AT-KABUL: At least 15 Taliban insurgents and the Islamic State (IS) fighters, also known as Daesh terrorists have been killed during operations in southern Helmand and eastern Nangarhar provinces, officials said on Sunday. Helmand Police Spokesman, Abdul Salam Afghan told Pajhwok Afghan News that security forces conducted an operation—backed by …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Hezb-e-Islami leader Hekmatyar has been engaged in lobbying and bargaining for the release of at least 20 Islamic State (IS), known as Daesh terrorist group detained suspects who are in the custody of government, said Amrullah Saleh, a former Chief of National Directorate of Security (NDS). …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Regardless of his dismissal, the governor of northern Balkh province, Atta Mohammad Noor—who is also Chief Executive of Jamiat-i-Islami political party, on Saturday said that President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah are being feared of his vast popularity among the public. “My removal from office …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Five policemen have been detained for their role in the escape of an inmate in custody in southeastern Khost province, security officials said on Saturday. Last week, provincial police headquarters reported they had arrested a group of armed criminals allegedly involve in robberies and other criminal activities. …
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AT News Report-KABUL: At least 18 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 12 others wounded during operation in deferent part of the country within past 24 hours, security officials said. “Afghan intelligence forces have conducted 12 special, 12 joint operations and two aerial strikes in different provinces against insurgents, in …
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ANP criticizes US South Asia Strategy, urging China to play its crucial role in the region AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chief of Awami National Party (ANP), Asfandyar Wali Khan has urged China to play guarantor role between Afghanistan and Pakistan to defuse tension and establish durable and brotherly relations between the …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is pleased to announce that at the second project board meeting to support parliamentary elections, a new agreement was signed to enable enhanced contributions to the voter registration budget. According to a statement issued by UNAMA, donors pledged to fund …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The World Baloch Organization (WBO) has displayed its Free Balochistan posters in New York City’s ‘Time Square’ on Wednesday to highlight human rights violation committed by Pakistan’s security forces in Balochistan. It comes after a successful implementation of the same campaign in Geneva and London which turns …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The National Security Adviser Mohammad Haneef Atmar has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Tabyan Cultural Center and Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) which resulted into killing of at least 41 innocent Afghans. In addition to that more than 80 people received injuries. In a statement issued by …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The UN, US and NATO on Thursday strongly condemned a terrorist attack in Kabul that targeted a news agency and a cultural center in Kabul, killing more than 40 people, including women and children. The attack, claimed by the Islamic State group, involved multiple blasts, leaving at …
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