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 …
Read More »Dozens of insurgents killed in raids
AT News KABUL: At least 187 Taliban insurgents were killed and 112 injured in military raids by Afghan security forces across Afghanistan over past day, according to officials on Sunday. Afghan security forces killed 187 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Kunar, Logar, Ghazni, Khost, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Faryab, …
Read More »Trade through Chaman crossing resumes
AT News KABUL: A key border crossing with Pakistan reopened on Saturday, giving way to tens of stranded trucks to cross into Afghanistan, less than a fortnight after the Taliban captured Spin Boldak district and its crossing point with Pakistan which temporarily shut trade. Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul announced the …
Read More »Afghanistan records 708 new daily cases, 35 deaths
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Monday said that it has recorded 708 new cases and 35 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. Ministry said that out of 2,588 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 708 were reported positive. The total …
Read More »Army to ‘recapture’ Taliban-held districts in 6 months
AT News KABUL: Afghan forces will recapture all districts that have fallen to the Taliban in a countrywide onslaught within the next six months, said a military official on Monday. “A six-month military plan is underway to regain control of all Taliban-held areas,” said spokesman to the Security Sector Ajmal …
Read More »Army ousts Taliban from Kaldar district
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have seized control of Kaldar district in Balkh province from the Taliban, the interior ministry confirmed on Monday. More than 20 militants were killed and several others wounded in clashes with the security forces, said the ministry in a statement. The statement added, …
Read More »89 Taliban rebels killed in raids
AT News KABUL: At least 89 Taliban militants were killed and 82 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 89 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Kunar, Kandahar, Herat, Farah, …
Read More »“Weak governance pushed Afghanistan to the brink”
AT News KABUL: Ahmad Wali Massoud, a former jihadi figure accuses President Ghani of poor governing and management, calling for government support of what he said “national resistance against Taliban”. He said Monday that the poor management would lead the country to a crisis, adding that the situation would have …
Read More »5 govt employees killed in Guldara gun attack
AT News KABUL: Unknown gunmen have killed at least five government employees in Kabul outskirts, an official said on Sunday, after they were forcefully dragged out of their homes in the midnight. Masked men have gunned down five government employees in Dashti Nasiri area on Saturday night, said spokesman for …
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