Afghanistan Times
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Saturday said that it has recorded 87 new cases and seven deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. Ministry said that out of 1,934 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 87 were reported positive. The total …
Read More »Dostum back in north; ‘Taliban will be defeated’
AT News KABUL: After an unforeseen seizure of Sheberghan city in volatile Jawzjan and fears of a spillover, Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has returned to neighboring Mazar-e-Sharif city after a long absence in a last-ditch bid to tame the rapidly advancing Taliban. The former vice president appeared before media before …
Read More »Fears grow over Taliban violence against journalists
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Journalists Safety Committee voiced concerns over the Taliban violence and intimidation against the media family. The AJSC said in a statement to Afghanistan Times that the insurgents “committed acts of violence, intimidation and bullying against many journalists in the past two weeks—something that AJSC strongly …
Read More »Over 439 insurgents killed in army onslaught
AT News KABUL: At least 439 Taliban militants were killed and 77 others wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. Afghan security forces succeeded to kill 439 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Nangarhar, Laghman, Logar, Paktia, …
Read More »Taliban seize seventh provincial capital
AT News KABUL: Taliban fighters flooded Farah city, capital of the province of the same name on Tuesday, totally taking control of seven provincial centers in less than a week, with two in the west. Farah in the west, borders Iran’s province of Southern Khorasan and has been the scene …
Read More »Karzai saddened by famous poet’s death
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed sorrow over the death of a famous writer and poet, Yasin Kahmosh. In a statement, office of the former president, said that late Khamosh worked as deputy minister of information and culture. Khamosh was an academic figure who left poetic and writing …
Read More »Ghani urges mobilization of pro-government forces
AT News KABUL: Amidst a rapidly deteriorating security situation, President Ghani in a meeting with political leaders, jihadi figures and the heads of the National Assembly called for quick mobilization of pro-government forces. Ghani said that during the meeting, while supporting the security forces and the survival of the republic …
Read More »Two prosecutors gunned down in Kabul
AT News KABUL: A veteran journalist, and attorney at the Afghan Attorney General’s Office, was killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Kabul city on Sunday, officials said. The Attorney General’s Office said that a vehicle carrying prosecutors in charge of the Bagram Justice Center and Prison was attacked …
Read More »Army strikes back; Hundreds of Taliban killed in raids
AT News KABUL: At least 579Taliban militants were killed and 161of them were wounded in military crackdowns by Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Afghan security forces succeeded to kill 579 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Nangarhar, Khost, …
Read More »Taliban kill abducted Ghazni policewomen
AT News KABUL: The Taliban shod the two female police personnel, whom, the group earlier abducted in the central province of Ghazni, a source said on Monday. According to the source, who was talking on condition of anonymity, the bodies of the police personnel were found in Kashk area of …
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