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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded four new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, indicating a sharp decrease in fresh cases. One patient has lost his life battling the virus during the same period of time, said the Ministry of Public Health on Monday. The new cases come …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban group has denied the killing of its leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, saying that such a report is “inaccurate”. A local newspaper quoted some unnamed sources in Quetta state of Pakistan, where the Taliban enjoys safe havens, as saying that “Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, leader of the …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of information and culture says that a large number of people in Afghanistan rely on radio stations as a reliable source of information. Mohammad Sabir Momand, spokesman for the ministry said that more than 270 radio stations were active across Afghanistan. Radio still holds its …

AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) calls on the government of Afghanistan and Taliban militants to urgently resume the stalled intra-Afghan negotiations. “We call on the two sides’ delegations to return to the negotiation table and we emphasize on the end of war to reduce the …

AT News KABUL: Former lawmaker from southern Kandahar province, Lalai Hamidzai who had been detained for allegedly misusing his powers, has been released on bail, Attorney General Office said on Sunday. Mr. Hamidzai was arrested in Kabul Airport on Saturday. According to Jamshid Rasouli, the Spokesman of the Attorney General …

AT News KABUL: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the driver of the minister of defense in PD 9 of Kabul city, killing him and his son. Kabul police spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz confirmed the incident but didn’t provide further details. But some security sources, who wished to go unnamed, said that …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 22 new positive cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours across the country, said the ministry of public health on Sunday. The new cases were recorded out of 1,814 suspected samples tested during the same period of time. Three patients have also fully …

By Maria Hayat The loud chatter of pedestrians, the street vendors yelling on top of their lungs to call on customers, the occasional car horns echoing amongst the chaotic traffic, the aroma of warm Bolani being cooked and ready to serve on the sidewalk, the cluster of children trying to …

Afghan officials put all the blame on the Taliban after they quit the table of talks as Afghanistan reels under daily violence even against the doctors, judges, civil society activists and the journalists    AT News  KABUL: The second round of peace talks between the Afghan and Taliban delegations was expected …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh has condemned the recent attack against a UN convoy on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway in Afghanistan, warning about deteriorating security conditions in the country. In a statement, Khatibzadeh also offered sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of the …