AT News KABUL: At least 35 drug runners were found guilty of drug trafficking and were sentenced to several years of jail terms in the past one week. A statement issued by the Court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that eight drug traffickers were sentenced to two and …
Read More »Afghanistan records 1,501 new coronavirus cases, 77 deaths
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday recorded 1,501 new cases of coronavirus and 77 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. The new cases were reported positive out of 4,799 suspected samples tested in different laboratories during the same period of time. The total …
Read More »Gunmen kill two security force members in Kabul
AT News KABUL: At least two security force members were killed and one another received injuries after unknown armed men attacked their vehicle in Paghman district of Kabul city on Tuesday morning. The attack took place at around 7:55am in the Arghand-e-Paian area of Paghman district, the Kabul Police said …
Read More »Afghan security forces thwart Taliban attacks in Bamayn, Badakhshan
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have thwarted a Taliban attack on Sighan district of central Bamyan province, an official said, an official said on Monday. Provincial Police Chief Zabardast Safi said that intensive clashes erupted between the two sides for several hours that forced the Taliban to flee …
Read More »Police arrest 21 criminal suspects in Kabul raids
AT News KABUL: Police has arrested 21 people on the charges of different crimes during fresh crackdowns carried out in Kabul city in the past 48 hours. Police succeeded to capture 21 people accused of kidnapping, drug selling, robbery, looting of citizens’ mobile phones, and carrying illegal arms in 1st, …
Read More »MPs seek to legalize pro-government militias
AT News KABUL: Some members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House) of the parliament have warmly welcomed the uprising of people who stood beside the Afghan security forces in defending their country, but had expressed deep concern of its negative consequences if not managed well. The legislators asked for legalization …
Read More »Afghanistan records 1,407 new Covid-19 cases, 64 deaths
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday recorded 1,407 new cases of Coronavirus and 64 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry’s data, the new cases come positive out of 4,514 suspected samples tested in different laboratories during the same period …
Read More »91 Taliban fighters killed in latest military crackdowns
AT News KABUL: At least 91 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 38 others were wounded during a series of military operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Monday. Backed by the Afghan Air …
Read More »Watchdog urges probe into war crimes in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has called on an international fact-finding team to investigate the human crimes including targeted killings, attacks on tribal and religious minorities as well as educational institutions. The Commission said Sunday that the government of Afghanistan should support their demand and …
Read More »Afghanistan records 1,530 new virus cases, 80 deaths
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 1,531 new cases of coronavirus and 80 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry’s data, the new cases were reported positive out of 4,994 suspected samples tested in different laboratories during the same …
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