Authorities have tightened the crackdown on coronavirus, barred private-owned hospitals from virus testing, shut down restaurants, swimming pools and wedding halls By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health said Wednesday that the private hospitals were not allowed to diagnose the pandemic coronavirus, following announcement of some Kabul-based …

AT News KABUL: The Presidential Palace has praised the European Union’s offer to the Taliban to observe ceasefire for humanitarian aid amid a pandemic coronavirus outbreak. The European Union’s envoy for Afghanistan, Rolan Kobia in a tweet has called on the Taliban to accept a full ceasefire and stop taxing …

AT News KABUL: The United States Embassy in Kabul has reportedly asked the US nationals living in Afghanistan to leave the country if they care about their health and security. The Sputnik reported Wednesday that the US embassy had said in a statement that it had suspended consular services in …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US airstrikes in Afghanistan continued at a steady rate in February, despite reaching a peace deal with the Taliban, as counter-terror operations targeted Daesh and al-Qaeda. According to Air Forces Central Command statistics released March 12, in February, US manned and unmanned aircraft dropped 360 weapons—the lowest monthly total …

Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: Following the Taliban’s statement over its strong standpoint against the malicious terrorist group, IS-K or so called Daesh, the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad – who had signed a peace deal with the Taliban’s deputy leader around two weeks ago in the Gulf …

AT News KABUL: Hundreds of people staged demonstration Tuesday in Kabul to protest the sudden increase of the prices of foodstuff and other essentials amid panic caused by reports over spread of Corona Virus that has already taken thousands of victims in Afghanistan’s neighboring states of China and Iran. The …

AT News KABUL: The biometrics process in the Pol-e-Charkhi[Ma1]  central prison has been postponed, sources in the government said, a move that could make another bump on the road to peace process and intra-Afghan talks. The sources said Tuesday that 780 Taliban fighters are held in Pol-e-Charkhi prison, their lists …

AT News KABUL: As political crisis in Afghanistan remains uncertain, an aide to Dr. Abdullah who has set up his parallel government against his rival’s administration says that Ashraf Ghani is the former president and that his orders are devoid of legitimacy. Omid Meisam hinted at election irregularities and controversies …

AT News KABUL: There is no need for panic buying; the situation is under control, President Ashraf Ghani said in a video clip on Tuesday, assuring the Afghan masses of no food shortages due to risk of coronavirus outbreak. The president instructed related organs to control prices of essential items, …

Human Rights Commission has urged the government to grant journalists with legal and occupational immunity to protect them against warlords and those who put a hurt on them AT News KABUL: Afghanistan marked its National Journalists Day on Tuesday with strong exhortations coming from media watchdogs and activists for safeguarding …