AT News KABUL: The Maimay district of northern Badakhshan province was fully cleared of Taliban presence, officials said Sunday. The ministry of defense in a statement said that the Afghan security forces carried out military operations in the district and pushed the militants out of the district. The militants suffered …
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AT News KABUL: The First Vice President Amrullah Saleh put the death toll of the rocket strikes in downtown Kabul to ten civilians. Saleh in a statement on Sunday said that the rocket attacks that also wounded 51 civilians, have showed failure of the government. Earlier, the ministry of interior …
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AT News KABUL: At least 44 Taliban rebels were killed and 23 others wounded in latest crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said Sunday. At least 31 Taliban rebels were killed and 23 others wounded in Gizab district of …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Saturday’s rocket attacks on different parts of the capital. More than 20 rockets landed in residential and business areas in different areas Saturday morning that killed eight people and wounded another 30, according to security and health officials. The former president …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces are standby at Durand Line after the Pakistani military tried to build a wall on other side of the Torkham gate, which is located in eastern Nangarhar province. Some reports say that Torkham gate is closed for the people and transit trucks. But …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan parliament on Saturday approved 10 cabinet picks, including the security agencies in the wake of violence across the country. Mohammad Haneef Atmar approved as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdul Hadi Argahndiwal as Finance Minister, Assadullah Khalid as Minister of Defense, Masoud Andarabi as Minister of …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 140 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 44,503 cases throughout the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Saturday. According to the Ministry, these cases came positive out of 892 suspected samples – 34 positive …
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AT News KABUL: The security forces detained three guards of a Member of the Parliament on charge of misbehaving with the police and carrying illegal weapons. First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh in a statement said the arrested guards belong to Shahpoor Hassanzai, who represents the people of southeastern Logar province …
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Kabul and Islamabad are trying to turn the corner from a relationship marked by suspicion and out-and-out hostility toward a partnership for peace in the region. AT News KABUL: A high level delegation of the Pakistan government, led by the country’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, visited Kabul on Thursday amid …
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AT News KABUL: Around eight million children in Afghanistan are deprived of education due to several challenges of insecurity, conflicts and poverty, authorities said on Friday. The ministry of labors said that four million children were struggling with hunger and poverty. More than 1.2 million other children are engaged into …
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