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AT News KABUL: At least six civilians were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Kunduz, an insecure province in the northeast, officials said. The incident occurred in the Ali Abad district, also wounding another four civilians, provincial police spokesman Hejratullah Akbari said Saturday. He blamed the bombing on the …

AT News KABUL: Police officials said Saturday the Taliban has no ability to maintain presence on outskirts of big cities, downplaying the threat made by Taliban militants to hold ground. Taliban insurgents keep fleeing from one area to another as there is sufficient security capacity to prevent their belligerence, said spokesman to …

AT News KABUL: A group of rightists, sympathizers of Hizb-i-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, attacked left-wing supporters of late President Dr. Najibullah on Saturday, hurling stones at them and prompting a fierce brawl, police said. A leftist gathering in front of Loya Jirga pavilion to commemorate death anniversary of Dr. Najibullah …

AT News KABUL: Maullavi Rahmatullah Andar, a religious cleric and former member of the Taliban group was appointed as the spokesman for the National Security Council of Afghanistan (NSC). His appointment is considered as the first Maullavi working as the spokesman for a security department of government. The council said …

AT News KABUL: Police officials said Saturday the Taliban has no ability to maintain presence on outskirts of big cities, downplaying the threat made by Taliban militants to hold ground. Taliban insurgents keep fleeing from one area to another as there is sufficient security capacity to prevent their belligerence, said spokesman to …

AT News KABUL: At least two patients have lost their lives battling the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, the Afghan Health Ministry said Saturday. The total deaths have reached 1,453 since the outbreak of the pandemic started in Afghanistan around seven months ago. Six new coronavirus positive cases were …

AT News KABUL: In the wake of multifaceted peace talks in Doha, the High Council for National Reconciliation has once again called on the Taliban to agree on a ceasefire during intra-Afghan talks. The ceasefire comes as the both sides (Afghan peace team and Taliban negotiating members) have failed to …

Since the warring sides sat at the negotiating table in Qatar earlier this month, bloodshed and violence have increased in Afghanistan. The calls for a ceasefire are falling on deaf ears while the negotiators have so far failed to agree on a roadmap despite being engaged for nearly two weeks. …

AT News KABULL: President Ashraf Ghani spoke on the phone with Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan on Friday. Both sides talked about the ties between the two countries, the peace process, and President  Ghani emphasizing on ceasefire, Presidential Palace Spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi said in a tweet. In this call, …

AT News KABUL: Taliban insurgents have killed 28 government forces in the south after the besieged forces surrendered, officials said. Zelagay Ebadi, governor spokesman for Uruzgan province, where the incident happened, said Friday that the militants killed soldiers in the Gizab district. Killing of prisoners of war is considered war …