68 Ministry of Finance officials put on exit-control list

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani in a verbal order, barred 68 personnel of the ministry of finance from overseas travel. The ban includes three deputy ministers and heads of some departments. Sources in the government said Wednesday that Mohammad Esmail deputy minister for administration, Habib Zadran deputy minister in …

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Daikundi lists second in saffron cultivation

AT News KABUL: Daikondi province in the central mountainous area is considered second for the saffron cultivation, according provincial officials who said that 40 acres of lands are under the valuable plant cultivation in six districts of the province. Sayed Abdul Wahab Ferozi, head of provincial department of agriculture, said …

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Afghanistan turns to China to battle the virus

AT News KAABUL: The government of Afghanistan has asked for help from China in training of medical staff to fight the Corona virus. As the birthplace of Corona virus, China managed to overcome the disease and gain enough experiences in how to contain it. Mirwais Naab, deputy foreign minister met …

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Continued attacks on health facilities threaten millions: Red Cross

AT News KABUL: The recent rise in violence in Afghanistan, combined with targeted attacks against health-care facilities, threatens to reduce or prevent access to health services for millions of Afghans that more than ever need health services with the outbreak of COVID-19, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) …

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Taliban attack police outposts in Kandahar, killing 10

AT News KABUL: At least ten Afghan National Police were killed when their checkpoints came under attack by the Taliban rebels in Kandahar province, a security official said Wednesday. A security source talking in condition of anonymity, said that ten police personnel were killed after the Taliban militants aggressively attacked …

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Pakistan to reopen transit routes with Afghanistan

AT News KABUL: Pakistan would soon resume imports from Afghanistan via Torkham and Spin-Boldak transit gates, Afghan authorities said, adding that its exact date for reopening the gates would be clarified after the technical meetings between Kabul and Islamabad. Afghanistan ambassador to Islamabad, Atif Mashal said, “We are also working …

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Indomitable Karzai draws applause of German envoy

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai has been endorsed once again by prominent foreign diplomats for an exemplary leadership during his post-Taliban presidency and in early 2010s before a dramatic American military drawdown. In a recent interview with Hyperbole, Germany’s special envoy to Afghanistan Potzel Markus was asked …

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Editorial: Govt’s sweetening-up technique

A recent report has revealed that the government has been obstructing the release of two important reports on the corruption and irregularities at the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and at the National Procurement Authority (NPA). Despite being finalized five months ago and sent to the Presidential Palace for discussion and …

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Covid-19 cases in Afghanistan exceed 26K

AT News KABUL: With 564 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 26,874 coronavirus cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said that out of 1,126 suspected samples, 564 were tested positive. 650 covid-19 patients have recovered and 13 others died …

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Taliban behind murder of children: NSC

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s National Security Council has reacted to a UN report about the prickly situation of Afghan children, and said that the Taliban have been behind all killings of children in the country. National Security Council issued on Tuesday a statement in reaction to a recent UN report …

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