Insurgents shoot woman dead in Sare Pul

AT News KABUL: A woman was shot dead by Taliban fighters in the northern province of Sar-e-Pul. Provincial officials said Monday that 28 years old Aisha was shot dead by Taliban in the Sangcharak district. Naqibullah Daqiq, Sangcharak district governor, said that Mullah Hashem, head of insurgents’ religious affairs department …

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Analysts: Sarwar Danish insulted former Afghan rulers

AT News KABUL: Second Vice President Sarwar Danish’s remarks about Afghanistan’s former rulers in presence of President Ashraf Ghani in Bamyan province have ignited reactions. Addressing a gathering in Bamyan in presence of President Ghani, Sarwar Danish made insulting remarks about former rulers of Afghanistan and their two and a …

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Afghanistan records 30 new COVID-19 cases

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 30 new coronavirus positive cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 39,074 across the country. The Public Health Ministry on Monday said that out of 165 suspected samples, 30 were reported positive—17 cases were recorded in Balkh, six in Herat, …

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Child dead after two blasts rock Kabul

AT News KABUL: A child was killed and three adults were wounded in two separate blasts that happened in Kabul, security sources said on Monday. Kabul Police’s Spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz said that three people were wounded in a roadside bomb explosion in PD 5th of Kabul. According to him, the …

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Afghanistan, Taliban nearing agreement on agenda of negotiations

AT News             KABUL: The Afghan government and Taliban teams in Doha negotiating an initial deal to end the war seem to be finalizing the main agenda items after nearly two weeks of intensive talks. “We have made progress,” said member of Afghan government’s negotiation team, Nader Naderi. He added that …

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Afghan Peace Negotiations Should Delve Deep into Issues That Require Resolutions to Ensure Lasting Peace

By Mohammed Gul SAHIBBZADA Since the US and the Taliban signed an agreement early this year, prospects for end of the war and start of negotiation between the Afghan Government and the Taliban have become very vivid. According to the US envoy for Afghan peace, Ambassador Zalmai Khalilzad, the accord …

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Editorial: Trump siding with the Taliban?

As experts state, the type of a future government and human rights would prove to be the key sticking points between the negotiating teams of the Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban. However, official discussions to elucidate that that’s the case haven’t even happened yet. It’s been a week since …

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No letdown on education of girls

AT News KABUL: Standard Education Support Foundation has said that there should be no deal on education of the girls during the intra-Afghan negotiations. The foundation has welcomed the peace efforts to end the 40 years of war, but urged the achievements gained in educational fields during the last two …

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China donates $7m in food aid to Afghan flood victims

AT News KABUL: China has donated foodstuff including wheat and rice to the flood-affected people in Afghanistan, Afghan officials said. Bahauddin Jilani, state minister for disaster management, said Sunday that totally 5,266 tons of wheat and rice were donated at a cost of 550 million Afs. He said that the …

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Authorities to clamp down on illegal mining in Parwan

AT News KABUL: Officials in Parwan province assure to prevent illegal mine extractions. The comments came Sunday after illegal demining of chromite in the Koh-e-Safi district sparked controversies, with residents blaming powerful individuals of being behind the business. The chromie mine was discovered some 10 years ago in the Akhundzadagan …

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