AT News KABUL: An Afghan army helicopter crashed in western Farah province, in which pilot and co-pilot have been killed, ministry of defense confirmed on Wednesday. It was around 11:00am local time on Wednesday when a MI-35 army helicopter crashed due to technical issue, ministry spokesman, Fawad Aman said. The …
Read More »Key Taliban member detained in Baghlan
AT News KABUL: A key member of Taliban group has arrested during a fresh crackdown conducted by police in northern Baghlan province. He was arrested during anti-terrorism unit of police operation conducted in Chashma-e-Shir area of Dahana-e-Ghori district of the province, said Baghlan Police Spokesman, Jawid Basharat. He said that …
Read More »16 militants killed within 2-day
AT News KABUL: At least 16 Taliban militants have been killed and two others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said that the Afghan National …
Read More »Massive collection of guns seized in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Kabul police on Wednesday has discovered and confiscated massive collection of rifles during fresh crackdown conducted in Kabul. Anti-crime police cell carried out an operation in Kabul, in which discovered and seized 97 rifles of weapons, Kabul Police Spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz said. He said that the weapons …
Read More »Editorial: US-Iran confrontation benefits none
One of Iran’s most revered and powerful commander, Qaseem Soleimani was killed in a US strike in Iraq—a smack that intensified unprecedented tensions between US and Iran that possibly it escalates the risk of a new conflict spreading across the region. Iran vowed to revenged, while US military has taken …
Read More »Iran sabotaging Afghan peace process: US
AT News KABUL: In the midst of sever tensions between US and Iran, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a press conference on Tuesday accused Iran of trying to sabotage the Afghan peace process. Pompeo said, “Iran shouldn’t use its connection with the Taliban to derail the peace talk process …
Read More »Air corridors help 33 per cent increase in Afghan exports
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Commerce and Industry says that merchandise exports have had a 33 percent increase since the air corridors have begun connecting Afghanistan to many regional states. Sameer Rasa, spokesman for the ministry of commerce and industry, said Tuesday that 855 flights exported some 5,300 tons of …
Read More »Afghanistan optimistic for Taliban peace deal
AT News KABUL: The resurrection of US talks with the Taliban in Qatar has elicited galloping optimism within Afghanistan about a historic peace deal to restore peace and plot a road map to a post-war Afghanistan. Afghanistan High Peace Council is convinced that a fresh trip of US special envoy …
Read More »Several villages of Farah purged of Taliban presence
AT News KABUL: Authorities in western Farah province on Tuesday said that several villages had been cleared of Taliban militants during operation conducted by Afghan security forces. Different villages cleared from Taliban during crackdown carried out by Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) in outskirt of Farah city and …
Read More »Husband accused of killing wife detained in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Kabul police has detained a man accused of killing his wife in Kabul, the capital city. The accused killer is Jawid resident of Shahrak Kamyab area of 17th PD, Kabul Police Disk said in a statement on Tuesday. “The husband is accused of murdering his wife inside …
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