AT News KABUL: At least 129 Taliban rebels have been killed and 68 others were wounded in different operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in several parts of the country during the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Wednesday. Afghan security forces carried out the counterattacks in Nangarhar, …
Read More »Kabul Stands Against Requests to Release Taliban Prisoners
AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan rejected demands over the release of Taliban prisoners, with President Ghani’s adviser saying that they would not be freed “under no circumstances”. After Ghani release 5,000 Taliban prisoners under pressures from a Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) in 2020, the group is now insisting …
Read More »10m Afghan Children Need Life-Saving Help
– $3 billion more needed for humanitarian response – 2,000 children killed or injured in nine months AT News KABUL: New figures reveal that just over 18 million people in Afghanistan, including 9.7 million children, desperately need life-saving support. Save the Children is calling for urgent increases in humanitarian funding …
Read More »Afghanistan Records 137 New Infections, Eight Deaths
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 137 new positive cases of coronavirus and eight deaths in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday. According to the statistics of the ministry, the total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has now reached …
Read More »Editorial: Growing Disorders
The ongoing deadly war has weakened even shattered the backbone of Afghanistan, where now its people are scrambling with plenty of challenges. For years, the Afghan masses have been caught in one of the worst humanitarian crises as well. The new figures reveal that just over 18 million people in …
Read More »Marshal Dostum Leads War in Faryab
AT News KABUL: The Leader of the Hezb-e-Junbish, Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum engaged in direct conflicts with the Taliban, following the Taliban fighters attack in Qaramqol district of northern Faryab province. Marshal Dostum took the leadership of the war to suppress the militants, his office said in a statement. 13 …
Read More »Iranian Backed 22-Group, Destabilizing Security Situation in Heart: Officials
AT News KABUL: A delegation of the lower house of the parliament, who went to western Herat province, said that there are 22 groups who receive money from Iran, the neighboring country, is destabilizing the security situation there. They were appointed to investigate the security situation in the province after …
Read More »‘Human Crisis’ Feared Amid Continued NATO Mission in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The Human Rights Watch warns of a “human crisis” in Afghanistan in 2021 despite a promise from NATO to keep some 10,000 troops in the war-hit country beyond the complete withdrawal of the US soldiers slated by May. The NATO troops will continue training, advising and cooperation …
Read More »‘Taliban Unwilling to Continue Constructive Negotiations’
Ongoing peace talks in Doha are not going well and negative interpretations about peace are increasing, says a member of Kabul negotiating team AT News KABUL: Taliban delegation in Qatar is not willing to continue productive talks with the representatives from Afghanistan government, a member of the government negotiating team …
Read More »Afghan Government Taking Last Breaths: Taliban
AT News KABUL: Taliban militants have claimed that President Ashraf Ghani’s government is breathing last, accusing it of trying to sabotage the ongoing peace efforts. The comments came in reaction to Ghani’s First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh who demanded execution of Taliban fighters held in government custody. Ghani’s political opposition …
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