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AT News KABUL: Foreign militants under the Taliban command are reportedly using surveillance drones in the fight against Afghan security forces in northern Faryab province, authorities said Tuesday. The use of surveillance drones by the Taliban insurgents has spurred fears among authorities. Faryab governor Naqibullah Fayeq expressed concerns on the …

AT News KABUL: An intense police crackdown on crime has led to the arrest of 8 criminals in Kabul and its districts. Police arrested eight people convicted of armed robbery, disruption of public order, theft of mobile phones in different parts of Kabul city and its districts, said a press …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 95 new positive cases of Coronavirus in the past 24 hours; bringing the total tally to 41,032 cases since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in the country, said Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday. Out of 489 suspected cases tested, 95 were reported positive. …

AT News KABUL: Hundreds of labour children returned to school to follow education in eastern Nangarhar province. The provincial Directorate of Refugee and Repatriation in a joint venture with Save the Children and SCI association enrolled 330 labor children, who were engaged in heavy working in the province, said a …

AT News KABUL: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan’s war have continued unabated this year despite marathon peace negotiations taking place in Qatar between the country’s warring parties, said the United Nations in a report on Tuesday. In a report, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said the number of Afghan civilians …

AT News KABUL: Afghan Journalists Safety Committee has warned of rising threats against the media in Ghazni province, saying the Taliban continue to pressure journalists to self-censor. The watchdog said the Taliban had threatened a number of local journalists and media officials in Ghazni to censor their broadcastings or face …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan would cooperate with any Afghan government that the people of Afghanistan want, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pledged. Khan inaugurated a joint investment union on Monday along Afghan parliament speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani who is in Islamabad in an official visit. “It is the choice of …

AT News KABUL: Officials in the southern province of Helmand say that defense and security forces plan to reopen the vital highway connecting Kandahar to the neighboring Helmand. The highway was blocked by Taliban fighters since they attacked to capture the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah some two weeks back. …

AT News KABUL: Public services delivery and governance in Afghanistan’s cities have sharply declined, despite government claims of growing investment and improvements. A survey of 11 municipalities across Afghanistan by Transparency Watch shows that delivery of public services in cities has declined. Public services of Kabul Municipality have shown a slump …

In the last several weeks, fighting has been continuing in 24 out of 34 provinces, leaving scores of people dead and wounded. Taliban have increased its attack and bombing. The message of the surge is clear and coldblooded. The Taliban ground fighters showed no intention of reducing violence even as …