AT News KABUL: The interior ministry says they plan to impose night curfew in 31 of 34 provinces, aiming to prevent Taliban’s activities. Ahmad Zia Zia, deputy spokesman of the interior ministry, said Saturday that the restriction would be implemented from today (July 25). However, he said that Kabul, Nangarhar …
Read More »262 Taliban killed in fresh raids
AT News KABUL: At least 262 Taliban militants were killed and 176 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 262 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Laghman, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Kunar, …
Read More »Taliban’s attacks on important dam foiled in Herat
AT News KABUL: Officials in the western province of Herat say that security forces have prevented Taliban’s attacks on the Salma hydroelectric and irrigation dam. The dam was built by India and recently put in utilization. Jilani Farhad, provincial spokesman, said Saturday that security forces stationed in the area were …
Read More »Taliban kill 100 civilians in Kandahar
AT News KABUL: Taliban killed at least 100 civilians in Spin Boldak district of southern Kandahar province, said the ministry of Interior on Friday. The ministry spokesman Mirwais Stanikzai said that the Taliban dragged 400 people out of their residences. He said that the dead bodies of 100 people have …
Read More »Taliban driven out of key district as war simmers
AT News KABUL: Afghan troops have recaptured Karokh district in western Herat which was attacked by the Taliban, officials said. Civilian forces deployed assisted the army in the operation to push the Taliban out of the district Friday morning. At least fifteen Taliban militants were killed and 20 of them …
Read More »284 militants killed in raids
AT News KABUL: At least 284 militants were killed and 205 were wounded since Friday after Afghan forces pounded the Taliban sanctuaries across Afghanistan. Afghan security forces staged counterassaults and engaged in clashes with the Taliban in Nangarhar, Ghazni, Khost, Maidan Wardak, Kandahar, Jawzjan, Sar-e-Pul, Samangan, Balkh, Helmand, Takhar and …
Read More »Hekmatyar calls for ceasefire ahead of Eid al-Adha
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A temporary ceasefire, even if on terms set forth by the warring sides in Afghanistan, could contribute to stabilizing the situation in the country, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e Islami party told Sputnik. “If the countries of the region and the world agree to put …
Read More »Daily Covid-19 cases stand at 1,112 cases
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health recorded 1,122 new coronavirus cases and 49 deaths across the country within the past 24 hours. The new cases were reported positive out of 3,226 suspected samples tested in different laboratories during the same period of time. According to the Health Ministry, …
Read More »Covid-19: 1,210 new cases, 60 deaths in a single day
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday said that it has recorded 1,210 new cases and 60 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. Ministry said that out of 3,866 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 1,210 were reported positive. The …
Read More »Army to launch offensive to retake fallen districts
AT News KABUL: Afghan security forces will launch ground assaults on Taliban-held areas across the country to oust the militants and restore security back to normal, military officials said Wednesday. At a press conference, the spokesman for Security Sector Ajmal Omar Shinwari said that “plans have been finalized for counterassaults …
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