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AT-KABUL: Up to 7,500 people infected by AIDS syndrome have been registered in Afghanistan, the public health ministry said. “Migrations to abroad and the low level of education are the major reasons of the HIV virus spread,” said Ferozuddin Feroz, public health minister. “Thus, we need to use elite people …

AT-KABUL: People in the northern province of Jawzjan are worried of what they call the increasing presence of foreign fighters affiliated to Daesh terrorist group there. “Right now, there are 600 Daesh fighters in Darzab district most of them foreign nationals. They are launching attacks on the army and police …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Terming the international conference on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan a very successful, Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson Wednesday said the international community should do more to help Afghanistan achieve national reconciliation, cope with terrorism and drug smuggling. “This Tashkent high level meeting was held very successfully,” Lu …

AT-KABUL: The government of Afghanistan seems optimistic about Russia’s offer to hold a meeting with the representatives of the two countries and the United States. The chief executive office said Wednesday that the meeting would help Afghanistan turn to a cooperation point of the two rival powers (the US and …

AT-KABUL: The senate voiced support from a peace move held by the youth and women in the southern province of Helmand, emphasizing on a national consensus for peace. A number of youth and women organized a sit tent in protest of the Friday’s suicide attack in a stadium in the …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan Labors’ Association has condemned a presidential order for transiting the properties of non-government unions to government as “against the law and incorrect”. President Ashraf Ghani ordered the shifting of all non-government unions to the ministry of finance. Maroof Qaderi, head of the labor’s association said Tuesday that …

AT-KABUL: Iran’s support of Taliban report needs an extensive investigation, Afghan government said Tuesday in response to the claims of the US embassy in Kabul regarding Iran’s “logistical support” to the group. Mohammad Radmanesh, spokesman of defense ministry said it would be premature to comment on “Iran’s support of Taliban”, …

AT-KABUL: Residents of southern Helmand province including men and women have staged a sit-in in Lashkargah city to seek an end to Pakistan’s sponsoring of terrorism. Following a deadly suicide car bombing in the premises of Ayub Khan Stadium, happened on Saturday in which at least 16 compatriots were martyred …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Uzbekistan’s state-run power company reported that work on building power cables to Afghanistan has begun which will boost power exports to Afghanistan by 70percent–up to 6 billion kWh per year. According to Uzbekistan’s state-run power company Uzbekenergo officials, construction of the Afghan section of the 260-kilometer Surkhan-Pul-e-Khumri …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Turkish foreign minister on Tuesday welcomed Afghanistan’s call for unconditional negotiations with the Taliban. “We welcome the call of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for starting negotiations with the Taliban without preconditions,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said, while addressing the Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan in the Uzbek capital. In …