AT News Report-KABUL: A large number of Taliban militants were killed and wounded during an ongoing military offensive in Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Saturday. Col. Rahmat Shah Qimati, commander for the fourth Afghan National Army (ANA) Brigade, told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A Special Representative to Russian President on Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov has claimed that more than 10,000 Daesh fighters have been operating in Afghanistan and most of them fled Syria and Iraq this year. In an interview with Russia’s news agency RIA Novositi, the Russian envoy said …
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‘20pc President Ghani, 80pc CEO Abdullah is behind my dismissal’ By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Lashing out at the Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, Atta Mohammad Noor—whose resignation approved by President Ashraf Ghani as Balkh governor, said that 20-30 percent President Ghani and 70-80 percent CEO Abdullah was behind his dismissal. In a …
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AT News Report-KABUL: A notorious commander of Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist group and five other militants of the group have been killed in air raids carried out by the Afghan Air Force in eastern Nangarhar province, a security official said on Saturday. A statement issued by …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Tajikistan—the neighboring country, has closed its crossing-points with Afghanistan bordering Kunduz, Takhar and Badakhshan provinces, it has been reported. But, it remained open for bilateral trade activities and foreigners. Kunduz, Takhar and Badakhshan provinces have 1206km long border with Tajikistan, and the Shir Khan Bandar connects Kunduz …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The US Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday visited Afghanistan in an unannounced trip, meeting President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah, discussing the country’s situation and reaffirmed his country’ support to Afghanistan. He also called on Pakistan—the neighbor hostile, to stop harboring militant groups that …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: UN Secretary General Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto has said holding of timely, credible, and accepted elections was indispensable to maintain the constitutional order and trust in the representative system of government. Addressing the UNSC, he said there has been insufficient progress on electoral preparations. The …
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AT News Report-KABUL: At least six Afghan police forces embraced martyrdom and six others received injures after a suicide bomber, driving an explosive laden Humvee, targeted them in Kandahar province early on Friday morning, provincial official said. The bomber wanted to storm police headquarter in Maiwand district—in the north-west of …
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AT News Report-KABUL: At least fifty militants, including six fighters loyal to the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorist, have been killed and 19 others received injures in different raids carried out by the Afghan security forces within past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday. …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Afghan government termed Russia’s new concerns over the influence of the Daesh terrorist group as “inappropriate”. An official for the Russian federal security has newly claimed that Daesh is focusing on Afghanistan. “Daesh failed in Afghanistan and it is impossible that the terrorist group establish a center …
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