AT News KABUL: At least 10 members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) have lost their lives and three more received injuries after a number of Taliban militants attacked their checkpoint in northern Balkh province, local sources said on Tuesday. Five more security forces were taken hostage by the Taliban, …
Read More »Afghan peace process is complex, ambiguous: Spanta
AT News KABUL: Former National Security Advisor, Rangin Dadfar Spanta expressed concerns on the Afghan peace process, terming it complex and ambiguous. He said that the Istanbul conference and next phases of the peace negotiations is very much complex and he has no clear views on it. Spanta vowed that …
Read More »Ready to exit Afghanistan when ordered: US Military
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: While no decision has yet been announced on whether US President Joe Biden will extend troop presence in the country, the US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville said that the military are ready to execute any orders to exit Afghanistan. He said “the administration …
Read More »Rally in Nangarhar: Ceasefire demanded in Ramadan
AT News KABUL: Thousands of residents of eastern Nangarhar province in a rally called on the Afghan warring sides to agree on a ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan. The rally was staged in Shirzai stadium of provincial capital city, Jalalabad, aiming to support the Republic System and the …
Read More »Five killed in Baghlan coal mine collapse
AT News KABUL: Five miners were killed when the roof of a coal mine collapsed in northern Baghlan province on Tuesday morning, said Jawid Basharat, spokesman for the provincial police chief. The incident took place in Nahrin district. The miners were busy when a part of the mine fell down, …
Read More »60 civilians killed by Taliban in past three weeks
AT News KABUL: More than 60 civilians were killed in the past three weeks of violence conducted by the Taliban, said a spokesman for the ministry of interior on Tuesday. Mr. Tariq Arian said that other 164 civilians, including women and children received injuries in the same period of time …
Read More »Peshawar cardiology institute opens new unit for Afghan patients
AT News PESHAWAR: Afghan Counsellor General, Mr. Najibullah Ahmadzai had inaugurated a Separate Counter at Peshawar Institute of Cardiology to facilitate Afghan patients so that they could get better treatment without any delay. The Counsellor General appreciated the role of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on this occasion and hoped that the …
Read More »Dostum threatens to start fighting if Turkey meeting fails
AT News KABUL: Former Vice President Marshall Abdul Rashid Dostum threatened to start fight in case the upcoming Afghan peace meeting in Turkey did not result in peace. “We are not from those leaders who have come from America or Europe. If the Istanbul meeting didn’t result peace and war …
Read More »Draft for Afghan peace plan finalized
AT News KABUL: The high council for national reconciliation says that the draft of government’s peace plan was completed and was sent to the council’s leadership. Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah said he received the final draft of the republic’s peace proposal finalized and submitted …
Read More »COVID-19: 82 new cases, 8 deaths reported in 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 82 new cases of coronavirus and eight deaths in the last 24 hours across the country, said the Ministry of Public Health on Sunday. The new cases come positive out of 2,052 samples tested during this period of hours. According to the ministry, eight …
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