AT News KABUL: Afghan forces have discovered and seized 45 rockets in Kabul. Afghan National Army (ANA) forces succeeded to discover and confiscate 45 rockets belonged to Taliban in Paghman district of Kabul, said Ministry of Defense (MoD) Deputy Spokesman Fawad Aman in a statement on Saturday. He said that …
Read More »34 civilians killed in one week of bloodshed
AT News KABUL: A disturbing and bloody escalation of violence has taken the live of 34 civilians in the past one week across Afghanistan after the increase of full-fledged attacks by the Taliban group. In addition to that 62 more civilians received injuries, said National Security Council Spokesman Javid Faisal …
Read More »Afghanistan must seize opportunity for peace: NATO
AT News KABUL: Hinting to the unprecedented opportunity for peace, NATO has called on Afghan leaders to resolve difference, form inclusive government and on Taliban to bring down unacceptable levels of violence, enter negotiations without delay. The prospect of the start of negotiations to reach a comprehensive peace agreement …
Read More »Covid-19 cases rapidly increasing, tally reaches to 1,330
AT News KABUL: The number of people infected with the coronavirus now reaches to 1,330 across the country, according to the ministry of public health report. The ministry said Friday that 95 new cases tested positive in the past 24 hours. It said that 339 suspect cases were registered in …
Read More »Day-time curfew intensified in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The interior ministry says it is more restricting day-time traffic in Kabul as the Corona virus is infecting more capital residents. Kabul is in a lockdown now for four weeks for the fear of the global virus and people were asked to buy their essentials on Thursday …
Read More »‘Trust-deficit between stakeholders hindering Afghan peace talks’
AT News KABUL: Timothy Weeks, an instructor of the American University of Afghanistan – held in Taliban’s custody for years – has termed the lack of trust between the both sides is a challengeable issue in the Afghan peace process. “I think trust is one of the key problems and …
Read More »Taliban turn down calls for Ramadan ceasefire
AT News KABUL: Citing the critical condition of Afghanistan aimed the spiraling spread of covid-19, the Afghan government called on Taliban group to accept ceasefire during month of Ramadan, a plea which has faced a thunderous rant by the group. Stop killing Afghans, President Ghani said in his message to …
Read More »Taliban infiltrators kill 13 security forces in Badghis
AT News KABUL: The Taliban with help of their infiltrators have killed at least 13 security forces in northern Badghis province, underling the increase of intensity and scope of the attacks. Provincial local officials said that the Taliban killed 13 Public Uprising Forces and taken hostage several others with the …
Read More »Govt. to release 950 more Taliban prisoners
AT News KABUL: In the spite of a surge in deadly attacks by the Taliban fighters across Afghanistan, the Afghan government has released another batch of Taliban prisoners as part of efforts to advance peace and fight the novel Coronavirus. “With 58 released, a total of 550 have been set …
Read More »China helps Afghanistan to fight covid-19
AT News KABUL: As the Afghan officials are grappling with spiraling disease of covid-19, the Chinese ambassador to Kabul has reiterated his country’s continuance support to Afghanistan in its fight against the pandemic. Ambassador Wang Yu assured this in a ceremony in Kabul to handover medical assistance to the Afghan …
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