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AT News KABUL: The Interior Minister, Mohammad Massoud Andarabi has blamed Taliban for the continued uptick in violence and carrying out targeted killings of civil society activists and journalists across the country. According to Andarabi, who spoke with foreign media outlets, the Taliban deliberately delayed the peace process and waited …

AT News KABUL: At least 28 Taliban militants have been killed and four others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces within the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Saturday. Taliban insurgents were planning to attack Afghan National Defense and Security …

Abdullah says Taliban have intensified violence and targeted-killings AT News KABUL: Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah said Saturday that the Taliban was reluctant to reduce violence in the wake of the second round of the intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha of Qatar. Talking in the inauguration …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan recorded 36 new cases of Covid-19 and 5 fatties within the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to over 54,595. The new cases were recorded out of 882-suspected samples tested in the country laboratories, the health ministry said in a statement on Saturday.  The cases …

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has fired his Finance Minister, Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal, citing failure on collecting of taxes and incompetence in other areas behind his removal, the Administrative Office of the President said on Saturday. Mr. Arghandiwal received votes of confidence from lawmakers and took charge as Finance …

By Rabbani Feroz Al Qaeda’s second-highest leader, accused of being one of the masterminds of the deadly 1998 attacks on American embassies in Africa, was killed in Iran three months ago, which has been confirmed by intelligence officials. United States accused Iran of providing new terrorist base for Al-Qaida. After …

Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday amid lots of demands from his administration both inside America and outside the country. He needs to meet these requests to correct what his predecessor Donald Trump could not or did not want to. One …

AT News KABUL: Afghan officials are concerned by the deadlock in the second round of the intra-Afghan negotiations being held in Qatari capital of Doha. Deputy speaker of the lower house of the parliament, Mohammad Mirza Katawazai said that there was no progress in the negotiations between the two sides. …

AT News KABUL: The unidentified gunmen shot three soldiers dead in the western Heart province, local officials said on Wednesday. Provincial Public Health’s Spokesman, Rafiq Shirzai said that four security forces were wounded in the incident. The wounded were evacuated to the hospital, he added. No one asserted the responsibility …

AT News KABUL: The Public Health Ministry has reported 123 new infections of coronavirus and nine fatalities within the past 24 hours. The news cases come positive out of 2,385 suspected samples. Another 205 patients have fully recovered from the virus during this period of time. The total tally of …