AT News KABUL: Taliban militants have captured five districts in the northern provinces of Baghlan and Balkh, government officials confirm. The insurgents claimed on Monday to have captured districts of Doshi and Jelga in Baghlan. They also claimed that their fighters took control of the districts of Sholgara, Dawlat Abad …
Read More »Turkey reiterates readiness for Kabul airport security
AT News KABUL: Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, says his country was ready to take responsibility for the Kabul international airport’s security, a mission demanded by the United States after their military withdrawal. Cavusoglu has stated this in a meeting with Afghan foreign minister Hanif Atmar, in which the Turkish …
Read More »Al Qaeda active in a third of Afghanistan, says Atmar
Terrorist groups are still ‘deeply embedded’ with Taliban – involved in drug and arms trade and raking in millions of dollars – fomenting fears that Afghanistan could become a terrorist sanctuary after U.S. departs AT News KABUL: Al-Qaeda is still active in a third of Afghanistan, in spite of a …
Read More »Afghanistan reels amid virus surge as daily cases near 2,000
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday recorded 1,927 new cases of coronavirus and 93 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the ministry’s data, the new cases come positive out of 5,447 suspected samples tested in different laboratories in the same period …
Read More »Taliban capture more districts amid intense clashes
AT News KABUL: The Taliban captured eight districts of several provinces as sever clashes proceeding between the Afghan forces and Taliban amid the U.S. and NATO forces exit that triggered a new hotspot in the war-torn- country. A local source privy to the issue, who was talking on condition …
Read More »Editorial: Afghanistan’s COVID-19 Crisis
The coronavirus pandemic is spiraling out of control with daily new infections and deaths are on the rise. Only on Sunday 1,927 cases and 93 deaths were reported. Unfortunately, the hospitals are filling up and medical resources are quickly running out. It’s the most important time for the Afghan people …
Read More »147 Taliban insurgents killed in raids
AT News KABUL: At least 147 Taliban insurgents were killed and 104 others were wounded during a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said on Sunday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, …
Read More »Iran, Pakistan agree to increase cooperation in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: As U.S. troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan have agreed to enhance cooperation on bringing stability to the war-torn country, amid a rivalry of regional powers to expand their footprint with the vacuum left by the US withdrawal. Media reports said Pakistani foreign minister Shah …
Read More »Karzai saddened by veteran singer’s death
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed condolence for the death of Abdullah Moqori, a veteran singer. In a statement, the former president called Moqori as a bright figure for Afghan music who served for his country’s art. Karzai wished paradise for Moqori and patience for his family and …
Read More »Security forces defuse tens of landmines in Paktia
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have discovered and defused 64 landmines planted by the Taliban group in southern Paktia province, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The Taliban insurgents had placed these landmines in Rohani Babam and Zurmat districts of the province to target civilians and security forces …
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