AT News KABUL: At least 100 Taliban insurgents were killed and 50 others were wounded in a series of latest crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Wednesday. The Afghan security forces backed by the …
Read More »NATO calls Afghan security situation “challenging”
AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg called the Afghanistan security situation “very difficult and challenging”. Talking to a new conference in Brussels, Stoltenberg said that the decision to exit NATO forces cause risks, but the organization remaining “would have implemented risks for our Alliance with more fighting, potentially …
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Read More »Taliban stage 700 attacks on Helmand capital in nearly 1month
AT News KABUL: The Taliban have set 700 attacks from several directions on Lashkarga, the capital city of southern Helmand province, military officials said. Commander of 215 Maiwand corps, Sami Sadat said that the al-Qaeda fighters also jointed the Taliban rebel in fighting against the Afghan security forces in Helmand. …
Read More »COVID-19 surges rapidly; 1,045 new cases, 33 deaths in 24 hours
AT NewsKABUL: Afghanistan on Tuesday announced 1,045 new cases of coronavirus with 33 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said.The new cases reported positive out of 3,614 suspected samples tested in different laboratories nationwide during the same period of time.33 patients have lost their …
Read More »Taliban set district bazzar at fire in Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: Officials in the eastern province of Nangarhar say that the Taliban fighters set a district market at blaze that caused heavy financial damages to the residents. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Attaullah Khogiani said that the Taliban looted the goods and stocks of the bazaar during one last week …
Read More »5 million vulnerable Afghan children at high riskUNICEF terms Afghanistan as World’s “Worst” Country for Children
AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA) on Tuesday said five million Afghan children are vulnerable across the country.Speaking in a ceremony celebrating “World Children’s Day”, Deputy of MoLSA Ghulam Haidar Jailani said that five million children are at risk, which includes 23 categories such as …
Read More »Twin blasts killed 12 in west of Kabul city
KABUL: At least 12 civilians were “martyred” and another 13 were injured on Tuesday evening, after two, back to back, blasts hit two mini-buses in west of Kabul city, officials said The first blast, caused by a sticky bomb, took place around 7:30 in PD-3 west of Kabul city in …
Read More »165 Taliban fighters killed in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: At least 165 Taliban insurgents were killed and 85 others wounded in a series of military stings 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 »Afghanistan recorded highest-ever COVID-19 cases; 1,566 positive cases, 30 deaths in 24 hours
AT News KABUL: The Afghan health authorities have expressed fears over the third wave of COVID-19 that could now be spreading quickly around the country. 1,566 new cases and 30 deaths were reported in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said Monday, showing a rapid increase in positive cases. …
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