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AT News KABUL: While the Afghans hopping that the New Year (2020) would be merely safe, authorities in northern Afghanistan said Wednesday that at least 34 Afghan security forces have been killed and a number of others received injuries in the first day of the year. A military sources who …

AT News KABUL: At least 15 Taliban militants have been killed and three others wounded after clearance operation conducted by Afghan security forces in Daikundi province, official said on Wednesday. Ministry of Interior in a statement said that 15 Taliban militants were killed and three others wounded during a clearance …

AT News KABUL: Afghan spy forces on Wednesday have detained a group of 10 Taliban militants in southern Kandahar province. According to a statement issued by Kandahar Press Disk, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives succeeded to capture a group of 10 Taliban insurgents, who were behind assassination of …

The previous year witnessed a myriad of security, political and electoral issues AT News KABUL: Although 2019 was called a ‘year of peace’, the level of casualties inflicted on people throughout the year was relatively higher. However, the year eventually came to an end with multiple political, security, economic and …

AT News KABUL: In the midst of controversial election process, the Independent Election Complaints Commission (IECC) on Tuesday said that 90 percent of the complaints would be classify and investigate within 15 days. IECC’s spokesman, Qasim Ilyasi said that complaints of 10 out of 34 provinces have been completed. More …

AT News JALALABAD: An agreement earlier this year to resolve a longstanding community dispute over Nangarhar water resources has continued to foster social cohesion among formerly warring tribes. In April 2019, mediation between the Markikhil and Kadarkhil tribes in Nangarhar’s Shirzad district concluded with a unanimously adopted resolution regulating water-distribution …

AT News KABUL: Former Taliban envoy to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef on Tuesday hinted at the probability that peace efforts might get disrupted due to lack of trust. Zaeef wrote on his Twitter handle that peace framework tended to be fragile and thus there was always the possibility that it …

AT News KABUL: An official from International Committee of the Red Cross has expressed anxiety about the increase of violence in Afghanistan poses by several militant groups. The committee said the IS-K or Daesh extremist group has attracted several armed groups in northern Afghanistan and that the process is in …

AT News KABUL: The upper house of parliament or Meshrano Jirga on Tuesday said the US must adhere to its commitments concerning paving way for intra-Afghan negotiations and establishing a ceasefire as part of the peace process with the Taliban. The Senate First Deputy Chairman Mohammad Alam Ezidyar during Tuesday’s …

AT News KABUL: Against the backdrop of high mother mortality rate, a recent health survey has showed some shocking findings regarding the provision of health services, revealing that merely 14 percent of health centers across the country provided essential services. These basic services include providing the necessary child care, supervision …