AT News KABUL: Following the reports of the US Department of State regarding the underage recruit in the Afghan National Police ranking, the Afghanistan ministry of interior has shown an undeniable reaction, saying that it made all-necessary steps to avoid the underage recruits among the Afghan police personnel. The ministry …
Read More »Kunduz conflict leaves six Afghan forces dead
AT News KABUL: The Taliban rebels have attacked the Afghan security force checkpoints in the northern Kunduz province, in which at least six soldiers were killed and two others wounded, local officials said on Sunday. Mohammad Yousuf Ayoubi, head of the Kunduz Provincial Council said that the attack took place …
Read More »Covid-19 cases nearing 31k
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan on Sunday has recorded 351 new positive cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours that has brought the total tally to 30,967 across the country. The latest count came from 701 suspected samples. 34 patients have lost their lives battling the virus, and 2,004 others …
Read More »Afghan forces kill 27 Taliban fighters in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 27 Taliban militants in western Ghor and southern Paktia provinces in response to militants attack on their checkpoints, security officials said on Sunday. Taliban fighters had staged a coordinated attack from all sides on Saghar district of western Ghor …
Read More »Fatima, a beautiful soul taken by devil
By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: On Saturday morning, a sticky mine explosion killed two employees of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, Fatima Khalil, a donor liaison officer and her driver Jawid Folad. The attack occurred in Butkhak square of PD 12th of capital Kabul. It has been widely …
Read More »400 Taliban prisoners to be released Sunday
AT News KABUL: Sources in the government say that 400 Taliban prisoners are expected to be released Sunday in a fresh step of the prisoner exchange. The government plans to keep hundreds of Taliban prisoners who are believed to have hands in heavy crimes such as big bombings. Meanwhile, a …
Read More »Coronavirus poses a big threat to journalists
AT News KABUL: The media supporting agency (NAI) says that the outbreak of coronavirus poses a big threat for the lives of people especially journalists. Mojib Khalvatgar, head of NAI said on Saturday that six media workers have died since the virus pandemic in February, while another 120 ones were …
Read More »Taliban hang two men for shaving beards in Faryab
AT News KABUL: Taliban fighters have executed two young men for shaving their beards in the insecure province of Faryab in the northwest, officials in the province said. “The terrorist Taliban hanged two young men just because they had shaved their beards, while the penalty for shaving of beard is …
Read More »Troop numbers could not determinant Afghanistan-US relations: Sediqqi
AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq Sediqqqi says that Afghanistan-US relations are based on the bilateral commitments and the number of American soldiers stationed in the war-hit country would not be determinant. The US has reduced its troop number from more than 12,000 to 8,600, according to a …
Read More »Killing of two AIHRC employees draw widespread condemnations
‘Heinous attack on human rights defenders unjustifiable’ AT News KABUL: Two human right defenders were killed when a sticky bomb attached to their vehicle exploded in Kabul on Saturday morning. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramurz confirmed the attack, which has not been claimed by any group so far. Afghanistan Independent …
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