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– $3 billion more needed for humanitarian response – 2,000 children killed or injured in nine months AT News KABUL: New figures reveal that just over 18 million people in Afghanistan, including 9.7 million children, desperately need life-saving support. Save the Children is calling for urgent increases in humanitarian funding …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 137 new positive cases of coronavirus and eight deaths in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday. According to the statistics of the ministry, the total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has now reached …

AT News KABUL: The Leader of the Hezb-e-Junbish, Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum engaged in direct conflicts with the Taliban, following the Taliban fighters attack in Qaramqol district of northern Faryab province. Marshal Dostum took the leadership of the war to suppress the militants, his office said in a statement. 13 …

AT News KABUL: The Human Rights Watch warns of a “human crisis” in Afghanistan in 2021 despite a promise from NATO to keep some 10,000 troops in the war-hit country beyond the complete withdrawal of the US soldiers slated by May. The NATO troops will continue training, advising and cooperation …

Ongoing peace talks in Doha are not going well and negative interpretations about peace are increasing, says a member of Kabul negotiating team AT News KABUL: Taliban delegation in Qatar is not willing to continue productive talks with the representatives from Afghanistan government, a member of the government negotiating team …

AT News KABUL: Taliban militants have claimed that President Ashraf Ghani’s government is breathing last, accusing it of trying to sabotage the ongoing peace efforts. The comments came in reaction to Ghani’s First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh who demanded execution of Taliban fighters held in government custody. Ghani’s political opposition …

AT News KABUL: Officials in Kunduz province in the north and Badakhshan in the northeast confirm that scores of Afghan security forces were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their outposts. Mohammad Yousuf Ayoubi, head of provincial council in Kunduz said that militants attacked army outposts in the district of Dasht-e-Archi …

AT News KABUL: At least 59 Taliban militants have been killed and 42 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours, said ministry of defense on Tuesday. 27 Taliban fighters were killed and 12 others were wounded in counterattacks conducted by …

AT News KABUL: At least 36 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 11 others were wounded in fresh military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Monday. Taliban planned to attack Afghan security checkpoints in Zherai and Arghandab …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 79 new positive cases of coronavirus and three fatalities in the last 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health on Monday. With new infections, Afghanistan now has 54,141 confirmed cases around the country. These cases were reported out of 1,849 …