AT News KABUL: A polio vaccination center was destroyed and five medical staffs wounded in mortars targeted a hospital in Asadabad, the capital of eastern Kunar province. Provincial Governor Mohammad Iqbal Sayed said that the incident occurred on Wednesday morning that also inflicted heavy financial damages. “The freezers and vaccine …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan’s former cricketer-turned-commentator Ramiz Raja, in a Youtube video on Wednesday, stated that he would not be surprised if Afghanistan rolled over Pakistan in a T20 game in the future. The 58-year-old claimed that Afghanistan had talented players, such as explosive batsman Hazratullah Zazai, which made them a dangerous opposition. …
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AT News KABUL: Human Rights Watch has called on the Afghan government to free children detained for allegedly collaborating with insurgent groups in the country and to work with the United Nations and donor countries to bring them back into the community. Hundreds of Afghan children are being held on …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Russia is concerned over the latest developments in Afghanistan and the emergence of a new hotbed along the Tajik-Afghan borders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, according to TASS news agency. “In general, of course, the development of the situation in Afghanistan as the …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban now control more than 100 districts across Afghanistan with more territories falling to the insurgents every day, a report by the Long War Journal said Tuesday. Since early May of this year, Afghanistan has been subject to a substantial increase in Taliban attacks with security …
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Unrest has gripped Afghanistan, exacerbating civilian woes – with tens of thousands having been displaced. With armed forces ceding ground to the Taliban without demur and hostilities intensifying against backdrop of a security vacuum left by Americans, people have been mobilizing in droves against the advancing insurgents across the embattled …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations warns of more Taliban’s attacks once the US withdrawal is completed. Deborah Lyons, head of the UN mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), said Wednesday that Taliban are expected to launch “intensive military operations” after the United States exits, adding that the militants’ next step would …
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AT NewsKABUL: As the war is intensifying across the country with Taliban fighters taking control of scores of districts, government officials express concerns over looting and damaging of historical relics and monuments. Mohammad Taher Zohair, acting information and culture minister, called on people to protect historical relics in their own …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan defense authorities say that the Afghan security forces have retaken the control of Balkh district in Balkh, Doshi district in Baghlan, and Ali Abad district in Kunduz province. The ministry of defense in a statement said that Afghan security forces have recaptured the control of …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has demanded the Taliban to take practical measures in protection of civilian lives. The UNAMA said that they had meeting with Taliban leaders this week in Doha where the UN concerns over “the great pains inflected on Afghan civilians” …
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