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AT News KABUL: Afghan spy forces on Wednesday have detained a group of 10 Taliban militants in southern Kandahar province. According to a statement issued by Kandahar Press Disk, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives succeeded to capture a group of 10 Taliban insurgents, who were behind assassination of …

The previous year witnessed a myriad of security, political and electoral issues AT News KABUL: Although 2019 was called a ‘year of peace’, the level of casualties inflicted on people throughout the year was relatively higher. However, the year eventually came to an end with multiple political, security, economic and …

AT News KABUL: In the midst of controversial election process, the Independent Election Complaints Commission (IECC) on Tuesday said that 90 percent of the complaints would be classify and investigate within 15 days. IECC’s spokesman, Qasim Ilyasi said that complaints of 10 out of 34 provinces have been completed. More …

AT News JALALABAD: An agreement earlier this year to resolve a longstanding community dispute over Nangarhar water resources has continued to foster social cohesion among formerly warring tribes. In April 2019, mediation between the Markikhil and Kadarkhil tribes in Nangarhar’s Shirzad district concluded with a unanimously adopted resolution regulating water-distribution …

AT News KABUL: Former Taliban envoy to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef on Tuesday hinted at the probability that peace efforts might get disrupted due to lack of trust. Zaeef wrote on his Twitter handle that peace framework tended to be fragile and thus there was always the possibility that it …

AT News KABUL: An official from International Committee of the Red Cross has expressed anxiety about the increase of violence in Afghanistan poses by several militant groups. The committee said the IS-K or Daesh extremist group has attracted several armed groups in northern Afghanistan and that the process is in …

AT News KABUL: As the lawmakers have approved the establishment of the “State Ministry for Peace Affairs” authorities said on Tuesday that President Ashraf Ghani would cancel the High Peace Council- an organization that has been formed to continue the peace efforts with the Taliban militants in Afghanistan.   Deputy …

AT News KABUL: At least six children of a single family have been killed and six others, including women and children received injures, after their home’s floor tumble downed in eastern Kunar province, officials said Tuesday. Provincial authorities said the incident took place on Monday night in Asmar district of …

AT News KABUL: Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Hussien Bakhsh Safari on Tuesday has returned home after crushing his Russian competitor. He has been warmly welcomed by the Kabul residents with marching rallies in Hamid Karzai International Airport, where his airplane has landed. On Sunday this week, Safari has …

AT News KABUL: At least 23 drug runners pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and were sentenced to year behind bars in the past one week. A statement issued by the courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that four drug traffickers sentenced to16-30 years’ incarceration after examining their dossiers …