AT News KABUL: Defense authorities say that the Afghan security forces have killed at least 126 Taliban insurgents in a series of military operations conducted in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours. In addition to that another 79 Taliban insurgents received injuries, the ministry of defense …
Read More »Taliban assures safety to Afghan interpreters post-withdrawal
AT News KABUL: The Taliban group assured safety to the Afghan staff who provide servicing as interpreters, guards and other titles to the foreign diplomats and U.S. led forces in Afghanistan after international troops exit. The group cited the remarks in the wake of the U.S. and UK announcement of …
Read More »Two arrested for assaulting doctors
AT News KABUL: Kabul police have arrested two persons on the charge of assaulting doctors at a COVID-19 care center. Doctors and other medical staff were attacked by the beleaguered relative of a patient, who passed away recently due to coronavirus in a hospital in PD 6th of Kabul city, …
Read More »Karzai discusses Afghan peace with U.S. envoy
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Sunday met the U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad to discuss the Afghan peace process and Kabul-Islamabad relations. Khalilzad was accompanied by the U.S. delegation and U.S. charge d affairs in Kabul, Ross Wilson. Former President emphasized on active role …
Read More »Khalilzad in Kabul to shake up peace efforts
By Rafiullah Anwari KABUL: The U.S. appointed man for Afghan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad arrived in Kabul on Sunday to push for peace efforts as the negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban hit walls. Khalilzad was accompanied by an U.S. inter-agency delegation, including the National Security Council, Department of Defense, …
Read More »Oxygen shortage grips Afghanistan amid a surge in Covid-19 cases
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s Health Minister has sent a desperate message for emergency oxygen supplies and called on all private hospitals to provide more of the life-saving gas to the government, warning that patients are at risk as the country is facing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Minister Wahid Majroh …
Read More »Car bombing on Ghor outpost kills 10
AT News KABUL: Explosions caused by a deadly car bomb in western Ghor province on Saturday night killed at least ten security forces and wounded one with four others gone missing, an official said. A security official said that the car bombing hit security outpost when the Taliban insurgents staged …
Read More »Taliban launch complex attack on Qaisar district of Faryab
AT News KABUL: The Taliban staged a complex attack on Qaisar district of northern Faryab province, local officials said on Sunday. A member of Faryab Provincial Council, Sibghatullah Silab said that the compound of the district was fallen to the insurgents. According to him, more than 40 security forces …
Read More »168 Taliban rebels killed in fresh military stings
AT News KABUL: At least 168 Taliban insurgents were killed and 59 others wounded in a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Sunday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan …
Read More »Police arrest 10 over criminal charges in Kabul
AT News KABUL: 10 people were arrested in Kabul for involvement in criminal offences in latest crackdowns conducted by the Afghan National Police members in Kabul, the capital city in the past 24 hours. The suspects are convicted to murder, robbery, looting of citizens’ mobile phones, and carrying illegal arms …
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