AT News KABUL: The United Nations International Emergency Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that the deadly Polio still takes victims from Afghan children. The UNICEF said Saturday on the occasion of Polio Day that some 2.5 million children are deprived from taking Polio vaccination in Afghanistan every year. Nabila is one …
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AT News KABUL: The fact-finding members of the parliament accused the Afghanistan embassy in Washington of forging discrepancy in the building of a wall for the embassy. The investigative team revealed that Afghanistan’s embassy wall in Washington could cost 300,000 US dollars but the embassy has spent 1.5 million. The …
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AT News KabuL: Pakistan has again offered 800 scholarships this year to the Afghan students, and the studies are expected to start early November. Pakistani embassy organized on Saturday a pre-orientation session for the 800 students proceeding for joining universities and colleges all over Pakistan. Minister of Higher Education Dr. …
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By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: While the delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban are engaged in intra-Afghan negotiations, extreme violence has been taking massive toll on Afghan people, killing and wounding hundreds of people across the country. Both the Taliban and government forces suffer casualties – both are …
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AT News KABUL: Amid efforts to give momentum to peace talks in Doha, the NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg termed it an historic opportunity for peace in Afghanistan. He stated that upcoming months are decisive for the country. “The negotiations in Doha are fragile, but they are best chance for peace …
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AT News KABUL: The first deputy speaker of parliament says he summoned top security officials to his residence as he was “so worried” about the worsening security situation. “I talked to the acting defense and interior ministers last night in my house, where I told them about appointing of incompetent …
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AT News KABUL: Hundreds of youths in the southern Helmand province have voluntarily joined the Afghan security forces to suppress the Taliban insurgents. The move was made after the militants recently created a sever scene of violence in the province. The ministry of interior in a statement puts the number …
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The Taliban group has doubled offensives against the Afghan security forces around the country. Even the peace deal with the U.S. and the current peace talks with the Afghan delegation in Doha, failed to encourage the Taliban to stop the war or at least reduce the violence. There is no …
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AT News KABUL: At least 95 Taliban rebels were killed and 43 others wounded in latest military stings conducted by the Afghan security forces in the last 24 hours, officials said Saturday. The Ministry of Defense said that the operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Helmand, Herat, Wardak, Zabul, Kandahar, Ghor, …
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There has been no let-up in violence in Afghanistan as militants are stepping up attacks amid nascent peace talks in Doha AT News KABUL: As students studied inside a private education center in western Kabul on Saturday afternoon, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device, killing at least 18 people …
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