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Haseeb Rahimi In my previous article in Afghanistan Times, I argued about the importance of cash distribution for the vulnerable families that live under the poverty line. I have been asked about the benefits of the Cash versus Food distribution. First, distributing cash is another concept of the universal basic …

By Mohammed Gul SAHIBBZADA The Government decision to extend lockdown for another three weeks has resulted in a range of reactions on social networks and media outlets across the country from people in different strata of society. Most people believe the Government decision to ban movement of people – including …

By Dr. Matin Royeen Introduction:  Conflicts have been part of human life since the dawn of our existence. Conflict simply means the presence of incompatible ideas, belief systems and disagreement within a person, between individuals and nations that if not addressed (managed/ resolved), could lead to bloodshed and human suffering. …

AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah, one of President Ashraf Ghani’s rivals in the last year’s election who rejected announcement of the independent election commission that declared Ghani the winner, says now to finalizing a scheme that is expected to put an end to the political tensions with the president. Abdullah …

AT News KABUL: Some police officers in Wardak province say they were not paid for 10 months, despite serving round the clock far from their families. They say that officials in the ministry of interior have not yet met their frequent demands for salary. “We are serving at the Kabul …

AT News KABUL: Taliban say they have released the second group of security forces they were holding. The group’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, said Friday that 20 soldiers and police held in their custody were released in Laghman province in the east. Taliban demanded the release of their 5,000 comrades from …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan authorities have extended the lockdown period for another three weeks as confirmed covid-19 cases jumped to 906 across Afghanistan. In the past 24 hours, 464 samples were texted, in which 66 were positive. The Afghan officials scrambling to stop the wild spread of the virus …

AT News KABUL: The National Security Council has turned down the reports that say the Afghan government has temporarily halted the prisoner release process of the Taliban inmates. Spokesman for the council, Javid Faisal told Afghanistan times on Thursday that the release would be continuing and that there is no …

AT News KABUL: The government has not released any Taliban prisoners in the past two days, with the National Security Council saying they stopped the release process because Taliban did not free any government employees they have in custody. The government has so far freed more than 300 Taliban prisoners …

AT News KABUL: Some 4,518 prisoners were freed after President Ashraf Ghani ordered the release as the global Corona virus outbreak threatens lives in Afghanistan. Ghani’s order includes 10,000 inmates both men and women as well as those teenagers held in the juvenile centers across the country. The virus has …