AT News KABUL: Afghanistan Army’s chief of staff made a surprise visit to southern Kandahar where he met local security officials amid worsening security situation in the province. Heavy fighting has erupted in Kandahar province after the Taliban staged attacks on several flanks in the province. The clashes started when …
Read More »Afghanistan pins hope on continued foreign aid
AT News KABUL: The people of Afghanistan are concernedly looking for the international donation as the donor states are scheduled to make new decisions whether to continue assisting the war-hit country at a conference to be held this month in Switzerland. According to sources, the United States and some other …
Read More »Editorial: What US election means for Afghanistan
Undoubtedly, the US 2020 presidential election will be a historical event of the 21st century and in US history as a whole. Both contestants, the incumbent Donald Trump and Joe Biden have faced each other in a tight race and its result is on a knife edge as both Trump …
Read More »11 criminals arrested in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Eleven dreaded criminals have been arrested in Kabul city, a senior police official said on Wednesday, amid an intensified crackdown on crime. Two firearms, a stolen vehicle and a small cache of drugs have been seized from their possession during the arrest, said Interior Ministry in a …
Read More »Afghanistan records 86 new coronavirus cases
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s coronavirus COVID-19 tally on Wednesday increased to 41,814 with 86 new cases, said the country’s health officials. Four deaths were also recorded in a single day. Ministry of Health said out of 356 suspected and tested cases, 86 were reported positive. The figure shows a slight …
Read More »Bomb blast kills 2 in Zabul
AT News KABUL: A roadside bomb explosion killed two civilians in Shinkai district of Zabul province, local officials said Wednesday. The explosion that also wounded a civilian occurred in Ghond area of Shinkai. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Gul Sial said that the wounded was evacuated to a health center in Qalat …
Read More »China reiterates support to peaceful Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: State Minister for Peace Affairs, Sayed Mansoor Naderi and the Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu on Tuesday discussed issues related to the peace efforts, in which ambassador Wang said China firmly support peace process in Afghanistan. “They discussed peace process and condemned barbaric attack at Kabul …
Read More »400 killed in attacks on different educational centers
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, says that 400 people have been killed in attacks carried against different educational centers in the past three years. The Kabul University was the very recent target of terrorists who killed 22 and wounded 27 in a Monday attack, most of …
Read More »Afghanistan blames Taliban splinter group for Kabul University attack
Afghan leaders believe tactics used in the ISIS-claimed attack resembles those used by a Taliban splinter group known as ‘Fateh Zwak’. But insurgent leadership denies any involvement By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: First Vice President Amrullah Saleh has blamed a Taliban splinter group for attack on Monday on Kabul University campus …
Read More »Mortar kills women in Kunduz
AT News KABUL: A mortar fired by the Taliban trebles landed into a residential house in northern Kunduz province, killing three women and wounding two children, officials said Tuesday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Ismatullah Muradi said the incident occurred in Khanabad district of the province. Violence has been intensified in all …
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