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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 114 new cases of coronavirus and three deaths across the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Sunday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached 63,598 cases around the country. The new cases come …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Defense deployed fresh commandoes to the northern province of Kunduz as drastic clashes have been continuing between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban following the three-day ceasefire agreed between the two warring parties to mark the Eid-al-fitr holidays. A spokesman for the 217th …

AT News KABUL: At least 21 civilians were killed and 33 others wounded as violence continued unabated across Afghanistan during the three days ceasefire agreed between the government and Taliban to mark the Eid-al-fitr. Afghan defense authority says ceasefire violations committed by Taliban in 18 provinces. A spokesman for the …

AT News KABUL: People in Kunduz say they are preparing basements of their houses as the situation is deteriorating in the northern province once a secure area that borders Tajikistan. Residents say that Taliban fighters have increased attacks on the suburbs of the provincial capital. “Taliban have long had presence …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan army reported of offensives in the south and southwest of the country especially in Helmand province as a three-day cease fire declared by Taliban militants ended early Sunday. The army’s Maiwand Corps in the south, said in a statement that the operations were going on …

AT News KABUL: Representatives of the Afghan and Taliban peace delegations have resumed intra-Afghan talks in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, both sides confirmed. The meeting happened after a long pause, already faded hope for a political settlement through dialogues. In a series of tweets posted simultaneously by the …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 65 new cases of coronavirus and six deaths in the last 24 hours, the ministry of public health said Saturday. The new cases reported out of 495 suspected samples tested during the same period of time. Another 29 patients have fully recovered during this …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that the narrative being portrayed by the media of “gloom and doom” must stop and instead a more positive spin needs to be put on the country’s future. In an interview with Der Spiegel, Ghani said: “The more the media talks …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a bombing attack inside a mosque that killed and injured a large number of people. The attack took place in the Shakar Dara district of Kabul province during the Friday prayer on the second day of Eid. At least 12 people …

AT News KABUL: The second day of the Eid-al-fitr that is also the second of three-day ceasefire between the government and Taliban was followed with violence across the country. On Friday afternoon, a deadly blast claimed the lives of 12 civilians including the Imam of mosque and wounded over 20 …