AT News KABUL: At least 80 Taliban fighters were killed and 59 others wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. “Afghan forces supported by air forces have conducted operation and counter attacks against Taliban rebels in Ghazni, Logar, Zabul, …
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AT News KABUL: NAI, a media supporting watchdog expresses concerns over threats made by “the government and Taliban” against the Afghan media outlets. The watchdog said in a statement on Wednesday that it was shocked over the Taliban’s threat to the Afghan media. The Taliban Spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid on Twitter …
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AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned attack on a minibus carrying the health workers in Kalakan district of capital Kabul. One medic was killed and three others wounded after a minibus carrying the health workers from Kabul to eastern province of Panjshir struck roadside bomb in Kalakan …
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AT News KABUL: Heavy rainfall that caused flash floods in different areas have killed 50 people in several provinces and damaged or destroyed people’s properties and livestock, government officials said on Wednesday. “Following the heavy rainfall, waves of muddy water engulfed 17 provinces, which killed 50 people,” said Tamim Azimi, …
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AT News KABUL: The Corona virus outbreak has severely affected the handmade carpet industry, by infecting those involved in the industry particularly the female carpet weavers in Bamiyan province. The carpet weaver women say that they join the carpet industry due to poverty, unemployment and to earn livelihood. Ruqia Hassaini, …
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AT News KABUL: At least one person was killed and three others wounded after a mine hit a health worker bus in Kabul, officials. A mini bus carrying personnel of the Panjshir health department, struck a mine in the Kalakan district of Kabul province at around 6:40AM on Wednesday, which …
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AT News KABUL: Burka district of northern Baghlan province fell to the Taliban, officials confirmed on Wednesday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Javid Basharat, said that the Taliban staged attacks on the district from multiple directions Tuesday night. “The security forces didn’t suffer casualties and retreated tactically,” he said. According to Basharat, …
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AT News KABUL: The NAI, an agency active in supporting the open media in Afghanistan expresses concerns over an increase in targeted killings of media workers, accusing the government of neglecting to bring the attackers to justice. Mujeeb Khalvatgar, head of the agency said Tuesday on the World Press Freedom Day …
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AT News KABUL: Officials in the southern province of Helmand say of the killing of 106 militants including 22 al-Qaeda affiliates, adding that another 37 wounded. Provincial Governor Mohammad Nabi Ilham said that the Taliban staged attacks on several security outposts in the districts of Nawa, Nehr-e-Seraj and Garmsir as …
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AT News KABUL: Hundreds of families have been displaced as armed conflicts between the Afghan security forces and Taliban rocked the southern province of Helmand, officials said. Head of Provincial Department of Refugees and Repatriates, Sayed Mohammad Amin said Tuesday that Taliban attacks forced over one thousand of families to …
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