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Ghani wants ‘permanent and actual’ cease fire, says Taliban have no reason to continue violence AT News KABUL: The Taliban on Monday announced a three-day ceasefire for the Eid-ul-Fitir festivities, urging their fighters to stop attacking on government forces. The end of hostility could likely begin on Wednesday, marking the …
Read More »COVID-19: 340 new cases, 12 deaths reported in a day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 340 new cases of coronavirus and 12 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said Monday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached to 62,403 cases around the country. The new cases reported …
Read More »Death toll in Kabul school bombing rises to 85
AT News KABUL: The death toll from the Saturday bombing outside a school in Kabul has risen to at least 85 people with 147 more injured, officials said Monday. Three explosions outside the school entrance struck as students were leaving for the day in the western part of Kabul city. …
Read More »Editorial: Taliban plan 3-day ceasefire, perfect if undying
Taliban has announced a plan for a three-day ceasefire for the Eid-al-Fitr holiday, the truce would begin on either Wednesday or Thursday this week marking the end of the Holy month of Ramadan. Though it is widely welcomed and the people are happy to at least have three days to …
Read More »Iranian cleric slams Kabul terrorist attack as “coward”
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Head of Iran’s Islamic Seminaries, Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, in a message condemned the terrorist attack on Kabul school which led to the martyrdom of a number of innocent students and described it as cowardly attempt on the threshold of withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan with …
Read More »Karzai welcomes Eid ceasefire
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai welcomed the three-day ceasefire declared by the Taliban to mark the Eid-al-fitr, calling it a great opportunity for Afghans to “take calmly breaths” as they are facing panic and trauma of war. “The people of Afghanistan want a permanent ceasefire and enduring peace …
Read More »Kunduz district feared to fall to Taliban
AT News KABUL: Officials in Kunduz, an insecure province in the north warn of the fall of the Imam Saheb district to Taliban, while intensive clashes are going on there between the insurgents and government forces. Gholam Rabbani Rabbani, a member of provincial council, said that the militants have attacked …
Read More »Nine Taliban members detained in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The intelligence operatives arrested a group of nine Taliban members in capital Kabul, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Monday. The NDS said in a statement that the detained terrorists included Mohammad Nesar, Mohammad Juma, Shirullah, Saifullah, Abdul Ahad, Sharafatullah, Rahmtaullah and Abdullah who were …
Read More »Official: Terrorist activities under journalist title
AT News KABUL: Tariq Aryan, spokesman of the ministry of interior claims that some terrorists are busy in anti-government activities under the title of journalist. “All in charges in WhatsApp and other news groups are informed to delete suspicious and unidentified accounts,” Aryan said Monday. “Our intelligence and operative teams …
Read More »160 civilians killed since start of Ramadan: AIHRC
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission said that 160 civilians were killed and 351 others maimed in relentless violence since the start of the holy month of Ramadan. The commission has said in a statement that these civilians suffered casualties in 130 security incidents. The tally doesn’t …
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