AT News KABUL: A number of Taliban militants gang-raped and shot dead a 16-year-old girl in northern Jawzjan province, security officials said on Tuesday. Spokesman for the 209 Shaheen Military Corps, Mohammad Haneef Rezayee said the incident took place two days back in Darzab district of the province. The Taliban …
Read More »Students continue protest in Takhar, casualties alleged
AT News KABUL: The university students in the northeastern province of Takhar continued protests on Tuesday with the aim of “justice” for those students killed and injured. They demanded justice and punishment of the perpetrators of the incident. The protestors claimed that police opened fire on their class-fellows on Monday, …
Read More »Govt., political parties offer different peace plans
AT News KABUL: The high reconciliation council says that they are evaluating different plans prepared by President Ghani and political parties regarding peace. President Ghani is expected to publicize his peace plan today (Wednesday). Feraidoon Khozon, spokesman of the reconciliation council, said Tuesday that totally 25 plans have been sent …
Read More »Danesh apologizes to Afghan Sikhs, Hindus for ill-behavior by country-fellows
AT News KABUL: Vice President, Mohammad Sarwar Danesh in reaction to complaints made by the Afghan Sikhs and Hindus for misbehavior by some of compatriots. “I am called Indian. Even my colleagues who know me very well, ask me questions about India and say ‘you know India more’,” says senator …
Read More »Four security force members killed in Taliban Kunduz attack
AT News KABUL: Officials in the northern Kunduz province reported the death of four police officers that lost their lives in a Taliban attack in PD 5th of the provincial capital city of the same name, Kunduz. Provincial Council Member, Mohammad Yusuf Ayoubi said that the three security forces were …
Read More »104 Taliban militants killed in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: At least 104 Taliban militants were killed and 68 others wounded during latest military stings of the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Tuesday. The latest military crackdowns conducted in Ghazni, Zabul, Herat, Farah, Badghis, …
Read More »14 criminals nabbed in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The Kabul Police have arrested 14 people on the charge of different crimes during the latest crackdown carried out around the city in the past 24 hours. These suspected criminals are accused of offenses in different PDs of Kabul city, Kabul Police Press Desk said in a …
Read More »COVID-19: 94 new cases, two deaths reported in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 94 new cases of coronavirus and two deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached to 56,873 cases nationwide. The new cases were reported …
Read More »Committee formed to offer Kabul’s peace plan in Turkey conference
AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan says it has formed an “authorized committee” to offer Kabul’s plan on peace in the upcoming conference in Turkey. The committee consists of former and present government officials. Feraidoon Khozon, spokesman at the reconciliation council, said Monday that the committee evaluates different opinions …
Read More »Afghanistan still most affected by landmines
AT News KABUL: Aqa Jan, 15, was wounded by a landmine while shepherding in Kandahar province. “I was injured in hand and my thighs,” said Jan, who hit the mine in the Khakriz district. It was only him to have been victim of landmine, many other teenagers have lost their …
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