AT News KABUL: At least six Taliban militants have been killed and five others captured in an operation carried out by operatives of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in southern Helmand province on Saturday. NDS in a statement said its operatives conducted a preemptive crackdown against Taliban’s fighter commander, …
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About more than two years ago, the US forces dropped the ‘mother of all bombs’ in the Mohmand Dara area of Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, describing the target to be a Daesh hideout. In the wake of the 20,000-pound weapon which costs an estimated $170,000 per bomb, the …
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AT News KABUL: Carrying casket of the late Dr. Tetsu Nakamura in a state funeral ceremony in Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Saturday, President Ashraf Ghani said that he devoted his life to help and improve the living condition of most deprived segments of the country. Late Nakamura’s …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least 43 militants were killed and 10 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …
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AT News KABUL: At least 15 Taliban insurgents were killed and two others arrested during an operation conducted by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar, security official said Saturday. A statement issued by Kandahar Press Disk said that Afghan Special Forces have conducted a crackdown against insurgents in Kish …
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By Mohammed Gul SAHIBBZADA The recent deal among US Government representative, Afghan Government and Taliban that led to prisoner swaps between Afghan Government and Taliban can bea harbinger of positive engagement between Afghan Government and Taliban insurgents in the ongoing peace process.Prisoners that were swapped included two professors, Kevin King, …
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US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, who was in Kabul recently, has discussed with Afghan leaders ways of resuming the pivotal peace talks. Their meeting mainly revolved around truce and the Taliban’s safe havens outside the country, as well as the revival of peace talks. The leaders have reportedly emphasized that …
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AT News KABUL: A public representative at Wolesi Jirga has alleged that America’s dropping of the “mother of all bombs” in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar more than two years ago have harmed people’s health and affected crops. However, the government has assured of assigning a delegation to investigate the …
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AT News KABUL: Thousands of supporters of the Stability and Partnership electoral ticket led by CEO Abdullah Abdullah staged widespread protests in Kapisa, Nangarhar and Bamyan provinces on Friday, calling for the segregation of the valid ballots from invalid ones. Their demonstration lasted for many hours in Kapisa province where …
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AT News KABUL: Some Members of Solidarity Party of Afghanistan have staged demonstration in front of the Pakistan Embassy in Kabul, claiming that Inter-Services Intelligence of Pakistan was involved in assassination of a Japanese medical doctor and humanitarian worker, Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, who was killed along with his six Afghan …
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