AT News KABUL: The dead body of a female police officer, abducted by the Taliban, was found in Andar district of central Ghazni province, local officials said on Sunday. The officer, whose body was found on Saturday, was working at the provincial detention center affairs. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Wahidullah Jumazada …
Read More »Taliban says freed prisoners won’t rejoin battlefields – are they?
Taliban accuses Afghan govt. of recapturing released prisoners AT News KABUL: The Taliban has asked their freed prisoners to stay at home and pin down from returning to the battlefields, a concern enveloping by the Taliban as the Afghan government rearrested some freed prisoners on the spot fighting against the …
Read More »Covid-19 cases in Afghanistan climb to 36,157; death toll at 1,259
AT News KABUL: The coronavirus cases in Afghanistan saw a rise of 121 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total number to 36,157, according to the Afghan health ministry. The death toll due to the virus rose to 1,259 with 12 new fatalities being reported in the last …
Read More »Taliban infiltrator kills 4 public uprising forces in Uruzgan
AT News KABUL: A Taliban infiltrator went on a shooting rampage and killed four members of the Uprising Forces in Tarinkot, the provincial capital city of Uruzgan province, officials said. The incident took place on Sunday morning at 04:00am local time at the uprising forces checkpoint in the north of …
Read More »16 civilians killed per day in Afghanistan, human rights body claims
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission claims that the recent increased insecurity has caused the killing of averagely 16 civilians each day across the country. “Our assessments indicate that averagely 16 people who have no role in the clashes are killed every day around the country. 630 …
Read More »Peace parley in limbo over prisoner swap
‘Afghan government and the Taliban need to reach an agreement to resolve controversies related to the Afghan peace bid’ AT News KABUL: The reconciliation council calls on the government and Taliban to “peacefully resolve the problems over prisoner swap” as Ghani administration still insists on keeping 600 Taliban prisoners suspected …
Read More »Afghan peace has become ‘proxy effort’
“ISI agents in the system must be confronted,” ex-NDS head Rahmatullah Nabil says. “Discrimination, corruption and injustice have reached their peak.” AT News KABUL: Former spy chief, Rahmatullah Nabil criticized disagreements between President Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation, saying that discrimination, corruption and …
Read More »Two killed in Kabul shootout
AT News KABUL: Two people were killed and two others wounded after a verbal dispute turned into gun shooting in Kabul city, a security source confirmed. The source, who was talking on condition of anonymity, said that some vagabonds were holding a party with women dancing on 15th of July …
Read More »Afghan forces kill 42 Taliban rebels in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 42 Taliban insurgents during latest military stings in different provinces across the country. In addition to that, 31 others were wounded during these crackdowns, security officials said on Saturday. A group of Taliban fighters planning to attack the national …
Read More »Ghor clash leaves four commandos dead
AT News KABUL: Local officials in western Ghor said that four members of the Afghan National Commandos were killed and four others wounded in the fight against the Taliban insurgents in Ferozkoh, the provincial capital city. Head of Provincial National Army, Mahmood Andarabi said the Taliban attacked the security force …
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