AT News KABUL: Six policemen guarding Kamal Khan Dam in Nimroz and nine civilians in Ghazni province were killed in two separate militant attacks, local officials said, amid an intensive campaign of terror the Taliban have launched in recent month against Afghan forces and civilians. Nine people including three civilians, …
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AT News KABUL: The US President Donald Trump was criticized for shrugging off reports in June claiming that Russian military intelligence offered rewards to Taliban militants to kill US troops in Afghanistan. In a presidential debate, Democratic nominee Joe Biden criticized his rival in November elections Donald Trump for having …
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AT News KABUL: Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh has ordered the arrest of the individual who reported civilian casualties from an Afghan government airstrike on October 22, 2020, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. The Afghan air force struck a mosque school in Takhar province, killing at least 12 children and wounding …
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By Shamim Shahid Neither Dr. Ashraf Ghani regime in Kabul nor Imran Khan government in Islamabad could be exonerated of its responsibilities in Jalalabad stampede, which caused lives to at least 15 and injuries to several dozen others on Wednesday. So far 17 injured are in hospitals and conditions of …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban must live up to their commitments, significantly reduce the levels of violence, and pave the way for a ceasefire, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. Speaking at a pre-ministerial press conference in Brussels, Stoltenberg said all NATO members support the US-Taliban agreement and …
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AT News KABUL: Dozens of Afghan security forces were killed Tuesday night during clashes with the Taliban militants in northern Takhar province as the Taliban unleash a wave of attacks across Afghanistan targeting Afghan forces, local officials said Wednesday. Taliban staged an overnight attack on Masjid Safid area in Baharak …
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AT News KABUL: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has called for urgent protection and assistance for tens of thousands of civilians displaced by recent escalation of violence in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand Province. Men, women and children have been forced from their homes in Nahr-e-Saraj, Nawa-e-Barakzaiy, Nad-e-Ali/Marja and Lashkargah districts by …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned Wednesday attacks in the northeastern province of Takhar that killed and wounded dozens of security forces. The incidents took place in Khwaja Ghar and Baharak districts in which more than 25 security forces including a senior provincial police officer were killed. …
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Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: A deadly stampede broke out Wednesday in Jalalabad, and at least 12 people were killed and tens were injured as thousands thronged at a football stadium to apply for Pakistan visa, officials said. Nangarhar Governor Spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said 12 elderly women were killed in a stampede …
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AT News KABUL: The latest worsening security situation in the northern areas has affected traveling and drivers’ jobs. The passengers call on the government to take resolving measures in the Mazar-e-Sharif – Sheberghan road. Sharif, a driver who has been serving for 15 years, said Wednesday that he and his …
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