AT News KABUL: Afghan security forces wiped out Taliban from Arghandab district of Kandahar province after weeks of heavy fighting that left dozens of insurgents killed and wounded. Spokesman for Kandahar Governor, Bahir Ahmad Ahmadi, said that the Taliban had placed improvised explosive devices in certain areas in Arghandab and …
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AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan blamed Taliban for “weakening” the ongoing peace process by intensifying attacks. President Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi said increasing of attacks disappoints the people of Afghanistan. “Increasing violence and Taliban’s attacks jeopardizes peace process and disappoints both Afghans and international community. Unfortunately, after the …
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AT News KABUL: The ministry of foreign affairs strongly condemned Pakistani cleric Maulana Hamid Ul Haq’s statement that supported Taliban as “stupid, irresponsible and violence remarks”. Haq had earlier said that the government of Afghanistan should surrender to Taliban. The ministry also criticized the remarks in a letter to the …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 126 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 42,159 cases throughout the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Sunday. The ministry statics show that out of 463 suspected samples, 126 were reported positive – 51 …
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AT News KABUL: Municipality authorities began on Saturday demolishing the archaic complex of Cinema Park as part of development plans to urbanize downtown Kabul, civic officials said. This is as Vice President Amrullah Saleh had already announced that demolition of Cinema Park would begin this week. Spokesman of Kabul Municipality, …
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Democratic Nominee Joe Biden Has Won US Presidential Election. Afghan People, Who Have Been Watching the Bitterly-Fought US Election on Tenterhooks, Hope Biden Win Means a Washington Tougher on Taliban and a Responsible Withdrawal after a Successful Culmination of Peace Talks. Biden Is Expected to Make Better Foreign Policy Decisions …
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AT News KABUL: A military officer was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Pule-e-Charkhi in PD12 of Kabul city, Kabul police confirmed on Sunday. The incident happened on Sunday morning, said Ferdaws Faramarz, spokesperson for Kabul police chief. Investigation has been launched, he said, with efforts underway to arrest the perpetrators. …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 17 Taliban insurgents including their commander in Pashton-Zarghon district of western Herat province, official confirmed Sunday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Jailani Farhad said that the militants staged attacks on the security checkpoints and that the clashes lasted for several hours. …
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Joe Biden, 77, was elected as 46th President of the United States, in a large distance of votes from President Trump after a controversial race. Soon after Biden was declared winner, Trump dug in for a fight. Whatever is the reaction, Trump apparently refuses to confess his defeat, rare in …
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Commentary Afghanistan has been the prime target of Pakistan’s radical fundamentalists and their terrorist cronies for decades. Those at the very top of Pakistan’s military, political and religious elite hanker after a government in Afghanistan run by thugs and entangled in lawlessness. In a recent travesty under Pakistani military government’s …
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