in eastern Kunar province. The ministry said these two fighters had been organizing subversive acts in Noor Gul district of the province. According to the reports, over 50 …

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‘I can’t take my gun again, I want peace’: A wounded solider

AT News KABUL: An Afghan Army Soldier with his burnt eyes, hands, legs and stomach said, “I can’t take my gun and fight in the battlefield again, I want peace.” He was uneven and it was hard to understand him as he started crying. When we said, “soldier doesn’t’ cry, …

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