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AT News KAUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission criticized the government for not being serious regarding the rights of Sikh and Hindu minorities. The commission called on the government on Wednesday to protect the Hindus and Sikhs since their lives and properties are under threat. Scores of Sikhs were …

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani says that he was assured by the United States senior officials that Washington has remained adherent to its commitments regarding Afghanistan. Speaking to the members of parliament on Wednesday, Ghani said that the United States would consult the government of Afghanistan about its future …

AT News KABUL: President Ghani’s adviser Wahid Omar says that leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar raises voice in Islamabad as an attempt to abolish the government in Afghanistan. Omar wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that “I have watched this horrific movie several times. We need to stand united against this …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed as many as 840 Taliban militants over the past 28 days across Afghanistan, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. The ministry’s spokesman, Tariq Arian said that 385 other Taliban militants were injured during this period. The Taliban group has yet to make …

AT News KABUL: At least 18 Taliban militants were killed and 12 others wounded after Afghan security forces fended off their attacks in southern Helmand province on Saturday night, officials said Wednesday. Taliban had massively attacked the Afghan security forces checkpoints in Nawa district, ministry of defense said. With aerial …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned rocket and artillery attacks by Pakistani army on the border province of Kunar. The attacks inflected casualties on the Kunar resident. Karzai called the attacks a violation of Afghanistan’s sovereignty and against all international norms and principles. He called on Islamabad …

AT News KABUL: At least five police officers were killed by a roadside bomb in the southwestern province of Nimroz, provincial officials confirmed.a The incident took place on Tuesday in the Kang district, Bahram Haqmal, a provincial official said. Two more officers were injured in this attack that targeted their …

AT News KABUL: As uptick in Taliban attacks is threatening the prospects of lasting peace in the country, the disabled people in Kunduz province are demanding both the Afghan government and the Taliban to negotiate a peaceful settlement and end the war. Dozens of disabled people are seen embroidering on …

AT News KABUL: At least 33 drug runners were found guilty to drug trafficking and sentenced to several years of jail term. These cases were executed in the past one week. A statement issued by the Courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that three drug traffickers sentenced to …

AT News KABUL: Delegates of the Afghan government and the Taliban negotiating a political settlement to end Afghanistan’s war have again failed to clinch a deal after the stalled talks restarted in Qatar. Both sides acknowledge that the agreement was only to continue talks to resolve differences and the delegates …