AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces arrested a Daesh terrorist who used to execute and prepare Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) against the Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, intelligence said on Saturday. Operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted an operation in Khogyani district on …
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AT News KABUL: Over 300 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have completed their military training and sworn in, in western Heart province, vowing to always stand ready to serve the motherland. The trained soldiers of the ANA took oath in a ceremony held in Zafar 207 military corps in Herat …
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AT News KABUL: At least 53 Taliban militants were killed and 14 others received injuries in different operations conducted in southern Kandahar, Helmand and Ghazni provinces in the last 24 hours, defense ministry said on Saturday. A group of Taliban insurgents had planned to attack the Afghan National Security and …
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AT News KABUL: US top commander Gen. Scott Miller says that he is “very consistent” that the Taliban must reduce the violence in Afghanistan as it could put the ongoing Afghan peace process at risk. “Because they’re (Taliban) the instigators of it (violence), and that’ll bring the violence down all …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations Security Council, acting through its temporary silence procedure amid the ongoing COVID‑19 pandemic, decided on Saturday to extend for 12 months the mandate of the team monitoring sanctions against individuals and entities associated with the Taliban, emphasizing its serious concerns about ongoing violence in Afghanistan. …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A Chinese UN envoy said that Afghanistan’s future arrangements should be broadly representative and inclusive. “In our view, Afghanistan’s future arrangements should be broadly representative and inclusive, so that all parties, ethnic groups, and religious sects in Afghanistan can participate on equal footing and share state …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban rebels have destroyed an important road in Delaram district of southwestern Nimroz province, security officials on Friday. Spokesman for the ministry of interior, Tariq Aryan said that this road was part of the Kabul-Herat highway. The militants have always tried to damage the public installations. …
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AT News KABUL: First Lady Rula Ghani accused the parliament of being involved in corruption, saying that the house has turned into a ‘market for selling and purchasing votes’. “Wolesi Jirga (lower house) should respectfully discuss and try to know the core of the issues,” she said in an interview …
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By Pashtana Durrani When we talk about girls’ education. We often think of girls dressed in black uniforms white headscarves and backpacks. But that was a trend a year ago. Today we are a country facing the second wave of COVID-19. Students are advised to stay at home self-study or …
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AT News KABUL: A bomb rigged to a rickshaw has killed 15 people, including 11 children and wounded 20 others in eastern Ghazni province, security officials said on Friday. The deadly bombing comes as violence continues to surge around the country in the wake of peace talks. Wahidullah Jumazada, spokesman …
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