AT News KABUL: Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Saturday said that the Afghan security forces have retaken Dara-e- Takht of Heart province and Dar-e-Kamanj of Ghor from the Taliban. Dar-e-Takhat in Chesht district of Herat was under control of Taliban for nine years and Dara-e-Kamanj of Shahrak district of Ghor …
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AT News KABUL: A US drone strike intended to eliminate a splinter commander of the Taliban militant group in western Afghanistan has killed at least 60 civilians who were nearby. A gubernatorial spokesman in Herat, Jailani Farhad, said that Mullah Nangialai was killed in Shindand district of Herat province near …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has a serious widespread drug abuse problem with more than 2.5 million illicit drug users, half a million of whom are strenuous addict. According to figures by the Ministry of Public Health, more jobs should be created for the youth to help battle drug use. “There …
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AT News Taliban leadership has rebuked speculations about prospects of a recent tug-of-war between the United States and Iran on their peace effort in Afghanistan. “Negotiations between the Taliban and the US peace delegations are at a concluding edge and both sides are about to strike a peace agreement,” said …
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Following the hike in criminal activities in the heart of Afghanistan – capital Kabul – there has been an operation launched and a scheme devised by the Ministry of Interior (MoI) to rein the crime-stained situation in. This operation and plan against criminals are being waged after several people were …
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AT News Kabul: Following the mounting crime rate in the capital city of Kabul, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) has notified of a 3-month reshuffle scheme aimed at eradicating crimes. The MoI on Thursday announced that it has prepared a plan to transfer all Kabul-based police officials and heads of …
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AT News KABUL: Iranian Ambassador to Kabul Bahador Aminian reassured that his country would not attack Afghanistan, but said senior officials in Tehran would decide if to attack the US military bases deployed in Afghanistan if Washington wants to attack Iranian targets. In an interview with the private broadcaster of …
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AT News KABUL: The government has appointed a fact finding delegation to investigate the murder of Abdul Sattar (known as Commander Sattar), a powerful man and former jihadi commander. Sattar was murdered by an intelligence agency’s operative unit in the weekend in Kabul city’s Police district 11 along with his …
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Civilian casualties dramatically rose in Afghanistan, and the past year (2019) was worst. Citing the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction said in a report that 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injuries were documented during this quarter. This marked a 42 percent increase in casualties when compared with …
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AT News KABUL: National Assembly has begun investigating three major financial violations vis-à-vis a misuse of millions of dollars by the government from a special budgetary code, according to the House speaker. Among the violations is illegitimate transfer of millions to the budgetary code 91 and an unexplained spending of …
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