Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: At least 63 Taliban militants were killed and 20 others wounded during the latest military stings conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Saturday. The Afghan security forces supported by Afghan Air Forces conducted operation in …
Read More »Pentagon says al-Qaeda continues to pose threat to US
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Al-Qaeda continues to pose a threat to remaining US personnel in Afghanistan through their interaction with the Taliban, the US Department of Defense said in a report to Congress entitled “Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan.” “AQ [al-Qaeda]’s regional affiliate, AQIS [al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent] …
Read More »Six security forces killed by roadside bombs in Logar, Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: Six members of the Afghan security forces lost their lives in the roadside bomb blasts in eastern Nangarhar and southeastern Logar provinces, security officials said on Saturday. Logar Police spokesman, Gul Haidar Ahmadi said that a bomb went off Saturday morning in Kunjak area of provincial capital …
Read More »Faryab residents reject new governor
AT News KABUL: Hundreds of residents of northwestern Faryab province on Saturday staged demonstration to protest President Ghani’s decision for appointing of Mohammad Dawood as the new provincial governor. The protests were launched in Maimana city the provincial capital ordered by Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum against the dismissal of Naqibullah …
Read More »Covid-19: cases 113, deaths 10
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan recorded 113 new cases of the pandemic of Covid-19 with an additional fatality of 10 deaths within past 24 hours, health officials said on Saturday. Mirwais Fazli, a spokesman for the ministry of public health said that the new cases were recorded out of 1,100 samples. …
Read More »Afghanistan, Turkey and Pakistan call on Taliban to commit to peace talks
Deploring violence, we called on Taliban for immediate ceasefire and return to negotiation: FM Atmar AT News KABUL: Afghanistan, Turkey and Pakistan called on the Taliban to reaffirm their commitment to achieving a negotiated settlement for lasting peace in Afghanistan, the foreign ministers of the three countries said in a …
Read More »Editorial: The Afghan security forces are at frontline of war on terror
With the U.S. is intending to withdraw all its service members from Afghanistan by September 11, the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack – there are pessimistic concerns over the possible collapse of the Afghan government and mainly the Afghan security forces. The fear loomed as top U.S. general expressed …
Read More »Kandahar, Ghazni blasts leave seven civilians dead
AT News KABUL: At least seven civilians lost their lives in two separate roadside bomb blasts in southern Kandahar and southeastern Ghazni provinces, according to the security officials. Four civilians were killed in a blast that occurred in Qabristan area in Arghandab district of Kandahar province, provincial police spokesman said. …
Read More »6 people dead as gunmen attacks looming in Kabul
AT News KABUL: At least six people have lost their lives in different security incidents in Kabul, a capital city in which insecurity is on the rise spectacularly. The victims are two civilians and four security force members that were killed in the past 24 hours. A government employee, Baryalai …
Read More »70 Taliban militants killed in new military strikes
AT News KABUL: At least 70 Taliban insurgents were killed and 20 others wounded in latest military stings carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. The ministry of defense in a statement on Wednesday said that the operations were conducted as part …
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