By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Heavy snowfall has killed at least 100 people and blocked some major highways in different parts of Afghanistan, officials said on Sunday. According to several officials, women and children were among those killed in snowfalls. More than 50 others received injuries in the snowstorms. In eastern Nursitan province, …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A provincial representative on Saturday said that a group of 16 Taliban insurgents have rejoined their former comrades in northern Sari-i-Pul province. The representative, Muhammad Noor Rahmani told Pajhwok Afghan News the rejoined militants were renounced violence through joining the Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process. …
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AT News Report-KABUL: At least 20 people died and 20 others were injured as heavy snowfalls covered different areas in the northeastern province of Badakhshan province, a local official said on Saturday. “The roads to 10 districts have been blocked,” said Sayed Abdullah Homayoun Dehqan, head of provincial disaster management …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A young girl alleges that she was raped 20 times when she was in captive by a group of abductors in the northern province of Kunduz. Yasamin who was abducted from the Kunduz city, the provincial capital, accuses her abductors of sexually abusing her. Waisuddin Talash, provincial …
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By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The United Nations Security Council on Friday dropped sanctions against Gulbuddin Hekmatyar the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), aimed at supporting peace drive in Afghanistan. As part of peace deal, the Afghan government requested the UN Security Council to remove HIA from black list. The group considered …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents have suffered causalities in the latest clashes in the southern Helmand province. 11 Afghan security forces and at least 54 Taliban insurgents were killed during a clash in the Garmser district of Helmand province, a provincial official said on …
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Now it is time to be optimistic that peace is no more a distant dream for Afghans. Though, chances of direct talks with the militants are very slim due to the influence of regional players, but nothing is impossible when there is a strong will in both sides. It is …
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AT News Report-KABUL: A child suicide bomber on Friday handed himself to the Helmand authorities after escaping Taliban insurgents, provincial official said on Saturday. The 12-years old suicide child identified as Abdullah, is originally from southern Zabul province, and was forced by the Taliban insurgents to carry out suicide attack …
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The embassy of India to Kabul says it has simplified the visa condition for the Afghan citizens. According to the embassy’s statement, the period for tourist visa has changed to one year during which, the visitor can stay for three months. Previously it was one month. Also, the business visa …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan and U.S. forces carried out overnight raids and drone strikes against militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh militants, in which 33 Daesh militants were killed in eastern Nangarhar province, security official said. One policeman was also killed in the operation.These …
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