AT News KABUL: Afghanistan on Sunday has recorded 351 new positive cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours that has brought the total tally to 30,967 across the country. The latest count came from 701 suspected samples. 34 patients have lost their lives battling the virus, and 2,004 others …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 27 Taliban militants in western Ghor and southern Paktia provinces in response to militants attack on their checkpoints, security officials said on Sunday. Taliban fighters had staged a coordinated attack from all sides on Saghar district of western Ghor …
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By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: On Saturday morning, a sticky mine explosion killed two employees of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, Fatima Khalil, a donor liaison officer and her driver Jawid Folad. The attack occurred in Butkhak square of PD 12th of capital Kabul. It has been widely …
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AT News KABUL: Sources in the government say that 400 Taliban prisoners are expected to be released Sunday in a fresh step of the prisoner exchange. The government plans to keep hundreds of Taliban prisoners who are believed to have hands in heavy crimes such as big bombings. Meanwhile, a …
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AT News KABUL: The media supporting agency (NAI) says that the outbreak of coronavirus poses a big threat for the lives of people especially journalists. Mojib Khalvatgar, head of NAI said on Saturday that six media workers have died since the virus pandemic in February, while another 120 ones were …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban fighters have executed two young men for shaving their beards in the insecure province of Faryab in the northwest, officials in the province said. “The terrorist Taliban hanged two young men just because they had shaved their beards, while the penalty for shaving of beard is …
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AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq Sediqqqi says that Afghanistan-US relations are based on the bilateral commitments and the number of American soldiers stationed in the war-hit country would not be determinant. The US has reduced its troop number from more than 12,000 to 8,600, according to a …
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‘Heinous attack on human rights defenders unjustifiable’ AT News KABUL: Two human right defenders were killed when a sticky bomb attached to their vehicle exploded in Kabul on Saturday morning. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramurz confirmed the attack, which has not been claimed by any group so far. Afghanistan Independent …
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The escalating violence and the sluggish process of prisoner release have slowed down the speeding momentum made towards the launch of the crucial intra-Afghan talks. In the world’s history, belligerents have often sought leverage by increasing violence before negotiations start but the raging violence in Afghanistan is gravely undermining the …
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AT News KABUL: At least 21 Taliban militants were killed and six others wounded in separate operations by the foreign and Afghan forces in southern Kandahar province, officials said on Saturday. The Taliban fighters had a plan to attack a security outpost in Sia Sang area of Arghandab district, which …
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