AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 57 new positive cases of Corona virus and one anther fighting the pandemic passed away in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 55,231 …
Read More »Government forces pull back from Behsood
AT News KABUL: The government forces have “tactically” pulled back from the Behsood district in Wardak province, provincial officials confirmed, after bloody clashes with the residents that left a number of people killed and injured. Abdul Rahman Tareq, provincial governor claimed that gunmen loyal to a local militia commander Abdul …
Read More »19 Taliban fighters killed in crackdowns
AT News KABUL: At least 19 Taliban militants were killed and four others wounded during operations carried out by Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. Taliban planned to attack Afghan security forces position in Nawa district of southern Helmand, who were targeted by Afghan air …
Read More »A third of terrorism related detainees, claim of being tortured in Afghan custody
KABUL – Allegations by detainees of torture in Afghan detention facilities continue at high rates with the procedural rights of those detained largely ignored, according to the latest bi-annual ‘Torture Report’ released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Geneva-headquartered UN Human Rights Office. Torture and …
Read More »Karzai discusses peace efforts in meeting Kabul elders, provincial council
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday met with the community leaders and members of the Kabul provincial council. The meeting discussed the ongoing situation and progress in the peace process, with the elders and provincial council members emphasizing the national unity and peace as a must. “Peace …
Read More »Faryab district has only one midwife
AT News KABUL: Only a midwife is serving at the healthcare center in the Khan Chahar Bagh district of northern Faryab province. The district is seeing an upward in insecurity in the last three decades in which there are limited areas for women to carry out their activities.Fereshteh Yoldash is …
Read More »Terrorists torch Peace& Freedom institute in Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: Terrorists set an institute building on fire in eastern Nangarhar province Monday night, officials said. “An institute named ‘Peace and Freedom’ has been set ablaze by the enemies of education and development in Momandara district of Nangarhar last night,” said a statement issued by the Nangarhar Press …
Read More »Two killed eight injured in four explosions in Kabul
AT News KABUL: At least two people including head of the Central Council of Jamiat-e-Eslah religious organization were killed and eight others wounded in four sticky bomb blasts in Kabul Tuesday morning, officials said. An Everest model vehicle hit by a magnetic bomb at around 7:35am in Joi Shir area …
Read More »Daily Covid-19: 53 infections, one death reported in a single day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 53 new positive cases of Corona virus and one anther fighting the pandemic passed away in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 55,174 …
Read More »Government fact-finding team in Behsood to investigate recent unrest
AT News KABUL: The government sent a team to investigate the latest unrest in the Behsood district of Wardak province, where the security forces are blamed for killing a number of civilians during a demonstration. The National Security Council said Tuesday that the team had met provincial officials, tribal elders …
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