AT News KABUL: Authorities in the ministry of defense said Wednesday that 62 people were freed from a Taliban prison in northern Baghlan province, a day after 41 hostages were freed from another Taliban prison in western Herat province. The Afghan Commando Special Forces in the past two days raided …
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AT News KABUL: At least five intelligence forces were killed in Taliban ambush alongside Herat-Qala-i-Naw Highway in the northwestern province of Badghis, top provincial official said on Wednesday. Provincial Governor Hesamuddin Shams said that the security forces engaged in clashes with Taliban following the attack and killed three militants. Taliban …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 623 new cases of coronavirus and 14 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached 68,366 cases nationwide. The new cases reported out of 3,188 …
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After months of relative safety with the pandemic well under control, Afghanistan has been experiencing an increase in the wild spread of domestic COVID-19 cases. The concerning point is that there is a new surge in daily cases and deaths, shackling the nation who is already scrambling with a fragile …
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AT News KABUL: Officials in the western province of Herat said that the reconstruction of the highways damaged by the Taliban attacks cost 100 million AFs. Provincial Public Works Director, Abdul Majeed Samim said that many of these damaged areas located alongside the highways of Herat-Islam Qala, Herat-Kandahar and Herat-Torghandi. …
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AT News KABUL: The recent conflicts between Taliban fighters and government forces in the eastern province of Laghman have forced hundreds of people to flee their houses and villages. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission says that the displaced people need urgent assistance from foreign sources. Mohammad Reza Jaafari, an …
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AT News KABUL: The lawmakers on Wednesday session accused the Afghan warring parties of sabotaging the peace process with making “extra excuses” to attend the peace negotiations. They said that the government officials sought to remain in power and work for their personal interest, “not peace”. They said that the …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have busted a big Taliban’s terrorist base in eastern Logar province on Tuesday night, defense officials informed on Wednesday. The Afghan Commando Forces carried out a preemptive crackdown in Kharwar district of the province on Tuesday night, in which destroyed a large Taliban’s …
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AT News KABUL: The Pakistani government is likely to host a conference on the Afghan peace process, sources privy to the issue said. This comes as the Afghan government has repeatedly called on Pakistan to offer honest steps regarding the Afghan peace process. The sources, talking on condition of anonymity …
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AT News KABUL: A Pakistani military member was killed in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan Air Force in the southern province of Helmand, the 215 Maiwand Military corps said on Wednesday. The Maiwand corps said in a statement that the Afghan security forces conducted airstrikes on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda hideouts in Popalzai …
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