By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: While the delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban are engaged in intra-Afghan negotiations, extreme violence has been taking massive toll on Afghan people, killing and wounding hundreds of people across the country. Both the Taliban and government forces suffer casualties – both are …
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AT News KABUL: The first deputy speaker of parliament says he summoned top security officials to his residence as he was “so worried” about the worsening security situation. “I talked to the acting defense and interior ministers last night in my house, where I told them about appointing of incompetent …
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AT News KABUL: Hundreds of youths in the southern Helmand province have voluntarily joined the Afghan security forces to suppress the Taliban insurgents. The move was made after the militants recently created a sever scene of violence in the province. The ministry of interior in a statement puts the number …
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AT News KABUL: At least 95 Taliban rebels were killed and 43 others wounded in latest military stings conducted by the Afghan security forces in the last 24 hours, officials said Saturday. The Ministry of Defense said that the operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Helmand, Herat, Wardak, Zabul, Kandahar, Ghor, …
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There has been no let-up in violence in Afghanistan as militants are stepping up attacks amid nascent peace talks in Doha AT News KABUL: As students studied inside a private education center in western Kabul on Saturday afternoon, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device, killing at least 18 people …
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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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