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Afghanistan under attack: Terrorists storm Kabul hospital, killing 16; 24 dead in suicide attack on Nangarhar funeral

AT News KABUL: Tuesday was one of the bloodiest and bleakest days in the nation’s history with hundreds of civilians and military personnel killed and fatally hurt in brutal countrywide terrorist attacks. Terrorists stormed a maternity hospital in west of Kabul on Tuesday morning, killing at least 16 people including …

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Afghanistan sees 281 new COVID-19 cases

AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health says that 281 fresh cases of the Corona virus were registered across the country in the past 24 hours. It said 84 of the cases were seen in Kabul. Wahid Majroh, deputy public health minister, said Tuesday that the total number of …

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Four children killed in Farah mortar attacks

AT News KABUL: Officials in the western province of Farah say that several mortars hit residential areas, killing at least four children. Mohebollah Moheb, provincial police spokesman, said Tuesday that the attacks happened in the Bala Bolok district’s village of Shiwan. He blamed the attacks on Taliban militants. Meanwhile, local …

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Ghani says edging closer to deal with Abdullah

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s feuding technocrat leaders have reportedly arrived at agreement over key issues in ending their longstanding rift over power tussle. President Ashraf Ghani’s aide has confirmed the two-pronged negotiations between him and his rival Abdullah is culminating into a political settlement. A significant breakthrough has been made …

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Effects of Covid-19 on economic globalisation

The era of globalisation, open borders and global value chains is under severe pressure. Populism, protectionism and climate change have all challenged economic globalisation. International trade increased rapidly after 1990, fuelled by the growth of a complex network of global value chains (GVCs). These chains represent the process of ever-finer …

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The COVID19 Global Toll on Humanity

By Matin Royeen Introduction:  The Coronavirus known as COVID-19 was first discovered in Wuhan, China at the end of December of 2019 and it was declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO) by the end of January 2020.  There is controversy regarding the outbreak of this virus. …

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‘They were drowned by Iranian guards’, says fact-finding team

AT News KABUL: A team working to find facts about allegations on the drowning of Afghan migrants by Iranian border, claims that they were drowned by Iranian forces inside Iran. The team claimed Monday they had found evidences to prove Iranian forces were guilty in the incident. Iranian officials had …

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Atmar, Zarif thrash out Afghan migrant drowning

AT News KABUL: Acting Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar in a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif, discussed allegations of drowning of Afghan citizens by Iranian border police. Unofficial reports suggest that Iranian border guards threw more than 50 Afghans who were trying to illegally cross the border …

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“Coronavirus won’t end soon”; infections rise above 4,687

Afghanistan’s coronavirus cases exceeded 4,687 as the outbreak shows no sign of slowing down even with draconian lockdowns in the main cities. The number of confirmed cases rose by 285 to 4,687 on Monday with the death toll jumping to 122, Wahidullah Majroh, spokesman for the health ministry, told reporters. …

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6 soldiers martyred in Taliban attack in Laghman

AT News KABUL: At least six Afghan security forces were killed after the Taliban fighters attacked their checkpoint in eastern Laghman province, military officials confirmed on Monday. The ministry of defense in a statement said that the militants staged attacks on Sunday night on their checkpoints in Ali-Shing district, where …

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