AT News Report KABUL: Save the Children, an international organization has condemned the recent bombing took place in northern Takhar province that killed nine schoolchildren. The organization in a statement has called on the war sides to halt the “killing and wounding” of the Afghan children. A Taliban bombing killed …
Read More »29 militants killed in Balkh
AT News Report KABUL: At least 26 Taliban fighters, including three key commanders have been killed during fresh crackdown conducted by the Afghan forces in northern Balkh province, official said on Monday. Clashes erupted between Afghan forces and the Taliban in Taimorak area of Charbolak district, Rezqul village of Kushanda …
Read More »Roadside bomb kills eight civilians including four children in Baghlan
AT News Report KABUL: At least eight civilians, including four children were killed in a roadside bombing in northern Baghlan province, official said on Monday. A roadside mine went off at around 9:00am local time in Aka Khil area of Dand-e-Shahabudin district, in which eight civilians, including four children and …
Read More »21 militants killed in military ops
AT News Report KABUL: At least 21 militants were killed and 20 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 on Monday. Ministry of Defensein a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …
Read More »FMIC marks 9th quality improvement, patient safety convention to boost up healthcare facility
AT News Report KABUL: The French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children (FMIC) on Saturday held its 9th quality improvement and patient safety convention to foster healthcare facility. FMIC has annually sponsored the quality and patient safety convention, which showcases Afghan health professionals’ high capacity for critical thinking and resolve …
Read More »Germany donates €72m to Afghanistan
AT News Report KABUL: In a meeting with the Acting Minister of Finance, Mohmmad Humayon Qayumi, the German State Secretary for Economic Cooperation and Development, Martin Jaeger has announced an amount of 72 million Euros aid to Afghanistan. The donation makes the total commitment of Afghan-German Cooperation projects to 211 …
Read More »Karzai, Abdullah discuss ways to achieve lasting peace
AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai met Sunday with the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah at his office. Abdullah’s office said that they discussed ways to a lasting peace in Afghanistan as well as the current situation. The meeting called peace as a priority in the country, emphasizing on …
Read More »AIHRC worried of increased civilian casualties
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) expresses concerns over an unprecedented increase in the civilian casualties in the recent months, demanding the war parties to take care of civilian lives. The ministry of interior accuses Taliban of using civilians as human shields or intentionally targeting …
Read More »Karzai saddened over school children death in Takhar blast
AT News Report KABUL: “With very regrets, I learned that a number of our dear children lost their lives in a bomb blast in Takhar province,” former president, Hamid Karzai said in a statement to express sympathies with the families of nine school children that were killed in a roadside …
Read More »Reporters must be protected as civilians: UN
AT News Report KABUL: In the wake of International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, the United Nations and the Afghan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) convened a Media Summit in Kabul to spotlight the impact of worsening violence against reporters in Afghanistan. Some one hundred journalists, along with …
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