AT NewsKABUL: At least 24 Taliban fighters were killed and 21 others wounded during operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces over the past 24 hours. Taliban planned to attack Afghan security forces outposts in Baboran and Shiwan areas of Arghandab district and Charkhab area of …
Read More »IUIS condemns increasing targeted killings, bloodshed in Afghanistan.
AT News KABUL: The International Union of Islamic Scholars (IUIS) based in Qater, condemned the recent targeted killings of religious scholars, human rights defenders, civil society activists and influential figures in Afghanistan, terming the attacks on civilians as a violation of the teachings of all religions and in contrast to …
Read More »Ghor residents suffering from shortage of potable water
AT News KABUL: Residents of Ghor province are suffering from shortage of drinking water, saying that they face health problems because of drinking unclean water. A large number of villages in northeast of Ferozkoh, the provincial capital, do not have access to roads and health facilities. Abdul Qasim, a religious …
Read More »One killed, six wounded in Kabul blasts
AT News KABUL: One police officer was killed and six civilians injured after two explosions rocked Kabul on Saturday. An explosion took place inside a shop in Bagh-e-Qazi area Police District 1 in Kabul at around 9:14am, which as result six civilians were wounded, the Kabul police press desk said …
Read More »Afghan forces ready to defend country if Taliban quit peace talks
AT News KABUL: The senior security officials assure that the national army and police would be fully prepared to defend the country. National Security Advisor of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamdullah Mohib said Saturday that Afghan forces are ready to defend the country if the Taliban militants do not …
Read More »Civil rights activists back parliament for interim government demand
AT News KABUL: A number of civil society activists in a gathering in Kabul city, expressed support for the parliament speaker who had earlier called of the formation of an interim administration. The activists claimed that there were some figures in the government who secretly undermine the peace efforts for …
Read More »Scores of security forces killed in Taliban attacks in Kunduz, Faryab
AT News KABUL: At least 18 local uprising forces were killed and two wounded in a Taliban attack on their outpost in the Khanabad district of northern Kunduz province, local officials said on Friday. Mohammad Omar, a local official said the gun battle began at 9pm Thursday night and lasted …
Read More »Clerics accuse ‘circles in government’ of recent targeted killings
AT News KABUL: Some religious scholars and former government officials accuse “some particular circles” of being involved in the targeted killings of prominent figures in the country. On Friday, tens of clerics gathered to condemn the murder of Mohammat Atef Atayee, late head of the Jamiat-e-Eslah, a non-government educational …
Read More »Badakhshan power dam provided with equipment
AT News KABUL: Officials in the northeastern province of Badakhshan said that the electronic equipment for Shorabak power dam arrived in the province. Sayed Ahmad Nasiri, a provincial official said that the technical team was working to activate generators and that the power would be supply within next two months. …
Read More »90 per cent Taliban prisoners released from government jails resume violence
AT NewsKABUL: The government claims that 90 per cent of the Taliban prisoners it released as part of the US peace deal with the Taliban have resorted to violence. Foreign Affairs Minister, Mohammad Hanif Atmar said that the insurgents breached three main commitments which are the reduction of violence, the …
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