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Use of natural resources banned in Bamyan to protect environment

AT News KABUL: Local government announced ban of the natural resources in the mountainous province of Bamyan to maintain plants and prevent the damage of environment. Officials in Bamyan in the center of Afghanistan said Wednesday that the plants growth is slow there because it is surrounded by mountains and …

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Endemic corruptions force traders to block standard authority in Herat

AT News KABUL: Some members of the chamber of commerce and industry, and traders’ community have staged protests and blocked the gate of the national standard authority in western Herat province over endemic corruption. Herat traders accused the standard authority of committing frauds and extorting the commercial trucks that import …

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Taliban frees another 16 Afghan security forces in Balkh

AT News KABUL: Local officials in northern Balkh have confirmed the releasement of 16 Afghan security forces by the Taliban to complete the prisoners swap process in a bid to pay the ground for the intra-Afghan negotiations. Provincial governor’s spokesman, Muneer Farhad said the inmates were freed in Chamtal district …

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Editorial: Celebrate the print media pioneer!

July 22 marks the 14th anniversary of this fine establishment, the Afghanistan Times, which is undeniably the leading English newspaper nationwide. Our staffers are celebrating this day on which the daily came into existence and are proud to be part of an organization that is committed to serving the nation …

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Afghanistan records 112 new cases of covid-19

AT News KABUL: With 112 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 35,727 coronavirus cases across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said that out of 377 suspected samples, 112 were reported positive. According to the ministry, 43 positive cases were recorded …

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Badakhshan: Excessive poaching forces fish species into extinction

AT News KABUL: The National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA) local office says that excessive and improper fishing has endangered a number of fish species in northeastern Badakhshan province. According to NEPA’s officials, both illegal armed persons and ordinary people were complicit in hunting out of proportion. They described usage of …

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Afghanistan between negotiations; Peace leads to stability

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has been stuck between war and negotiations—a peace deal is a possible diplomatic triumph but also a possible disaster as the reconciliation process faced deadlock. There is much work to be done in the parts of the Afghan government and the Taliban group to succeed in …

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Ghani-Abdullah spokesmen at odds

AT News KABUL: The High Council for National Reconciliation said that remarks made by the spokesman of the President Ashraf Ghani over the formation of the reconciliation council has shown his lack of awareness from the power sharing agreement signed between Ghani and Abdullah. Faridon Khawzon, spokesman for the high …

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Wedding halls reopen amid coronavirus threats

AT News KABUL: Wedding halls in Kabul city are reopening for receptions even as the deadly Corona virus is still threatening lives across the country. The reopening of these reception halls is good news for the owners as well as for the people who want to hold weddings. The hall …

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Parliament rejects govt.’s DM program

AT News KABUL: The parliament on Tuesday rejected a program recently announced by President Ashraf Ghani based on which, the destitute would be assisted. The Dastarkhan-e-Melli known as DM by its acronym (National Food Table) is the third of its kind program through which the government tries to help poor …

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