AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed condolences over the death of Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar, a leader of Pashtoonkhwa National Awami Party and member of senate. In a statement issued Monday, Karzai called Kakar a prominent politician who did not spare any efforts for the rights of his people. The …
Read More »People should mobilize against Taliban; lawmakers
AT News KABUL: The members of parliament offer public mobilization in order to prevent the rush of Taliban militants who are rapidly seizing control of districts across Afghanistan. The legislators warned Monday that the situation would more deteriorate if people are not mobilized. “The situation is critical and people need …
Read More »Pashton Politician died at hospital
AT News KABUL: Leader of the Pashtonkhwa Mili Awami Party, Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar died at hospital on Monday in Karachi state of Pakistan. A member of the Pashtonkhwa Mili Awami, Yousuf Kakar announced that Usman Kakar was “no longer with us.” According to him, Usman Kakar was attacked in …
Read More »5 killed in Paktia roadside bomb
AT News KABUL: A roadside bombing targeted a vehicle in Ahmadabad district of southeastern Paktia province, killing five civilians and wounding four others. Provincial Police Spokesman, Hayatullah Nizami said that incident occurred on Monday morning when a Corolla car hit a roadside bomb in Ahmadabad. According to him, the victims …
Read More »People in northern provinces take arms to prevent Taliban onrush
AT News KABUL: In the wake of intensifying battles in the northern provinces in which Taliban managed to take control of several districts, tens of youth in the provinces of Takhar, Balkh, Badghis and Baghlan have been armed against the rush of the insurgents. “All jihadi commanders have joined the …
Read More »Afghan forces kill more than 172 Taliban militants
AT News KABUL: At least 172 Taliban insurgents were killed and 53 others wounded during a series of military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Monday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan …
Read More »Five districts fall to Taliban in north
AT News KABUL: Taliban militants have captured five districts in the northern provinces of Baghlan and Balkh, government officials confirm. The insurgents claimed on Monday to have captured districts of Doshi and Jelga in Baghlan. They also claimed that their fighters took control of the districts of Sholgara, Dawlat Abad …
Read More »Afghanistan reels amid virus surge as daily cases near 2,000
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday recorded 1,927 new cases of coronavirus and 93 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the ministry’s data, the new cases come positive out of 5,447 suspected samples tested in different laboratories in the same period …
Read More »Taliban capture more districts amid intense clashes
AT News KABUL: The Taliban captured eight districts of several provinces as sever clashes proceeding between the Afghan forces and Taliban amid the U.S. and NATO forces exit that triggered a new hotspot in the war-torn- country. A local source privy to the issue, who was talking on condition …
Read More »Karzai saddened by veteran singer’s death
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed condolence for the death of Abdullah Moqori, a veteran singer. In a statement, the former president called Moqori as a bright figure for Afghan music who served for his country’s art. Karzai wished paradise for Moqori and patience for his family and …
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