AT News KABUL: The armed opposition groups make at least one million dollars from illegally demining of gold and lapis lazuli mines in the northeastern Badakhshan province, civil society activists in the province claim. The activists said Monday that big parts of mines in Badakhshan are in control of the …
Read More »Differences among Taliban over ceasefire demand
Sources suggest Taliban’s ruling council agreed to enforce a temporary ceasefire, while group’s spokesman said Taliban has no intention to do so AT News KABUL: There is conflicting reports coming out from Taliban leadership in regards to the ceasefire as the group did not scrutinize to be in the same …
Read More »23 Taliban fighters killed in Kandahar
AT News KABUL: At least 23 Taliban militants were killed and 27 others injured, after Afghan security forces conducted operation in southern Kandahar province. Ministry of Interior on Monday in a statement said that 23 Taliban militants were killed and 27 others wounded during a clearance operation carried out by …
Read More »Darzab district of Jawzjan falls to Taliban
AT News KABUL: The Taliban insurgents have took control of the Darzab—a district in northern Jawzjan province, after series of several attacks by the militants and scores of Afghan security forces have forced to flee the area by chopper. All of the security forces have been evacuated by choppers to …
Read More »Honey product up by 60pc in Badakhshan
AT News KABUL: Honey production in northern Badakhshan province has increased by 60 percent this year, said officials, adding, 283 tons of honey has been produced. Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said that currently 590 bee small and big farms have been active in the province. According to …
Read More »Editorial: The puzzle of ceasefire
Since the start of peace talks, Taliban has highly pursued contradictory behavior and policy as time and again the group has remained puzzling regarding the ceasefire—a demand posed by the US to continue peace talks. On the one hand, the group flaunted patriotic face with sympathetic manners to make free …
Read More »69 Taliban rebels killed in fresh raids
AT News KABUL: At least 69 Taliban militants have been killed and 32 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …
Read More »Drastic air pollution kills 17 Kabul residents in one week
AT News KABUL: While Afghanistan has been struggling with plenty of sever challenges, now the air pollution has recently been recognized as deadly as war, threatening the life of thousands of the Afghans in Kabul, the capital city. The public health authorities on Monday said that at least 17 people …
Read More »31 pro-govt. militiamen killed in 2 days
AT News KABUL: In the past two days, at least 31 pro-government forces have been killed in the latest Taliban attacks in two Northern Provinces of Afghanistan. 14 public uprising members were killed on Monday in Jawzjan province—while 17 others were killed on Sunday in Takhar province, after deadly Taliban …
Read More »Takhar attack leaves 17 pro-govt. militiamen dead
AT News KABUL: A fresh Taliban attack has killed at least 17 pro-government forces in northern Takhar province, even the group indirectly showed readiness for a ceasefire. Provincial Police Spokesman, Khalil Aseer on Sunday said the militants stormed a camp of local uprising members in Khwaja Bahauddin district late on …
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