AT News KABUL: Afghanistan recorded 1,242 cases of the pandemic Covid-19, bringing the total tally to over 125,937. The new cases were recorded out of 4,642 samples tested in the country’s laboratories within past 24 hours. During this period, 84 patients died, while 806 others recovered. The total number of …
Read More »Militants seize more districts in a paroxysmal of unabated violence
AT News KABUL: The Taliban have purportedly captured several districts amid severe offensives raging across the country. However, the ministry of defense said that it recaptured Baharak district of the northern Badakhshan province. A spokesman for the ministry of defense, Fawad Aman said that the security forces inflicted heavy casualties …
Read More »Taliban threats shutter 20 radio stations in north
AT News KABUL: Radio Keshm, a local channel in the remote mountainous province of Badakhshan in the northeast is one of 20 broadcasters which had to stop activities when the area it locates in the district of Keshm fell to Taliban recently. Noor Aqa Noori, the in charge of the …
Read More »Saleh: Taliban can’t seize power
AT News KABUL: In the light of worsening security and advances Taliban are trumpeting, First Vice President is trying to assuage growing public fears, saying that the resurgent Taliban are “never able to occupy Afghanistan and seize power”. “I see a great and historic opportunity for unity. Every single community …
Read More »Officials sound alarm over Black Fungus outbreak
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health warns about the outbreak of the Black Fungus disease in Afghanistan, saying that it had registered so far three positive cases in the provinces of Kabul, Baghlan and Samangan. Earlier this week, reports said that a 30 years old man and a …
Read More »1,272 coronavirus cases, 92 deaths recorded
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 1,272 new cases of coronavirus and 92 deaths in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Saturday. The new cases were recorded out of 4,670 suspected samples tested during this period of time across the country, the ministry added. Another …
Read More »Taliban capture 10 districts amid heavy clashes
AT News KABUL: The Taliban have purportedly overrun ten districts- most of them in northern Badakhshan- as severe clashes ensuing between the security forces and Taliban across the country. According to unnamed sources quoted by TOLONews, the militants took control of Kishm, Darayim, Tishkan, Tagab, Wardooj, Shahr-e-Bozorg, Raghistan, Jorm and …
Read More »3 dead after mortar attack in Baghlan
AT News KABUL: Three civilians including children were killed and six others wounded after a mortar shelling targeted a residence in the northern province of Baghlan. The incident occurred on Friday night in Dand-e-Ghori district of the province, residents claimed, adding that the mortar hit house of a family who …
Read More »228 Taliban killed in military raids
AT News KABUL: At least 228Taliban were killed and 116 others wounded in operations conducted by the Afghan security forces within past 24 hours across the country, defense ministry said on Saturday. The ministry said in a statement that the raids were carried out in Logar, Paktika, Kandahar, Herat, Badghis, …
Read More »“Taliban waging social media war”
AT News KABUL: The US Charge d’ Affaires in Kabul Ian McCary says that Taliban insurgents threaten the people of Afghanistan on the social media by using violent propaganda. McCary said Saturday that Taliban use violent propaganda to attack Afghans. “Taliban use hatred and violent literature on the social media …
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