AT News KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami (Islamic Party) came under huge criticisms by politicians following his statement in which he warned to besiege the presidential palace if the party’s prisoners are not released from government custody. Hekmatyar was addressing his supporters on Sunday and threatened to stage a …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants have abducted 11 people working for a dam in the western province of Herat, officials in the province said. The incident happened on Sunday around the Pashdan dam in the Karrokh district, according to Wakil Ahmad Karrokhi, a member of the provincial council. Karrokhi …
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AT News KABUL: At least 80 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 36 others were wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Monday. Afghan security forces supported by the Afghan Air Forces conducted operations in …
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AT News KABUL: At least seven Daesh terrorists, including its key member and suicide attackers, were killed during an operation carried out by the intelligence forces in eastern Nangarhar province. The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted the operation in Ghochko area of Jalalabad, the capital …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded four new cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, indicating a sharp decrease in fresh cases. One patient has lost his life battling the virus during the same period of time, said the Ministry of Public Health on Monday. The new cases come …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban group has denied the killing of its leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, saying that such a report is “inaccurate”. A local newspaper quoted some unnamed sources in Quetta state of Pakistan, where the Taliban enjoys safe havens, as saying that “Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, leader of the …
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AT News KABUL: The ministry of information and culture says that a large number of people in Afghanistan rely on radio stations as a reliable source of information. Mohammad Sabir Momand, spokesman for the ministry said that more than 270 radio stations were active across Afghanistan. Radio still holds its …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) calls on the government of Afghanistan and Taliban militants to urgently resume the stalled intra-Afghan negotiations. “We call on the two sides’ delegations to return to the negotiation table and we emphasize on the end of war to reduce the …
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AT News KABUL: Former lawmaker from southern Kandahar province, Lalai Hamidzai who had been detained for allegedly misusing his powers, has been released on bail, Attorney General Office said on Sunday. Mr. Hamidzai was arrested in Kabul Airport on Saturday. According to Jamshid Rasouli, the Spokesman of the Attorney General …
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AT News KABUL: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the driver of the minister of defense in PD 9 of Kabul city, killing him and his son. Kabul police spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz confirmed the incident but didn’t provide further details. But some security sources, who wished to go unnamed, said that …
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