AT News KABUL: Taliban killed at least 13 Afghan security personnel during an ambush in Ghor province, with several others wounded, local officials said. It is alleged that 20 Taliban rebels have been killed in the firefight. Sputnik quoted local officials in Ghor saying that 13 security forces were killed …
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AT News KABUL: An inevitable impact of the coronavirus pandemic has hit Kabul’s fragile economy, triggering a spike in prices of essential commodities as people are panic-buying amid fears of the virus outbreak. Fearing risks of Kabul’s possible quarantine, people have thronged the markets to buy necessities. This has triggered …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan Security Forces have killed at least 14 militants in separate clashes erupted between them in southern Helmand and Zabul provinces. Three other Taliban fighters received injuries. Ahmad Jan Ahmadi, a military official in Zabul on Sunday said the clash took place in Mullah Faiz village …
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AT News KABUL: Amid a rift between the Afghan government and the Taliban over jailed militants, the National Security Council on Sunday said the government is scrutinizing list of Taliban detainees to ensure that they would not resume fighting. NSC spokesman Javed Faisal said that Kabul wanted to make sure …
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AT News KABUL: At least 4 police officers were killed on Sunday in an insider attack in southern Kandahar, officials said, the latest episode of infiltration in the police squads. The attacker opened fire on his comrades, killing four including police commander of Kandahar’s Zhiri district, said provincial police spokesman, …
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AT News KABUL: In the midst of controversial peace process, a number of Afghan politicians geared up efforts to form reconciliation council—while the Presidential Palace is simultaneously working on formation of a negotiation team to carry the peace talks with the Taliban. U.S. and Taliban on 29th February hammered out …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan National Police has arrested 150 suspected criminal on charges of different crimes in different clampdown carried out in western Herat province during the past 20 days. Provincial Police Spokesman, Abdul Ahad Walizada said that Herat police has conducted several crackdowns against criminals in the capital …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan announced Saturday that new measures will be taken to protect citizens from coronavirus outbreak; schools will be closed for a month, New Year festival and all sports events will be cancelled to help contain the novel coronavirus that is spreading across the world. The coronavirus fears …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters have set a girl school on fire in northern Takhar province. School Principal Nassima said that a classroom had been destroyed in the incident and there were no causalities. She said the Taliban fighters had earlier warned the instructors and students to stop …
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AT News KABUL: A political leader expressed concerns over efforts for monopolizing of power, saying that political tensions would lead the country to an impasse and would hamper the ongoing peace process. Hajji Din Mohammad, head of a political party, on Saturday called on the government and Taliban to reach …
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