By Parwiz Arian KABUL: At least four civil employees of the government were killed and nine others were injured, after the bus they were traveling in was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Thursday morning in Kabul city. The blast took place today morning at 7:20 am in …
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By Parwiz Arian KABUL: At least nine members of the security forces including four pilots were killed after their chopper crashed in southern Maidan Wardak province on Thursday early morning, officials said. The incident took place around 2:00am Thursday in Behsud district of southern Maidan Wardak province, when the chopper …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan Women Network (AWN) has expressed its concerns over the U.S. new proposal for peace in Afghanistan – saying that “no address” on behalf of women is authorized to pardon the criminals as women have been the main victims of the Afghan war and attacks by …
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AT News KABUL: At least 63 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 21 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces around the country in the past 24 hours, ministry of defense said on Wednesday. In a series of clearance operations, the …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan celebrates the March 17th as the National Journalists’ Day amid intensive security threats from the media family as the country has recently experienced a high level of violence, including targeted-killings of high profile figures such as journalists, civil society activists, judges, scholars, doctors, and employees. Journalists …
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AT News KABUL: A delegation consisting of government officials and political figures left Wednesday for Russia to participate in a peace meeting scheduled to be held in Moscow. A delegation from Taliban militants are also going to participate in the meeting planned to be held on Thursday. Abdullah Abdullah, head …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 28 new cases of coronavirus and two deaths in the past 24 hours across the country, said the Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak has reached to 56,044 around the country. The new cases come positive out of …
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By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan The 25th February 2021 was a special day for the Chinese people. At a grand gathering to mark the nation’s poverty alleviation accomplishments and honour model poverty fighters, Chinese President Xi Jinping solemnly declared a complete victory in the fight against poverty as …
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AT News KABUL: The U.S. Forces in Afghanistan have conducted airstrikes on the Taliban hideouts in the southern Kandahar province. The U.S. Forces Spokesman, Sonny Leggett said in a tweet on Wednesday that the strikes were carried out in Spinboldak and Zhari districts of Kandahar within the past 48 hours. …
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Summary by Matin Royeen Ph.D Introduction: In the past forty years, the Afghan people have paid a very heavy price due to protracted violent conflict. The bloody Communist coup of 1978 followed by ten years of former Soviet invasion in December of 1979 and the brutal civil war caused …
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