AT News KABUL: At least four commanders of the Taliban along with their 14 comrades were killed in fight with the Afghan security forces in southern Khost province, military officials said on Saturday. The ministry of defense said in a statement on Saturday that the clash occurred after the militants …
Read More »Two killed in Kabul shootout
AT News KABUL: Two people were killed and two others wounded after a verbal dispute turned into gun shooting in Kabul city, a security source confirmed. The source, who was talking on condition of anonymity, said that some vagabonds were holding a party with women dancing on 15th of July …
Read More »Afghan forces kill 42 Taliban rebels in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 42 Taliban insurgents during latest military stings in different provinces across the country. In addition to that, 31 others were wounded during these crackdowns, security officials said on Saturday. A group of Taliban fighters planning to attack the national …
Read More »Ghor clash leaves four commandos dead
AT News KABUL: Local officials in western Ghor said that four members of the Afghan National Commandos were killed and four others wounded in the fight against the Taliban insurgents in Ferozkoh, the provincial capital city. Head of Provincial National Army, Mahmood Andarabi said the Taliban attacked the security force …
Read More »Editorial: War or peace?
When all stakeholders claim of inching closing to the start of intra-Afghan talks, Afghans expect they are finally on the verge of heaving a sigh of relief. But then tragic incidents of violence are carried out by the warring sides – with civilians being the ones victimized to a great …
Read More »Afghanistan coronavirus: 22 patients die in past 24 hours
AT News KABUL: 22 patients have died in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Saturday. In total, 1,247 patients have lost their lives battling the virus, and 24,793 others recovered since the outbreak of the virus started in Afghanistan four months ago. Health ministry …
Read More »46 civilians killed in one week of warfare
93 other civilians were wounded in 401 attacks committed by the Taliban—violence remains high AT News KABUL: At least 46 civilians were killed and 93 others wounded in the violence committed by the Taliban in the past one week, an uptick in violence that could jeopardize the fragile peace process. …
Read More »Al-Qaeda active in 12 Afghan provinces: UN
‘Up to 6,000-6,500 Pakistani terrorists present in Afghanistan’ AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A report submitted to the United Nations Security Council indicates that the total number of “Pakistani foreign terrorist fighters” in Afghanistan is estimated at “between 6,000 and 6,500, most of them with Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).’ The report says …
Read More »COVID-19 in Afghanistan at a glance
By Javier Delgado Rivera According to the U.N., COVID-19 models show that the peak for the pandemic outbreak in Afghanistan is expected between late July and early August. As the worst seems yet to come, we looked at the latest strategic situation reports on COVID-19 issued by the U.N. Office …
Read More »Economic Recovery in China Brings Hope for World Economy to Move out of Darkest Hour
By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan On 16 July, the National Bureau of Statistics of China reported that the Chinese GDP grew by 3.2% in the second quarter of 2020, a positive change from the minus 6.8% in the first quarter. China has become the first major economy to …
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