AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 203 new positive cases of coronavirus and eight deaths in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday. The total tally has now reached to 52,909 cases around the country. These new cases come positive out of …
Read More »130 criminals nabbed for various criminal cases in Herat
AT News KABUL: As part of most recent crackdowns on the criminals, the officers of Afghan National Police have nabbed at least 130 people for various criminal cases in western Herat province. The arrest was made during the past three months, said Provincial Directorate of National Security on Sunday. They …
Read More »36 Taliban rebels killed in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: At least 36 Taliban militants have been killed and 13 others received injuries during latest crackdowns conducted in southern Kandahar and eastern Nangarhar provinces in the past 24 hours. The Taliban fighters had planned to attack Afghan security posts in Zherai and Arghandab district of Kandahar, which …
Read More »Pompeo renews promise to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo backed the American troop drawdown from Afghanistan, saying that every U.S. administration has wanted to drawdown the number of troops in the country. “Logged a lot of air miles to Qatar and Afghanistan and back for talks. Thanks to Mohammed bin …
Read More »Afghan journalists suffered targeted killings, self-censorship in 2020
Eight journalists and media workers were killed and 19 others received injuries in 112 incidents of violence against journalists across Afghanistan. AT News KABUL: The Center of Afghan Journalists registered 112 cases of violence against journalists in 2020. The cases include murders, injuries, physical violence, insults and disgraces, pressures and …
Read More »Member of negotiating team eager for interim government
AT News KABUL: Hafiz Mansour, a member of the Afghan negotiating delegation urging for an interim government, calling it “the only way” to maintain the system in the country. He rejected any other way to end the ongoing war. “We have to go to an interim government if we want …
Read More »Taliban’s shadow governor killed in Faryab
AT News KABUL: Taliban’s shadow governor for northern Faryab along with his six guards was killed after their own mine went off in Dawlat district of the province, provincial police official said on Saturday. Mullah Nazem, Taliban’s designated-governor was killed in his own mine blast, Faryab Police said. Police confirmed …
Read More »Kabul University attack mastermind sentenced to death
AT News KABUL: The Supreme Court has sentenced Mohammad Adil, the mastermind of the November 2020 Kabul University that claimed the lives of 22 people, mostly students, to death. In a statement, the Supreme Court said that another four were sentenced to various jail terms on charges of treason, transfer …
Read More »Taliban fighters kidnap passengers in Herat
AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters have taken hostage a mini-bus full of passengers in Herat-Torgahndai highway in western Herat province on Saturday morning, local officials confirmed. Provincial Police Media Director, Attiqullah Wassiq said that the bust was heading from Torghondai to the capital city of Herat. Wasiq said that …
Read More »Afghanistan records 11 deaths, 120 infections in a single day
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 120 new positive cases of coronavirus and 11 fatalities in the last 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health on Saturday. The total tally has reached 52,706 cases since the outbreak of the epidemic started in the country nearly one …
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