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AT News KABUL: At least 60 Taliban insurgents were killed and 34 others wounded in a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, the ministry of defense said Tuesday.Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan security forces have …
Read More »5 million vulnerable Afghan children at high riskUNICEF terms Afghanistan as World’s “Worst” Country for Children
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA) on Tuesday said five million Afghan children are vulnerable across the country.Speaking in a ceremony celebrating “World Children’s Day”, Deputy of MoLSA Ghulam Haidar Jailani said that five million children are at risk, which includes 23 categories such as …
Read More »Twin blasts killed 12 in west of Kabul city
KABUL: At least 12 civilians were “martyred” and another 13 were injured on Tuesday evening, after two, back to back, blasts hit two mini-buses in west of Kabul city, officials said The first blast, caused by a sticky bomb, took place around 7:30 in PD-3 west of Kabul city in …
Read More »165 Taliban fighters killed in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: At least 165 Taliban insurgents were killed and 85 others wounded in a series of military stings conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Monday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan …
Read More »Taliban launch complex attack against district Police HQ in Baghlan
AT News KABUL: A Taliban car bombing targeted a district police Headquarters in the northern province of Baghlan, inflicting casualties on the security forces and civilians, officials said Monday. Provincial Police Spokesman Javed Basharat told Afghanistan Times that the attack took place on Monday evening in Baghlan-e-Markazi-e-Jadid district. He said …
Read More »Afghanistan recorded highest-ever COVID-19 cases; 1,566 positive cases, 30 deaths in 24 hours
AT News KABUL: The Afghan health authorities have expressed fears over the third wave of COVID-19 that could now be spreading quickly around the country. 1,566 new cases and 30 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said Monday, showing a rapid increase in positive cases. …
Read More »Taliban cut water supply in Badakhshan district
AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters have cut water supply in the northeastern province of Badakhshan by which 800 families have been deprived from irrigating their farmlands in the Argo district. Nek Mohammad Nazari, provincial spokesman, confirms the incident, saying that the water supply has been cut by Taliban and …
Read More »Editorial: Let’s talk inside our country
When asked to consider the major problems facing the country, the ending war which is the long-year desires of the Afghans, and surely improvement of the fragile economy top the Afghanistan wish list. Other issues, including drug trafficking, equality, injustice, poverty, racial inequality, crime etc… are seen as less pressing …
Read More »Europe continues active missions in Afghanistan post-troop withdrawal
AT News KABUL: The European Union will continue assistance and activities in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of foreign troops, European envoy said. Thomas Nicholson, the European Union envoy to Afghanistan made the remarks in the Europe Parliament. “While the forces are exiting, our intention is to stay,” he said. “Our …
Read More »Four people released from Taliban captivity in Kunduz
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces freed four captives from the Taliban custody in the northern province of Kunduz, defense ministry said. A spokesman for the ministry, Fawad Aman said that the Afghan commando forces carried out a raid on Taliban’s captivity in Qoshtapa area of provincial capital, in …
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