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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Afghan Air Force received five MD-530 Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters on November 22. The helicopters were delivered to Kandahar via a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft on October 27 and were reassembled for active service within ten days, according to a statement by the US-based …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 25 Taliban militants during air and ground operations carried out in eastern Laghman province, Ministry of Defense said Tuesday. The operations were carried out in Alingar and Alishang districts of the province, ministry said in a statement. A large …

AT News KABUL: Over 375,800 people in Afghanistan have left their homes this year due to fighting with many of these people remained displaced across the country, as conflict and poverty prevent them from returning to their areas of origin, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) …

Women in Afghanistan have been constantly suppressed and their rights violated, partly due to the never-ending conflicts. Although their situation has improved to some extent over the past one and a half decades, they still face violence across the country. Among many others, a few of the improvements could be …

AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan U19 cricket team has beaten India’s U19 by 3 wickets in the third ODI to stay alive in the five-match series in Lucknow, India. Having won the toss, Afghanistan opted to field first. India U19 were all out for 152 in 49 overs setting a …

AT News KABUL: An Afghan National Army soldier has been awarded death penalty as he accused of killing a military officer in northern Afghanistan, security officials said on Tuesday. The 209th Shaheen Corps said in a statement a court sentenced Syed Musa to death on charges of deliberately killing Major …

AT News KABUL: Some Member of the Parliament have expressed criticism regarding the Acting Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid’s remarks on election, saying that the ministry should not violate the people’ trust on the security forces. The lawmakers called on Khalid to hold the ministry neutral and impartial in the …

AT News KABUL: Members of parliament call an “impartial delegation” should be sent to Beijing to participate in the third round of the intra-Afghan negotiations planned to be held in the Chinese capital. The lawmakers released a statement on Monday, in which they demanded the government to include influential figures …

AT News KABUL: Head of the UN Assistant Mission in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto has held a meeting with Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, where they discussed issues related to Afghanistan presidential polls. Yamamoto called on Abdullah to cooperate with the election commission and its officials to pave the ground for a …

AT News Report KABUL: Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls, and the start of 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, the UN in Afghanistan has called on the Government and the Afghan people to further efforts to end sexual and gender-based violence, …