AT News KABUL: At least 11 Taliban fighters have been killed and four others wounded during a crackdown carried out by police in southeastern Logar province. Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said that the clearance operation conducted in Koli village, Mohammad Agha district of the province. According to …
Read More »Ghani, Abdullah held secret meeting, sources said
AT News KABUL: A source close to President Ghani’s office says that the president met with his rival in last year’s presidential election Abdullah Abdullah after the two held inauguration on the same day as separate presidents. Ghani’s victory in the election was not accepted by Abdullah, who accused the …
Read More »Child killed in Taliban mortar attack in Logar
AT News KABUL: One child was killed and three other people wounded when a mortar fired by Taliban crashed at their house in Logar province. “Taliban terrorists fired mortars last night on houses in Salim Khil village of thee Azr district in Logar province. One child was martyred in the …
Read More »Two ‘target killers’ arrested in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have detained two armed people on the charge of target assassination during a crackdown in Kabul, the capital city. Police succeeded to arrest two armed motorbike riders accused of target assassination in 12th PD, Botkhak area of Kabul, said Kabul Police Spokesman Ferdaws …
Read More »Nangarhar eases coronavirus lockdown
AT News KABUL: The governor of eastern Nangarhar province says the government will proceed with maximum action as it considered easing coronavirus restriction in the province, asking people to observe social distancing. Governor Shah Mahmood Miakhel is looking to easy restriction, but warned people to keep social distancing. “We are …
Read More »Kabul has released 1,000 Taliban prisoners
AT News KABUL: To bring the Taliban on a table for intra-Afghan negotiations and fulfill the US-Taliban peace deal, the Afghan government has so far released around 1,000 Taliban prisoners, although the prisoners swap was once about to hit road locks, as both sides were seemed argued on release of …
Read More »6 dead after protest over aid turns violent in Ghor
AT News KABUL: At least six people, including Ahamd Khan Navid, a correspondent for local radio station, have lost their lives after a peaceful protest turned into physical disputes and violent in western Ghor province. Hundreds of residents of the Ghor province took out to the streets to staged demonstration …
Read More »Is a win-win solution to our leadership debacle unfolding?
AT News KABUL: Political calamity has gripped Afghanistan in the shadow of a fatal pandemic – a double whammy eating away at paltry sources of daily livelihoods of millions and eroding their belief in the government. In Afghanistan, prolonged political tensions and power tussle raging between President Ashraf Ghani and …
Read More »Taliban drug lab destroyed, 7 rebels killed in raid
AT News KABUL: A Taliban drug factory destroyed and seven fighters of the group have been killed during an overnight operation conducted by the police in southern Paktia province, official said on Saturday. Police Special Forces with the support of Afghan Air Force (AAF) had carried out a preemptive operation …
Read More »Daesh may be regaining strength in Faryab
AT News KABUL: Local officials in northern Faryab have expressed concerns over the extension of IS-K or so called Daesh’s terrorists activities in the province. Provincial Governor Naqibullah Fayeq said that after the US-Taliban peace deal, the Daesh fighters, who included foreign terrorists as well, have been recruiting fighters and …
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