Insurgents have killed and injured hundreds of civilians in 575 offensives just in 2 weeks AT News Kabul: Afghan government said Wednesday over 251 civilians have been killed or wounded in hundreds of attacks by the Taliban over the last two weeks. In the past 15 days, the Taliban killed …
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AT Mounting Desk KABUL: China on Tuesday was elected as a member of the Human Rights Council for the term 2021-2023 in the election held at the 75th United Nations General Assembly. “China expresses heartfelt gratitude to member states for their support and warmly congratulates other elected members,” according to …
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By Farid Shahbazli The Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which has lasted for more than 30 years, has seriously affected the fate of more than a million people. Armenia, which has territorial claims to Azerbaijan’s historical lands, launched a military aggression in the early 1990s and carried out ethnic cleansing of the …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed sorrow over the civilian casualties and displacement in Helmand province, where intensive clashes take place between government forces and Taliban fighters. Some 5,000 families fled their areas for the fear of their lives as Taliban insurgents attacked the provincial capital of Lashkar …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban’s last week on Lashkargah city, the provincial capital of Helmand province proved the insurgent group has broken promises not to target big cities, ministry of interior said. Taliban launched massive attacks on the provincial capital from different directions on the weekend and took parts of Lashkar …
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AT News KABUL: Some 5,000 families have fled their houses as intensive clashes between government forces and Taliban fighters are underway in the southern province of Helmand. Taliban launched massive attacks on the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah city in the weekend from different directions. The assailants faced resistance by …
Read More »AT News KABUL: Acting Director of Afghanistan National Standards Authority was sentenced Tuesday in the appellate court of Anti-Corruption Judicial Center over a bribery scheme he operated to secure $10,000. Mohammad Musa Alami and three other officials of the standard authority were found guilty of bribery and were sentenced to …
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AT News KABUL: A stray bullet struck a pregnant woman and killed her baby in Helmand province, which has seen intense fighting since Saturday. During heavy clashes between Afghan forces and rebels in southern Helmand, a stray bullet hit a pregnant woman, killing the baby in her womb. The MSF …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s point man for peace, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, has expressed worries about a dramatic spike in violence as peace talks have resumed in Qatar. Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr. Abdullah, said Monday that people are hopeful for a desirable outcome of peace talks, …
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AT News KABUL: Six armed robbers have been arrested in two separate police raids in Kabul amid a spiraling crime and an ongoing intensive crackdown. Kabul police busted the robbery network and arrested six people in stings that were conducted in 4th and 6th districts of Kabul city, Ministry of …
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