AT News KABUL: Saffron is considered as one of the world’s most expensive spices as it is largely cultivated and harvested by hands requiring a vast amount of labor for its harvesting and on-farm processing. Saffron stigma and corm are used in cooking for color and delicate flavoring, perfume and …

Tensions are mounting between Afghanistan’s two election commissions over the complaints tribunal’s decision to recount ballots from 2,555 polling stations after a sweeping audit, further ratcheting up the post-election turmoil. The independent election commission and the complaints commission remain at an impasse over whether to conduct a recount on constituencies …

AT News KABUL: The Lower House of the Parliament or Wolesi Jirga on Saturday voiced grave concern over recent tragic events where three Afghanistan National Army (ANA) choppers fell out of the sky, saying a probe should be launched into these incidents and the reason behind them ascertained. According to …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health warns to refer those medical facilities earlier closed due “illegal activities” to judicial bodies if they tried to restart activities. Ahmad Khaled Ahadi, head of the ministry’s law implementation department said Saturday that “tens of illegal healthcare institutions” were closed in the …

Despite the ongoing peace process and negotiations, there has been no tangible result achieved so far to help the war-ravaged Afghans heave a sigh of relief. The parties into conflict have failed to agree upon on armistice as of yet while violence rages on. Lamentably, the Afghans masses and civilians …

AT News KABUL: The parliament called on the government not to treat subjectively with the case of Nezamuddin Qaisari, an armed militia commander in the north, who escaped a government operation aimed to arrest him last month after being released from government custody. The lawmakers said in the parliament’s Saturday …

Iran has admitted ‘human error’ that killed all 176 people on board, including 13 Afghans AT News KABUL: The government of Iran has announced that it’s militarily “unintentionally” shot down a Ukrainian jetliner, killing all 176 on board, including 13 Afghans. The Ukraine International Airlines airliner had flown close to …

AT News KABUL: At least 18 Taliban militants have been killed and eight others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …

AT News KABUL: In the wake of heightened tensions in the Middle East and Iran’s shaky security situation, the international airlines are re-routing flights from Iran and diverting them to Afghanistan airspace. The overflights from Afghanistan airspace has increased 25 percent amid airlines’ fading trust on Iranian security, Head of Afghanistan …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan to host Ireland for a T20 series at the Greater Noida Ground in Uttar Pradesh, India. A statement issued by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACC) said that Afghanistan National Team will play a three-T20I series against Ireland from 6th to 10th March at the Greater Noida Ground …