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 …
Read More »District falls to Taliban in Baghlan
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, …
Read More »Media supporting body concerned over ‘targeted killings’ of journalists
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 …
Read More »106 militants including 22 al Qaeda-linked terrorists killed in Helmand clashes
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 …
Read More »Hundreds of families displaced as conflicts continue in Helmand
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 …
Read More »Gang involved in stealing of vehicles busted in Kabul
AT News KABUL: A group of three people were arrested on the charge of stealing vehicles in Kabul city. Police carried out an operation against the vehicle thieve gang in the PD 17, which as result three people accused of committing vehicles theft were arrested, said a statement issued by …
Read More »Flash floods kill 22 people in Herat
AT News KABUL: Flash floods have killed 22 people in western Herat province and caused serious damages to the residents’ properties and livestock with sweeping out agricultural forms, officials said Tuesday. A wave of muddy water engulfed Rokha village of Adraskan district and some parts of Obai district after heavy …
Read More »Covid-19: 234 infections, six deaths in one day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 234 new infections and six patients fighting the pandemic passed away across the country over the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 60,797 cases in the country. …
Read More »Seven soldiers killed in Taliban attack in Farah
AT News KABUL: At least seven soldiers were killed when Taliban militants attacked an army base in the western province of Farah, provincial governor confirmed Monday. Governor Taj Mohammad Jahed, said that the attackers dag a tunnel to reach the army base and they managed to blast it. He said …
Read More »62 Taliban rebels killed in fresh ops
AT News KABUL: At least 62 Taliban insurgents were killed and 58 others wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in several provinces in the past 24 hours. The ministry of defense said in a statement on Monday that the raids were conducted in Laghman, Ghazni, Zabul, …
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