U.S. blames Taliban for spate of Afghan killings in unclaimed targeted attacks, while the Taliban accused U.S. of violating peace agreement, threaten ‘serious response’ to U.S. airstrikes AT News KABUL: The US military on Monday blamed the Taliban for a spate of assassinations of prominent Afghans in unclaimed attacks that …
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AT News KABUL: A roadside bomb targeting a local police chief killed two security forces and wounded three others in the eastern Nangarhar province, provincial officials said. Provincial Governor Office said that the explosion occurred on Monday morning in PD 4th of Jalalabad city. The blast was set to target …
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AT News KABUL: At least 38 Taliban militants were killed and three others were wounded during a latest crackdown by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province, defense ministry said on Monday. The Taliban fighters planned to attack Afghan security forces checkpoints in Zherai and Arghandab districts of the …
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The unclaimed attacks and targeted killings of civil society members, journalists, doctors, prosecutors and other civil servants have to be ceased for the power-sharing talks in Doha, Qatar, to be succeeded. Not to forget that battlefield clashes and the trend of targeted killings will risk undermining efforts for a peaceful …
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AT News KABUL: Kabul Police has arrested 19 criminals on charge of various crimes during fresh crackdowns around the capital city in the past 48 hours. They were accused of robbery, disruption of public order, plundering, selling drugs and stealing mobiles of the citizens in PDs of 2nd, 4th, 6th, …
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KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 102 new positive cases of coronavirus and seven fatalities in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 53,011 cases around the country. The new cases come …
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AT News KABUL: The Minister of Interior, Massoud Andarabi said that the Taliban are preparing for ‘full-scale war’ in the New Year, while assured that Afghan security forces ‘are ready to thwart’ their attacks. Mr. Andarabi said this in a briefing to the lawmakers at the parliament on Monday. Every …
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AT News KABUL: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Haneef Atmar met Sunday with Saeed bin Mubarak Al-Khayarin Al-Hajar, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Kabul, where they discussed issues related to the Afghan peace process. At the outset, Mr. Atmar expressed his gratitude for the condolences of the Qatari …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban militants dragged more than 20 people out of buses on the Baghlan-Kunduz highway near the Pol-e-Khomri city, provincial capital of Baghlan and took them hostage. Witnesses said Sunday that the incident took place in the Pooza-e-Eshan area some 100 meters from an army base. They said …
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AT News KABUL: Three members of senate who had been earlier arrested for demanding bribe, have been released on bail, the attorney general office said. The senators were arrested by the intelligence agency some 10 days back in the Hairatan port if Balkh province in the north. Jamshid Rasouli, spokesman …
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