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AT News KABUL: The Independent Human Rights Commission says that 17 armed attacks were carried out against mosques, gurudwaras and other worship places as well as prayer leaders and other worshippers since last October. It said that 170 people were killed in these attacks, while 272 more were wounded. The …

AT News KABUL: Political and military analyst Ali Ahmad Jalali calls for lifting every obstacle put on the road to peace negotiations, saying that this is only the Taliban to get benefit from the talks postponement. Jalali, who served as interior minister under former president Hamid Karzai, said Saturday that …

AT News KABUL: At least 129 civilians were killed and 291 others wounded in the violence committed by the Taliban in the past one month, an uptick in violence that potentially could undermine the fragile peace process. The Taliban fighters have continued their violent campaign against the Afghan civilians, the …

AT News KABUL: Throughout decades of war, the Afghan children, who have often been deprived of education and from a joyful life, were triggered into conflicts by the armed groups that resulted into their killing, maiming and even losing part of their bodies during the conflicts. In northern Jawzjan province, …

AT News KABUL: New cases of coronavirus in Afghanistan have again declined, up just 60, and the health authorities on Saturday called on the Afghan masses to not engage in premature jubilant, rather pay serious head to the health advice to completely halt daily infections. With 60 new positive cases …

By Adil Ahmadzai The late Haji Mohammad Naeem Khan Kochi, son of the Ghazi Mohammad Jan Khan Kochi and grandson of the Malak Toti Khan was born in the year 1935 in a pious, respectable, famous and historical family in Hesarak village of Logar province. He passed the period of …

AT News KABUL: Tens of Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with the government forces in different provinces, military officials said. The Shahin 209 military corps in the north, said in a statement on Friday that the militants were killed in counter-attacks launched by government forces via land and …

AT News KABUL: Sultan Barakat, head of Doha Institute has invited 45 politicians and civil society activists for an “informal intra-Afghan talks” in Qatar. Barakat has written on Twitter that the meeting would discuss future of Afghanistan, in which political figures and former government officials are expected to participate. The …

Taliban reject change in prisoners’ list AT News KABUL: Afghan government rejected to release 600 Taliban prisoners, who are charged with big crimes including rape charges, asking Taliban to give another 600 prisoners name instead to go for intra-Afghan talks in earliest. But the Taliban has rejected change in their …

AT News KABUL: The National Security Council has announced that 50 other Taliban prisoners were released, pushing the numbers to over 4,000. Intizar Khadim, an official at the council said the newly released inmates were among the 600 prisoners, whom the government didn’t intend to free due to their high …