AT News KABUL: At least 95 Taliban insurgents were killed and 48 others were wounded in a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Saturday. Backed by the Afghan security forces, the Afghan security forces …
Read More »Kabul welcomes NATO commitment to support Afghan forces
AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan welcomes NATO’s commitment to support Afghan security and defense forces after foreign withdrawal. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said recently that the military organization would continue supporting Afghan army and police when they end their military presence in Afghanistan by September this year. …
Read More »US arms feared to be seized by Taliban post withdrawal
AT News KABUL: The United States expresses concerns that their military equipment would be likely seized by Taliban once Washington pulls soldiers out of Afghanistan by September 11. Brigadier General Matthew Trollinger of the US army, said Saturday that there was no guarantee that Taliban would not seize their arms …
Read More »Taliban attack repelled in Kapisa
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces engaged into clashes with the Taliban fighters in the eastern province of Kapisa, killing two militants and wounding some others, officials said on Saturday. Provincial Police’s spokesman, Shayiq Shorish said that the insurgent set attacks on the military outposts in Tagab districts of …
Read More »Emotional Intelligence and Leadership in Afghanistan
By Matin Royeen Introduction: Afghanistan has been at war over four decades. The destructive impact of war and violence has adversely affected individuals, families and communities throughout the country. The psychosocial impact of war has left deep scars on individuals and families and have resulted in broken relationships among people. …
Read More »Covid-19 spiked with 911 cases, 20 deaths in two days
AT News KABUL: The ministry of health reported 911 confirmed cases of the Covid-19 within past two days with the number of dead soaring up to 20 deaths. Within this period of time, 261 patients were recovered. According the ministry the cases were recorded in Kabul (122), Herat (6) Kandahar …
Read More »Two districts fall to Taliban as offensives intensifying countrywide
AT News KABUL: Dawlat Shah district in eastern Laghman and Jalirz of central Wardak provinces have fallen to the Taliban as the group intensified offensive countrywide, provincial officials confirmed. The representatives of Laghman in the lower house of the parliament (Wolesi Jirga) said that the insurgents staged attacks on the …
Read More »Editorial: New wave of pandemic new threat in Afghanistan
As security situation is getting worse and Taliban insurgents are carrying out attacks in civilians and government forces in different areas since the foreign withdrawal process began early this month, the increase of Corona virus outbreak is now considered as an addition to the people’s concerns across the country. According …
Read More »Fully Afghan withdrawal could create security vacuum in region: Ex US president
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Former US President George W. Bush said during a Fox News interview that completely withdrawing U.S. armed forces from Afghanistan is not necessary and could create a vacuum in the region. “I’ve always warned that no U.S. presence in Afghanistan will create a vacuum, and into …
Read More »13 civilians killed in Helmand, Ghor bombings
AT News KABUL: At least 13 civilians were killed in two separate roadside bomb blasts in the provinces of Helmand in the south and Ghor in the west. The ministry of defense said in a statement that a passenger bus hit a roadside mine in Police District 7 of Lashkar …
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