AT News KABUL: At least 30 Taliban rebels were killed and 17 others wounded during a latest crackdown carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said Saturday. Eight Taliban fighters were killed and 14 others were wounded in counterattacks of …
Read More »Herat blast leaves three police officers dead
AT News KABUL: At least three police officers were killed after a bomb placed on a motorbike went off near a police checkpoint in the city of Herat province on Sunday morning, provincial officials said. Two others, including a civilian, received injuries in the blast that no group, including the …
Read More »UN provides aid for displaced in Helmand
AT News KABUL: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees provided humanitarian aids to the Internal Displaced People who left homes because of server conflicts erupted between the security forces and Taliban in southern Helmand province. The UNHCR said that thousands of people were being helped by far. The aids consisted …
Read More »Senior official unscathed in Taliban attack
AT News KABUL: Hajji Din Mohammad, deputy head of the government-run high council for national reconciliation survived an attack carried out by Taliban, sources in the council said. The incident took place Sunday afternoon along the Kabul-Jalalabad highway as Mohammad’s convoy was heading to his birthplace in the eastern province …
Read More »Taliban suffer heavy casualties as fighting drags on in Kandahar
AT News KABUL: Intense clashes have been continuing between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban rebels since last week in Arghandab, Zari and Maiwand districts of southern Kandahar province, officials said Sunday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Jamal Nasir Barekzai said the Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force jointly launched …
Read More »Pakistan asked to help tackle surging Afghan visa applicants
AT News KABUL: Amid a stratospheric surge in people looking for Pakistani visas, Afghan government has asked Pakistani Embassy in Kabul to help manage the crowds of applicants. First vice president Amrullah Saleh said on Sunday that the foreign ministry had asked Pakistani embassy to clarify the number of visas …
Read More »Editorial: Protection of civilians, responsibility of all sides
In an effort to understand what is exactly happening to the Doha talks and why has the violence surged despite the call for de-escalation at a time when the civilian casualties hit the highest point, responsibility utterly lays to the government to enlighten citizens on the process. The government and …
Read More »Police arrest 4 drug dealers in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) has arrested four drug vendors in Kabul, the capital city, officials said Sunday. The detectives of the CNP had carried out an anti-drug dealer operation in 4th, 7th, 10th PDs and Bagrami district of Kabul city, in which four drug sellers were detained, …
Read More »Agreement signed for customs cooperation with Pakistan
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan and Pakistan have signed an agreement to boost customs exchanges and cooperation in an attempt to boost bilateral trade, officials said on Sunday. The MoU was signed by head of Afghanistan’s custom office Mohammad Khalil Saleh with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Tariq in a visit to …
Read More »Covid-19 cases on the rise in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Although Afghanistan saw a significant drop in the cases of covid-19 pandemic, the easing of lockdowns and cold weather could likely turn the country towards its second wave. 29 years old, Abdullah Raikh is infected with the virus. He says that he was tested positive after the …
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