AT News KABUL: A group of three people were arrested on the charge of stealing vehicles in Kabul city. Police carried out an operation against the vehicle thieve gang in the PD 17, which as result three people accused of committing vehicles theft were arrested, said a statement issued by …
Read More »Flash floods kill 22 people in Herat
AT News KABUL: Flash floods have killed 22 people in western Herat province and caused serious damages to the residents’ properties and livestock with sweeping out agricultural forms, officials said Tuesday. A wave of muddy water engulfed Rokha village of Adraskan district and some parts of Obai district after heavy …
Read More »Editorial: Armed conflicts are intensifying
With the U.S. and NATO forces being prepared to exit from Afghanistan, the relentless violence has been ragging across the country. The daily toll of the Afghan security forces is on the rise while the Taliban are suffering the same or even more casualties in clashes. 181 Taliban are reported …
Read More »Covid-19: 234 infections, six deaths in one day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 234 new infections and six patients fighting the pandemic passed away across the country over the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 60,797 cases in the country. …
Read More »Seven soldiers killed in Taliban attack in Farah
AT News KABUL: At least seven soldiers were killed when Taliban militants attacked an army base in the western province of Farah, provincial governor confirmed Monday. Governor Taj Mohammad Jahed, said that the attackers dag a tunnel to reach the army base and they managed to blast it. He said …
Read More »62 Taliban rebels killed in fresh ops
AT News KABUL: At least 62 Taliban insurgents were killed and 58 others wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in several provinces in the past 24 hours. The ministry of defense said in a statement on Monday that the raids were conducted in Laghman, Ghazni, Zabul, …
Read More »World Press Freedom Day; No compromise on free press: Danesh
Kabul Based Diplomatic Missions Reiterate Support to Afghan Journalists and Media AT News KABUL: The Afghan government will preserve the achievements gained in freedom of expression, Second Vice President Sarwar Danesh said, adding that all parties involved in the Afghan peace process should pay attention on this aspect. Danesh cited …
Read More »Medical equipment smugglers to get 20 years jail-term
AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has issued an order that sentences those people who smuggle medical equipment to abroad to 20 years in prison. There are reports of stealing and smuggling of medical equipment including ventilators to the neighboring Pakistan. The equipment were donated by friendly countries last year …
Read More »Flash floods affect business in Samangan, Daikundi
AT News KABUL: Residents in the northern provinces of Samangan and Daikundi suffered huge financial losses in flash flood that hit several parts of the provinces. A spokesman of the state ministry for natural disaster management, Ahmad Tamim Azimi said that more than 20 houses were completely destroyed and 10 trucks damaged as flood …
Read More »Editorial: Claim of degradation
The US is claiming to have degraded al-Qaeda’s presence in Afghanistan. US President Joe Biden has used the 10th anniversary of the raid that killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden to support his decision to pull troops out of Afghanistan. The terrorist group was the mastermind of 9/11 attacks. The …
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