AT News KABUL: Following the reveal of the bombshell reports of Australian Special Forces’ war crimes in Afghanistan that left 39 innocent people died, nine Australian soldiers including a female service member have committed suicide. These soldiers have taken their own lives within the last three week, a British Newspaper, …
Read More »Taliban flag hoisted in opposition parties rally at Peshawar
By Shamim Shahid PESHAWAR: The white-colour with words in black flag of TehrikTaliban Afghanistan also called as Emirate Islami Afghanistan was also visible on the eve of opposition’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally at Peshawar on Sunday. The PDM rally was largely attended by workers of different political parties despite …
Read More »Son of gold trader kidnapped in Kunduz
AT News KABUL: A group of kidnappers abducted the son of a gold traders and head of association for goldsmiths in the northern province of Kunduz, provincial officials confirmed. The abduction took place Sunday morning in front of the Al-Qalam private school in the Kunduz city, the provincial capital of …
Read More »Six drug vendors detained in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Kabul police have arrested at least six drug vendors in different operations around the city. The suspects were arrested over drug selling during several operations carried out by Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) in Kabul city, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Sunday. According to …
Read More »Pompeo meets Afghan, Taliban negotiators, hopes ‘successful peace talks’
The need for a ceasefire stressed with weight on the importance of respect for diversity, including preserving human rights during and post peace process. AT News KABUL: The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo held separate meetings with the delegations from Afghanistan and Taliban group in the Qatari capital city …
Read More »Police officer mistakenly on wanted list
AT News KABUL: Mostafa Ishani Sadat, an officer of police’s special force in the western province of Herat is one of tens of people who have been wrongly on police wanted list with their photos being posted on the walls of Kabul city. Sadat who has been previously serving in …
Read More »56 Taliban rebels killed in Herat
AT News KABUL: At least 56 Taliban rebels were killed and 17 others were wounded in the airstrikes conducted by the Afghan security forces in western Herat province, officials said Sunday. The 207, Zafar corps in west of Afghanistan said in a statement that the security forces conducted these airstrikes …
Read More »Two-day Geneva conference to begin today on Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: A two-day conference begins today (Monday) in Geneva hosted by Afghanistan, Finland and the United Nations. The conference in which representatives from Afghanistan’s donor countries and organizations will attend, is to made decisions on the continuation of international assistances to Afghanistan for the next four years. Foreign …
Read More »Coronavirus is surging in Afghanistan; 203 new infections, 12 deaths in 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 203 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 44,706 cases throughout the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Sunday. These cases came positive out of 1,307 suspected samples – 83 positive cases were recorded in …
Read More »Badakhshan’s Maimay district fully cleared of Taliban
AT News KABUL: The Maimay district of northern Badakhshan province was fully cleared of Taliban presence, officials said Sunday. The ministry of defense in a statement said that the Afghan security forces carried out military operations in the district and pushed the militants out of the district. The militants suffered …
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