AT News KABUL: As the Afghan peace process faces ambiguity, there is a possibility that the U.S. would extend the remaining of service members in Afghanistan. The Biden administration is still considering whether to withdraw the American soldiers by May 1, agreed on a peace deal signed between the U.S. …
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AT News KABUL: The Human Rights Watch claims that Taliban torture the people they keep in their prisons. Patricia Gossman, head of the body’s Asia office, said Monday that the militants are running secret prisons for a long time in the areas under their control. “We provided details about the …
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Media watchdog says such statements in “this very dangerous time where journalists and media professionals are directly targeted can harm freedom of expression” AT News KABUL: The Afghan Journalists’ Safety Committee calls on the interior ministry to provide details about its allegation that a media outlet had hands in transferring …
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AT News KABUL: The U.S special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation held talks with Mullah Abdul Ghani Bradar, head of the Taliban political office in Qatar. The meeting took place on Sunday evening with the presence of Mohammad-bin- Abdulrahman Al-Thani, the Qatari Foreign Minister. The Taliban spokesman in Qatar, Mohammad Naeem …
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AT News KABUL: Heavy snow and avalanches have killed 25 Taliban rebels in southeastern Paktia province, officials said on Monday, adding they were killed after trying sneakily to go to Pakistan. Provincial Police’s Spokesman Mohammad Lal Amiri said the incident occurred on Sunday night in Tangizaghni area of Zazi Aryoub …
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In the past 20 years, one of the greatest progresses in Afghanistan was freedom of expression and free media. Both the former and incumbent governments not only supported free media, but treated as fourth pillar of democracy. Since the fall of the Taliban, the Afghan media sector has experienced dramatic …
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AT News KABUL: Two Afghan neighboring states (Iran and Pakistan) express concerns over an active presence of Daesh terrorist group in the war-hit country. Senior Iranian and Pakistani diplomats who are experts in Afghan affairs, expressed concerns in meeting on Monday in Tehran, saying that the Daesh presence in Afghanistan …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 23 new coronavirus infections and one death in the past 24 hours across the country, said the Ministry of Public Health on Monday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 55,995 cases around the country. The news cases come positive …
Read More »AT New KABUL: At least 18 Taliban militants have been killed and three others wounded during a crackdown carried out in southern Kandahar province. Afghan security forces supported by the Afghan Air Forces conducted operation against Taliban insurgents in Arghandab and Zherai districts of Kandahar, in which 18 Taliban rebels …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Defense on Monday said that 1,057 soldiers completed military training and graduated from Kabul Military Training Center. Out of 1,057 trained soldiers, 102 are female, who completed a 12 week military training, the ministry said in a statement. Army Chief of Staff General Mohammad …
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