KABUL: Civil society activists and residents of southern Helmand province have accused the Taliban of posting a video on social media claiming to have carried out road reconstruction work in Helmand as deceptive propaganda and a hoax. Civil society activists and residents in Helmand say the Taliban had closed the …
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AT News KABUL: Five members of a family, including two children were killed after a methane-gas-balloon exploded in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Wednesday. The blast occurred in a house in Shinwar district of the province on Tuesday night. “The victims are all from the same family, including two …
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AT News KABUL: At least 10 people have been arrested in relations of being cooperative with the terrorists and other criminal activities during an operation carried out by the Afghan security forces in northern Parwan province. The Ministry of Defense in a statement said that 10 people were arrested on …
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AT News KABUL: Thousands of cases relating to violence against women have been evaluated by the Attorney General Office since the beginning of the outgoing Persian Year. It said Tuesday in a statement that totally 2,290 cases of violence against women have been assessed that includes 259 cases of rape …
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By Rafiullah Anwari KABUL: Fawzia Koofi, a member of the Afghan peace negotiating team urges that women’s role in the ongoing peace talk with the Taliban was vital. However, she expresses optimism that the three-month long talks would lead the country to a cease fire followed by a lasting peace. …
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AT News KABUL: Unknown gunmen kidnapped two doctors in Parwan province, some 60 kilometers north of Kabul, provincial officials confirmed. The incident took place Tuesday in the Bagram district, home to the largest US military base. Abdul Shakoor Qoddusi, district governor identified the kidnapped doctors as Habib Rahman and Heshmatullah, …
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AT News KABUL: First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh praised the arrest of the three Senators on the charges of taking bribes in the northern province of Balkh. Saleh said in a statement that “thrilling arrests” to be continued, referring to corrupt officials, where there is no place to hide “Three …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security brass have blamed the Taliban group for carrying dozens of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and twisted in the direction of soft targets after they were defeated in the battlefields. Head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), General Zia Saraj said that militants had …
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AT News KABUL: Four officials of the Ministry of Public Health were detained on Tuesday on charges of corruption by the National Directorate of Security, officials said. A government official, who was talking on condition of anonymity, said that two of the detainees were close relatives to the Minister of …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 183 new positive cases of coronavirus and 10 fatalities in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 52,330 around the country. The new cases …
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