AT News KABUL: Afghan troops have retaken a key town from Taliban in western Herat province as fighting continues marked by huge casualties on the Taliban, defense officials said on Saturday. Moreover, at least 131 Taliban militants were killed and 62 others wounded in a string of security operations by …
Read More »Daily Covid-19: 631 cases, 24 deaths
AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health reported 630 confirmed cases of the pandemic Covid-19 with 24 deaths recorded during the past 24 hours across the country. According to the ministry, the new tally was recovered out of 3,156 samples. The total number of cases surpasses 147,154. The death …
Read More »Over 180 missing after floods hit Nuristan
AT News KABUL: More than 180 people were unaccounted for early Friday after raging flash floods in Nuristan province left more than 60 people dead and homes devastated with rescue teams struggling amid Taliban threat. In Nuristan, over 60 people were killed after heavy rains pounded parts of Kamdish district and …
Read More »UN condemns attack on its Herat headquarters
AT News Kabul: The United Nations in Afghanistan on Friday condemned in the strongest terms the attack on its main compound in Herat in which an Afghan police guard was killed and several others injured. The main UN compound in the capital of the western Afghan province of Herat was …
Read More »People should rise against Taliban atrocities; Omar
AT News KABUL: Senior Presidential advisor, Wahid Omar, condemning the killing of popular Afghan comedian, Khasha Jawan, said that the Taliban showed that they are in pursuit of bloodshed. Omar called on people to raise their voice against Taliban atrocities. According to reports, Taliban dragged Khasha Jawan out of his home …
Read More »Govt to build 1,000 commercial greenhouses
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock said that plans are underway to build over 1,000 big and small greenhouses in different provinces across the country. The ministry spokesman, Akbar Rustami, said the greenhouse initiative will be completed by this year end. He said that construction work of …
Read More »189 Taliban killed in clashes
AT News KABUL: At least 189 Taliban militants were killed and 138 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 189 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Kandahar, Zabul, Herat, Jowzjan …
Read More »Afghanistan records 544 daily virus cases, 62 deaths
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday said that it has recorded 544 new cases of coronavirus across the country over the past day and fatalities are at 62. Ministry said that out of 2,589 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 544 were reported …
Read More »Economic costs of Taliban’s foray; Afghanistan loses $33m in customs revenue
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has lost a staggering $33.5 million worth of revenue in the past month after the fall of seven customs ports in porous borders to the Taliban, officials revealed on Tuesday. Since a month, the government has lost control over Islam Qala, Torghundi, Abu Nasr Farahi, Spin …
Read More »Karzai calls for more efforts for peace
AT News KABUL: Former Afghan President, Hamid Karzai, met with members of the Afghanistan rescue movement on Monday. In this review, the former president called on the government and the Taliban to take away from this foreign war, and through talks, to promote respectable peace in the country and for …
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