AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said that the Taliban must honour their commitments of reducing violence and cut ties to terror groups. “Instead we see unacceptable levels of violence by the Taliban, including against doctors, judges and journalists,” he said. Mr. Stoltenberg said this during a meeting to …
Read More »Attack on UN Convoy Leaves Five Afghan Security Personnel Dead
AT News KABUL: At least five Afghan Directorate of Protection Service personnel have lost their lives in an attack on the convoy of a UN Envoy on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan confirmed. “The UN family in Afghanistan mourns the loss of five Afghan Directorate …
Read More »Afghanistan Records 28 New Infections, 3 Deaths in One Day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 28 new cases of coronavirus and three deaths in the last 24 hours. The Ministry of Public Health said on Friday that another 111 patients have fully recovered from the virus during the same period of time. The new cases were recorded in Kabul, …
Read More »NDS forces rescued abducted girl, arrested eight kidnappers
By Parwiz Arian KABUL: Special forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) have rescued a three year old girl from a kidnapping gang and arrested eight members of this group in Kabul city, officials said Thursday. This coordinated operation was carried out in Police District 16 of Kabul city …
Read More »Sheikh acquittal nails Pakistan’s terror farce
Ghafoor Ahmad The acquittal of notorious terrorist, Omar Saeed Sheikh, by the Supreme Court of Pakistan court is a grave travesty of justice and a clear pointer to how the Pakistan Army has subverted even the highest judiciary to protect its terrorist proteges. Sheikh is not the first terrorist to …
Read More »Foreign Nationals among 22 Taliban Killed in Ghazni
AT News KABUL: Defense ministry said that the Afghan security forces conducted an operation in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, targeted and destroyed a Taliban base where suicide jackets were made and suicide bombers were kept, and 22 terrorists, including six Arabs, two Pakistanis, and two Tajiks were arrested …
Read More »Five Key Taliban Members Detained in Daikundi
AT News DAI KUNDI: The Afghan security forces have detained five key members of the Taliban in Daikundi province, an official said on Wednesday. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives have arrested these insurgents in Tamzan area of Pato district on Tuesday, Deputy Governor Mohammad Ali Uruzgani said. The …
Read More »OIC Ambassador Botsali Extolled for His Efforts in Afghan Peace
AT News KABUL: The State Ministry for Peace (SMP) convened a farewell meeting in honor of the valuable work of Huseyin Avni Botsali, ambassador of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Afghanistan. The meeting was attended by foreign diplomats, peace activists, representatives of the High Council for National Reconciliation …
Read More »Nine Security Force Members Killed in Nimroz
AT News KABUL: At least nine security forces members were killed and five others were wounded in a Taliban attack in Nimroz province on Tuesday night, provincial officials said on Wednesday. Dozens of Taliban fighters, armed with light and heavy weapons, attacked an army outpost in Muar village of the …
Read More »Multiple Blasts Hit Kabul, Two Dead
Mohammadzai Kochi, Police Chief of Kabul’s PD5 among the dead as Kabul reels under daily violence AT News KABUL: In the wake of multiple blasts in Kabul on Wednesday morning, Mohammadzai Kochi, police chief of district five of Kabul was killed along with his bodyguard. Another three people received injuries. …
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