AT News Report KABUL: At least 11 police officers were killed by their own comrades in Kandahar province, local officials confirmed. The incident took place Friday night when two officers took guns and opened fire at their colleagues at an outpost in Damani area of the southern province’s district of …
Read More »Blast on Kapisa volleyball ground leaves three dead
AT News Report KABUL: At least three volleyball players have been killed and same others received injures in a landmine explosion in Tagab district of central Kapisa province, an official said Saturday. Police spokesman Shaiq Shourish said the incident took place in Kakar village on Friday evening. He accused the …
Read More »US forces apologize for civilian deaths in Wardak airstrike
AT News Report KABUL: American forces commander in the southeast apologized for recent civilian deaths caused by an airstrike conducted by collation forces in central Maidan Wardak province, the Afghan military said Saturday. Last week an American drone carried out an airstrike in Sayedabad district, in which nine civilians were …
Read More »Taliban’s bomb making factory destroyed in Helmand
AT News Report KABUL: A Taliban bomb making factory has been destroyed during a crackdown carried out by Afghan security forces in southern Helmand province, official said Saturday. Ministry of Interior in a statement said a Taliban bomb making factory was destroyed following an Afghan National Defense and Security Forces …
Read More »Govt. oppose peace process: Hekmatyar
AT News Report KABUL: The leader of Hezb-e-Isami Afghanistan and presidential hopeful, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Saturday termed the National Unity Government as a main hurdle against the peace process. Giving speech at his presidential campaign rally in Kabul, Hekmatyar called on the Afghan people not to let the country be …
Read More »Private sectors to invest $20m on chromite mining
AT News Report KABUL: An amount of $20 million US dollars will be invested by private sectors on extraction and processing of chromites mines in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday. The amended contracts have been signed between the ministry of mines and petroleum and five private sectors are allowed for investment …
Read More »Kabul stops peace efforts as Taliban ready to resume talks with US
AT News Report KABUL: After US President Donald Trump declared peace talks with Taliban ‘dead’, the Kabul administration following the suit said it has suspended peace efforts until election slated for 28 September. President Spokesman Sediq Sediqqi in a press briefing on Saturday has put election as priority of the …
Read More »26 militants killed, huge explosive cache destroyed in Ghazni
AT News Report KABUL: At least 26 Taliban fighters have been killed and a big explosive cache was demolished in a fresh crackdown carried out by the Afghan security forces in southern Ghazni province, official said Saturday. Commandos and National Directorate of Security (NDS) Special Unit 703 with support from …
Read More »65 militants killed in fresh military ops
AT News Report KABUL: At least 65 militants have been killed and 11 others received injuries in multiple extensive military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours, security official said Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration …
Read More »11 police killed in Kandahar insider attack
AT News Report KABUL: At least 11 police officers were killed by their own comrades in Kandahar province, local officials confirmed. The incident took place Friday night when two officers took guns and opened fire at their colleagues at an outpost in Damani area of the southern province’s district of …
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