AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have discovered and defused 64 landmines planted by the Taliban group in southern Paktia province, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The Taliban insurgents had placed these landmines in Rohani Babam and Zurmat districts of the province to target civilians and security forces …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban leader has said that only a ‘pure Islamic system’ can lead to success of the stalled peace negotiations with the Afghan government. Taliban co-founder and deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Sunday said the group was committed to peace talks but stressed that only …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday said that the government will try to source up to 30 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines within one-two years. Acting Minister for Public Health Wahid Majroh said that Afghanistan needs 48 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, with a number …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,384 new cases of coronavirus and 92 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. The new cases come positive out of 4,389 suspected samples tested in different laboratories around the country, according to the health ministry’s data. …
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AT News KABUL: In a litany of territorial conquests by the Taliban, centers of two districts in northern Afghanistan have fallen to the insurgents following clashes since Friday, with high casualties among Afghan forces feared in Jawzjan province. Amruddin Daneshjo, Jawzjan provincial council’s deputy head, has said the Taliban have …
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AT News KABUL: Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah says he doubts that the Taliban are keen for a political solution to the war as peace talks between Kabul and the militants are hitting snags with both sides still locking horns on contentious issues. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah …
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AT News KABUL: The militants blew up three power pylons on Saturday night in the northern province of Samangan, leaving Kabul and several other provinces in dark. Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat said in a statement that the pylons were targeted in Qachandara area of the province. The statement said that …
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AT News KABUL: At least 259 Taliban insurgents were killed and 161 others were wounded during a series of military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan security forces have conducted …
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A litany of territorial conquests in rural Afghanistan by the Taliban sets the stage for swift security measures AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s president announced a reshuffle in security services on Saturday, amid a surge in Taliban attacks which is edging the country toward a potential spillover of conflict across the …
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AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health reported 3,990 cases of Covid-19 with additional fatalities of 188 deaths during the past 48 hours. On Thursday, the number of cases surpassed 2,313 with 101 deaths, showing the highest number of infection and deaths in one single day since the pandemic …
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