AT News KABUL: At least 11 security forces were kill when Taliban fighters launched attacks on their outposts in the provinces of Badakhshan, Herat and Faryab, local officials confirmed. Another 19 forces were injured, according to officials.In Badakhshan province in the northeast, eight security forces were killed after Taliban stormed …
Read More »Students protest shortage of teachers, textbooks at Kabul school
AT News KABUL: Tens of students at a state-run high school in the west part of Kabul city protested the shortage of teachers and textbooks on Tuesday. Students at the Faiz Mohammad Kateb high school, said their problems have not been solved since the beginning of the new educational year …
Read More »A group of six kidnappers detained in Takhar
AT News KABUL: A group of six kidnappers led by a Taliban released prisoner was detained by the intelligence operatives in the northern Takhar province. The National Directorate of Security in a statement released on Tuesday identified the head of the group as “Mangal”. According to the statement, Mangal was …
Read More »Rising civilian casualties unnerves Karzai
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai was concerned over a report released by the Human Rights Commission about civilian casualties. Karzai urged the immediate end of war and violence, calling on the Afghan sides of war to stop violence because the only victims of the ongoing war are Afghans. …
Read More »COVID-19 cases dramatically increasing in Afghanistan
176 new infections, seven deaths reported in past 24 hours AT News KABUL: The new cases of coronavirus has been dramatically increasing in Afghanistan, where in the past 24 hours 176 new cases were reported and seven other patients have lost their lives. According to the ministry of public health, …
Read More »28 civilians freed from a Taliban prison in Helmand
AT News KABUL: The Afghan National Army commando forces have raided a Taliban jail and rescued 28 civilians in southern Helmand province, ministry of defense said Tuesday. The rescue operation was carried out on Monday night in a Taliban prison in Musa Qala district of the province, in which 28 …
Read More »Taliban asked to change their policy toward women
AT News KABUL: A parliament commission of human rights called on the Taliban to bring changes in their policy towards women and human rights to earn people’s trust whether the group has changed its mindset regarding women. The commission of women rights, human rights and civilian rights of the parliament …
Read More »Nabil claims republic system affected by termites
AT News KABUL: Former Spy Chief Rahmatullah Nabil in reaction to President Ghani’s recent statements about the governing system and protection of republic, claimed that the president caused deterioration of the republic system. Ghani had earlier said that those who don’t support republic system won’t be included his government. “The …
Read More »COVID-19: 139 new cases, five deaths reported in one day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 139 new cases of coronavirus and five deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Monday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached 58,037 cases across the country. According to the ministry, the …
Read More »Clashes in Ghazni displace 1,000 families
AT News KABUL: Intensive clashes between Taliban and government forces in Ghazni province have forced 1,000 families to flee their villages, officials confirm. The incident took place in the Qara Bagh district where Taliban carried out massive attack on the district center, provincial officials said Monday. Wahed Jomazada, provincial spokesman, …
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