AT News KABUL: Hundreds of people in the central province of Bamyan staged rally to protest the killing of seven laborers in the eastern province of Nangarhar. Armed men stormed a gypsum factory in the Sorkhrod district this week and shot seven of the laborers after tying their hands. All …
Read More »25 Taliban Fighters Killed in Latest Raids
AT News KABUL: At least 25 Taliban rebels have been killed and 20 others were wounded during latest crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Sunday. The Afghan security forces supported by Afghan Air Forces …
Read More »US New Plan under Scrutiny: Naderi
AT News KABUL: Member of Afghan peace negotiator, Nader Nadery says that the new plan “about the future government” proposed by the US is currently under scrutiny. US Peace Envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad during his visit to Kabul last week, had discussed participatory government with Afghan leaders, including President …
Read More »Eight Security Force Members Killed in Balkh
AT News KABUL: At least eight Afghan security force members have been killed and six others were wounded in a Taliban attack on their check post in northern Balkh province, officials said on Sunday. The Taliban rebels on Saturday night attacked Afghan security post in Turkmania village of Nahr-e-Shahi district …
Read More »Badghis Residents Worry over “Violence Escalation”
AT News KABUL: Residents in the northeastern province of Badghis said that they have been struggling with making ends meet as violence has been intensifying and the militants overrun the highways and districts. “Business has dropped in Badghis there is no job and craft as the Taliban have been firing …
Read More »Abdullah Informed of US New Scheme on Afghan Peace
AT News KABUL: The High Council for National Reconciliation says that the US has suggested a new roadmap for the Afghan peace process. Chairman of the Council, Abdullah Abdullah discussed the US new roadmap for the Afghan peace process with US deputy chief of mission in Kabul, Ian J. McCary. …
Read More »NDS Attorney Killed in Helmand Car Bomb
AT News KABUL: Head of intelligence attorney office was killed when a car filled by explosives was detonated in the southern province of Helmand, officials in Helmand and Kabul said. The attack happened Saturday in the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, near the provincial police office. A provincial official, who …
Read More »Flooding Feared to Hit 24 Provinces
AT News KABUL: The National Hydrometeorology Department, warns of torrential rainfall and flash floods in 24 of 34 provinces in the coming days. “Heavy snowfall and rainfall followed by flash floods are likely to happen in the provinces of Kabul, Ghor, Badghis, Faryab, Sar-e-Pol, Daikundi, Balkh, Samangan, Badakhshan, Bamyan, Wardak, …
Read More »Rahmani Asks Govt. to Introduce Nominees, End Acting Ministers
AT News KABUL: Speaker of the Parliament, Mir Rahman Rahmani called on President Ashraf Ghani to introduce new ministerial nominees to the parliament and end the process of acting ministers. He cited the remarks in the inauguration ceremony of the 17th tenure of the parliament, where President Ashraf Ghani and …
Read More »31 Taliban Rebels Killed in Fresh Ops
AT News KABUL: At least 31 Taliban fighters have been killed and 40 others were wounded during latest crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, the ministry of defense said Saturday. The Afghan security forces supported by Afghan Air Forces …
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