AT News KABUL: The Attorney General Office says they have assessed 1,800 cases of corruption in the outgoing Persian Year. Jamshid Rasouli, Spokesman of the Attorney General Office, said Wednesday that 266 cases were from heavy crimes. He said that 205 of the heavy crime cases were related to civilians …
Read More »82 Taliban Rebels Killed in Fresh Ops
AT News KABUL: At least 82 Taliban fighters have been killed and 30 others were wounded during latest crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense officials said on Wednesday. Afghan security forces supported by the Afghan Air Forces conducted operations in …
Read More »Taliban Fighters Asked Not To Let Foreign Fighters in Their Rank
AT News KABUL: The Taliban group has ordered their fighters not to provide hideouts or let the foreign nationals under their command across Afghanistan. The in charges would be dismissed, their units would be abolished and they would be held accountable if they violated the order, the group’s leadership ordered …
Read More »Editorial: Children as victims of war
Every child is born to be loved, protected and nurtured by family. The parents are the first who indicate unflinching love and cure to the child. Other family members also come to the fore with open arms to embrace the kid with a smiling face. This is what every kid …
Read More »Afghanistan Reports 16 New COVID-19 Cases, Two Deaths in Past 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan registered 16 new coronavirus cases and two deaths in the past 24 hours, said Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached to 55,680 across the country. The new cases were reported out of 1,519 suspected …
Read More »Taliban Release 16 Hostages in Ghazni
AT News KABUL: The Taliban has released 16 civilians kept in their custody in Qarabagh district of central Ghazni province, local officials said Wednesday. A member of Ghazni provincial council, Fatima Rahimi said that the hostages were released on Tuesday. A tribal elder, Abdul Malik Habibi said that the hostages …
Read More »10 civilians Die After Vehicle Submerges in Uruzgan River
AT News KABUL: At least 10 civilians, including women and children lost their lives after a vehicle they were travelling in submerged in Helmand River in southern Uruzgan province, officials said on Wednesday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Ahmad Shah Sahel said the incident happened after a vehicle stranded in a river …
Read More »Durand Line in a Glance; IS Durand Deal still valid?
Prof. Noor Ahmad Khalidi, Translated by Rafiullah Anwari We have previously discussed that the Durand line becomes unrecognized after the death of Afghan King (Emir) Abdul Rahman Khan. (His son) Emir Habibullah Khan was forced by British India (British Raj) to sign recognition of the line in 1905 which is …
Read More »38 Taliban Rebels Killed in Latest Raids
AT News KABUL: At least 38 Taliban rebels were killed in latest raids carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said. The ministry on Tuesday in a statement said that the operations were conducted in Kandahar, Ghazni, Ghor, Faryab and …
Read More »Afghanistan Beings Vaccination Drive Year after COVID-19 Outbreak
AT News KABUL: Just one year after the Coronavirus pandemic in the country, the government of Afghanistan started vaccination drive on Tuesday. The campaign began after India donated 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Afghanistan which will be enough for 250,000 people. President Ashraf Ghani said at the beginning of …
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