AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have warded off Taliban attack in northern Baghlan province and killed seven of the Taliban militants, defense ministry said Monday. The Taliban fighters had planned to attack several check posts of the Afghan security forces in Kilagai area of Baghlan province on Sunday …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 34 Taliban fighters in latest military stings conducted in Zabul province. 12 more Taliban rebels were wounded in the operation carried out in Shinkai district of the province, provincial officials said Monday. Governor Spokesman, Gul Islam Sial said …
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Kabul is struggling to salvage fledgling peace talks as Taliban’s escalating violence is entrenching fears of collapse of the intra-Afghan dialogue and a reversal of rapprochement with the rebels AT News KABUL: Afghan officials scrambled on Monday to keep fragile peace negotiations from falling apart in the wake of the …
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AT News KABUL: The parliament blames government for not doing enough to prevent the increasing insecurity around the country. Parliament Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani, called Taliban’s attack on Ghor province as “barbaric”, saying they would summon security officials for explanation about the Sunday attack in provincial capital Firzo Koh that …
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AT News KABUL: A child was killed and four other members of the family were wounded in rocket attacks fired by the Pakistani military. The rocket landed in a residential house in eastern Kunar province, killing the child, officials said on Monday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Ghani Musamem said that 16 …
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AT News KABUL: The Leader of Hezb-e-Islami, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Monday landed in Pakistan to discuss the Afghan peace process with the Pakistani officials. He held a meeting with the Pakistani minister of foreign affairs, Shah Mahmood Qureshi and they exchanged views on the Afghan peace process. According to Pakistani …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Defense said that Afghan commandos broke the siege and reinforced Afghan National Army (ANA) base in central Maidan-Wardak province. The Afghan commandos had successfully accomplished the mission to break the siege of an ANA base in Jalriz of central Maidan Wardak province on Sunday …
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AT News KABUL: First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh says that the government has begun “street to street and neighborhood to neighborhood” intelligence coverage all around Kabul city, a move to apparently prevent the widespread crime cases that threatens people’s lives and properties. He was given responsibility for the capital’s security …
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AT News KABUL: The Hairatan business port has resumed functioning after being closed for eight months due to the outbreak of the covid-19 pandemic, officials said Monday. Head of the Afghanistan Entrepreneurs Board, Haji Agha said that the establishment of Hairtan port with Uzbekistan has been beneficial and put a …
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Spiraling of violence could be proven risky to the fragile peace deal between the US and the Taliban group. Shelving nearly months of silence over unprecedented levels of violence around Afghanistan, the US point-man for peace has raced up the escalation of violence, believing inflammatory rhetoric does not advance peace, …
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