Intense artillery fire erupts near Donetsk in what is seen as worst fighting since tenuous September ceasefire. Intense artillery fire has broken out in the pro-Russia separatist bastion of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, the worst since a barely-observed ceasefire was signed in September. Shelling by heavy artillery continued throughout the …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghan security forces have launched an intensive military offensive against insurgents in Northern Kunduz province, said an official source. Afghan National Army (ANA) commando forces are for the first time leading the clearance operation. Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), Zahir Azimi, the operation was …
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AT News Report KABUL: A hand grenade attack on Logar governor’s house left three policemen wounded, said an official source on Sunday. New provincial council members were swearing-in in the building when a man hurled the grenade, the source added. Afghan forces arrested the attacker, when he was trying to …
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AT News Report KABUL: Provincial Governor on Thursday said that security has been improved in the past year in Logar province. Speaking at a press conference here, Logar Governor Niaz Mohammad Amiri said that no serious attack was carried out over government departments, oil-tankers and foreign convoy on Logar-Kabul and …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Wednesday sent the dossier of 106 drug traffickers to CJTF’s special directorate of attorney for prosecuting. Spokesperson of CJTF, Ahmad Khaled Moahed, said that 106 smugglers including one woman were apprehended by Counter-Narcotics Police in various crackdowns in different …
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AT News Report KABUL: The French Medical institute for Children (FMIC) started the Vision and Dental Care Services the other day. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah was the chief guest. Abdullah during his address appreciated the FMIC services and said the Afghan government would continue to support …
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AT News Report KABUL: Six Taliban militants have been killed as result of a drone strike in Nangarhar province, local officials said Wednesday. Nangarhar Police Spokesman, Hazrat Hussain Mashreqiwal, said the group was bombed Tuesday evening in Achin district of the province by the US unmanned aerial vehicle. Six militants …
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AT News Report KABUL: A new survey of the United Nations and Afghan government has revealed that opium cultivation increased by seven percent in Afghanistan. Poppy was cultivated on 224,000 hectares, mostly in insecure provinces. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with Afghan Ministry of …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Following the announcement of Beijing to set up a forum to restart the Afghan-led peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militants, the High Peace Council (HPC) on Wednesday termed this attempt by China as fruitful for the success of peace efforts in Afghanistan. …
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AT News Report KABUL: A United Nation Special Rapporteure who recently came to Afghanistan and quested over violence against women, said that despite 13 years of governance, so far different manifestations of violence against women and girls exist in the country and women seriously suffering from insecurity and gender climate …
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