AT News Reports KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani left Kabul for London on Sunday to discuss peace talks with the country’s officials. He will also watch a cricket match between Afghan and England national teams scheduled to be held in Manchester City. In his three-day visit to London, Ghani is …
Read More »Afghan forces inflict heavy casualties on Taliban
AT News Report KABUL: At least 82 militants were killed and 23 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued Sunday in Kabul, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of Afghan National Police (ANP) and …
Read More »20,000 cases of cancer recorded last year: MoPH
AT News Report KABUL: Officials in the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday during the First Symposium of Breast Cancer said that 20,000 cases of cancer were registered across the country in 2018. A statement released on Saturday by the ministry, quotes deputy minister Feda Mohammad Paikan as saying …
Read More »Billions of dollars smuggled to Iran through official channels
AT News Report KABUL: A reliable source revealed that some four to five billion dollars were smuggled to Iran from Afghanistan through official channels in 2018. The amounts were smuggled through borders in western Herat province. The source added the local officials were aware of the smuggling. The western borders …
Read More »Editorial: Khalilzad to resume
In connection with his assignments to help in resolving of Afghan conflict, the United States especially envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad is going to embark on seventh round peace talks with the Taliban members camping at Doha, Qatar, ext week, media reports states, All these four points are included, US forces …
Read More »Karzai ‘strongly’ denounces Jalalabad terrorist attack
AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai, strongly condemned Thursday’s “terrorist attack” in the eastern city of Jalalabad that killed and injured a number of civilians. In a statement issued Friday, Karzai called on “all Afghans to accelerate efforts for end of war and brining peace through intra-Afghan dialogues.” …
Read More »China, India pledge support for Afghan peace process
Beijing, New Delhi express support during meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan In a key top level endorsement from regional powers, China and India have expressed support for the Afghan-led peace process on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, an official statement said on …
Read More »Taliban execute killer of 11 civilians
AT News Report KABUL: An official in western Farah province confirmed Friday that Taliban have executed the culprit who has opened fire and killed at least 12 civilians, including six of his own family members in Khak-e-Safid district of the province. Haji Jummah, the administrative chief of Khak-e-Safaid district, confirmed …
Read More »Security forces kill 38 militants in past 2-day
AT News Report KABUL: Defense Ministry on Friday said that Afghan security forces have killed at thirty-eight militants in separate operations country-wide in the past 24 hours. Security forces had conducted nine joint offensives and clearing operations, 78 special commando assignments and 30 airstrikes amid at eradicating insurgents’ hideouts and …
Read More »24 militants, including Pakistanis detained in Kandahar
AT News Report KABUL: National Directorate of Security (NDS) Special Units have arrested 24 militants, including four Pakistanis in an operation carried out in southern Kandahar province. During a Press Conference in the Governor Office in Kandahar, NDS operatives brought them to media, while they were wearing masks and also …
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