AT News KABUL: Although Afghanistan saw a significant drop in the cases of covid-19 pandemic, the easing of lockdowns and cold weather could likely turn the country towards its second wave. 29 years old, Abdullah Raikh is infected with the virus. He says that he was tested positive after the …
Read More »Taliban red unit commander killed in Helmand
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Defense said Sunday that the Taliban’s red unit commander for Nadali district of Helmand province was killed along with his seven comrades. Abdul Rahman was killed in an airstrike as he and his seven associates were planning to carry terrorist attacks in the district, the …
Read More »261 civilians killed in Taliban attacks in 2 months
AT News KABUL: More than 261 civilians have been killed in Taliban attacks across Afghanistan in the past two months, said the Interior Ministry on Saturday, as the country is seeing a rapid surge in insurgent attacks that continue to take heavy toll on civilians. “As a result of 2,000 …
Read More »5 countries step in to break deadlock in Afghan peace talks
AT News KABUL: Five countries, including Qatar, are mediating to break the deadlock in the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, according to a source within the High Council for National Reconciliation, after weeks of stalemate that broke out in the wake of unresolved disagreements between the …
Read More »Taliban’s deputy military commission killed in Helmand
AT News KABUL: Deputy military commission of Taliban for southern Helmand province along with his eight fighters was killed in an airstrike conducted on Friday, officials said Saturday. The Ministry of Defense said Mullah Amanullah was killed after the Afghan Air Forces (AAF) had targeted him in Nawa district of …
Read More »Ex-security official accuses US of ‘looting Afghan mines’
AT News KABUL: Rahmatullah Nabil, a former intelligence chief claims that the United States and other “players” do not have a real program for peace in Afghanistan, but their goal is just to loot the country’s natural reserves. Nabil said Saturday that the proxy peace in Afghanistan was not only …
Read More »Karzai saddened over university professor’s death
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed condolences for the death of Mahboobah Hoqooqmal, a law professor and former head of political sciences faculty of Kabul University. In a statement issued on Saturday, Karzai called late Mrs. Hoqooqmal as scientific, academic and one of good cadres in Afghanistan who …
Read More »‘Peace process sans ceasefire to face trust deficit’
AT News KABUL: Second Vice President Sarwar Danish said that the peace process is losing trusts as violence continues and “there was no halt to the ongoing violent behaviors.” Danish cited the remarks in a meeting of the NATO Senior Civilian Representative, Stefano Pontecorvo on Saturday. During the meeting, both …
Read More »16 criminals nabbed in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The Kabul Police has arrested 16 people on the charge of different crimes during the latest crackdown around the city. These suspected criminals are accused of armed robbery, disruption of public order, plundering and stealing mobiles of the citizens in different parts of Kabul city in the …
Read More »Afghanistan records 91 new covid-19 infections
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 91 new positive cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 41,425 cases throughout the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Saturday. These infections reported out of 210 suspected samples – 20 positive cases were recorded in Kandahar, …
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