KABUL: Afghanistan’s Lower House of the Parliament or Meshrano Jirga on Sunday while strongly condemning Saturday’s deadly terrorist attack in Nangarhar province that killed 15 civilians, called on international community, particularly on the United States to bring pressure on the Taliban to reduce their violence and armed attacks in the …
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KABUL- At least four civilian passengers were killed on Saturday afternoon after the car they were traveling in was ambushed and attacked by the armed Taliban fighters in northeastern Afghanistan. The attack took place Saturday afternoon in Essakhail district of Tagab district of Kapisa province, Shayaq Shorash, spokesman for Kapisa …
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AT News KABUL: A general strike of tens of government employees and journalists marred President Ghani’s official visit to southeastern Paktika province. A Provincial Councilman plastered his mouth to protest President Ghani’s visit to the province. The president faced backlash after Afsar Khan Suleimankhel, a member of the Paktika Provincial …
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AT News KABUL: More than six months since COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of academic institutions in Afghanistan with a fragile health system, all schools have reopened this week amid fears of spiraling COVID-19 cases. The schools were planned to resume for students below 10th grade but a Cabinet’s recent …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces detained two people for robbing university students in Bagrami district of Kabul, the capital city. Kabul Police Spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz said that two gunmen stopped a car which was carrying the students and stole money and phones of the students. The police have …
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AT News KABUL: The delegation appointed by the government of Afghanistan to represent Afghanistan in the peace negotiations with the Taliban insurgents, express happiness with the ongoing talks, saying that the evaluated issues could be a “good base” for the next negotiations. The first ever peace talks between Kabul and …
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AT News KABUL: A suicide bombing in Nangarhar province which killed 14 people has shocked former President Hamid Karzai who denunciated terrorist attack in strongest terms possible and called for prosecution of perpetrators. Mr. Karzai contended that escalation of violence during the intra-Afghan talks was a foreign conspiracy to weaken …
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AT News KABUL: Some commanders of the Afghan Local Police (ALP), a militia-style force fighting against Taliban, have expressed concerns over the force’s disbandment by the government, saying their lives would be in danger by Taliban with whom they fought for several years after their abolishment. The ALP was formed …
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AT News KABUL: An Afghan cricketer, Najeeb Tarakai has received severe injuries in a car crash in eastern Nangarhar province. Taraki who is a member of the National Cricket Team had gone through emergency surgery at a hospital in Nangarhar, but according to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), Tarakai’s health …
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AT News KABUL: At least four patients have lost their lives battling the coronavirus in the past 24 hours across the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Saturday. The total deaths have exceeded 1,462 since the outbreak of the pandemic started in the country months ago. Seven new infections …
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