AT News Reports KABUL: A local radio anchor was killed by unknown armed men in Gardiz, the capital city of southern Paktia province, his death brings to over 20 the number of Afghan journalists were killed in the past two years in Afghanistan. Nadershah Sahibzada was running social and …
Read More »80 militants killed in latest raids
AT News Report KABUL:At least 80 militants have been killed and 47 others received injures in multiple extensive military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security across the country within past 24 hours, security official said Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration …
Read More »U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan
AT News Report KABUL: A U.S. service members was killed Saturday, July 13 in Afghanistan, NATO’s Resolute Support Mission (RSM) said in a statement, without giving further details. RS said in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense policy, the name of the service member killed in action is being withheld …
Read More »Two of three gunmen killed in Badghis hotel attack
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan security forces have killed two of the three suicide bomber who stormed a hotel in Qala-i-Naw, capital city of western Badghis province, official said. Interior ministry spokesman, Nusrat Rahim said these suicide bombers stormed the hotel at around 12:40pm local time, and turned weapon …
Read More »Karzai denounces Nangarhar suicide bombing
AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Friday harshly condemned the suicide attack on a wedding ceremony in Pachiragam district of eastern Nangarhar province. The suicide attacker was identified to be a teenager, who detonated his explosives attached to his body among the guests of the wedding party …
Read More »Around 400 civilians killed, wounded within 10 days in Afghanistan: Advocacy Group
AT News Report KABUL: The Civilian Protection Advocacy Group says in a report that some 400 civilians have been killed and injured within the past 10 days across Afghanistan. The group said Friday that civilian casualty was the highest compared to last months. Aziz Ahmad Tassal, head of the group …
Read More »US wants to leave a positive legacy in Afghanistan: Khalilzad
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: In the wake of talks over US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad said that America wants to leave a positive legacy and is not “cutting and running” from its longest war and that women will continue to have seats in peace …
Read More »Dostum says Taliban escalate assaults as leverage on peace talks
AT News Report KABUL: The Second Vice President Abdul Rasheed Dostum on Friday said the Taliban have intensified their attacks across the country, especially the north, parallel to the ongoing peace negotiations, reasoning that this move was a pressure tactic to receive concessions. Dostum arrived at the Aqcha and Faizabad …
Read More »Kabul police apologies attacking reporters
AT News Report KABUL: Deputy Kabul Police Chief Najibullah Sartair on Friday officially apologized to journalists over last week’s incident, where some policemen misbehaved with media persons and beat them up. The incident occurred when police personnel led by Sartair behaved badly and assaulted some of the journalists last week …
Read More »HRW says four civilians killed in Wardak Clinic raid
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan special forces raided a medical clinic in Wardak province on the night of July 8-9, 2019, and executed four civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a report on Friday. Afghan authorities should promptly and thoroughly investigate the attack and appropriately prosecute those responsible, the HRW …
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