AT News Report KABUL: A former jihadi leader called on the Taliban to hold negotiations with “Afghan sides”. Ismael Khan said Tuesday in Herat province, his birthplace, that Taliban should hold talks with the Afghans after the US President Donald Trump stopped negotiations with the militants. But provincial governor Abdul …
Read More »3 injured in a series of IED blasts in Kabul
AT-KABUL: At least three people were injured in three consecutive Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) blasts in Police District four of Kabul, officials said. In first blast, an IED was placed near a main road between Saleem-Karwan and Shaheed squares, detonated at 11:10am which injured three people. Second and third blasts …
Read More »13 freed from Taliban captivity in Farah
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Special Forces stormed a Taliban prison in western Farah province and as a result rescued13 hostages, officials said on Friday. The National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement said that the Special Forces conducted the raid in Bakwa district of Farah. The statement …
Read More »Afghanistan exports talc to China for the first time
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Using railway, Afghanistan exported 1,000 tons of talc stone to China through Hairatan dry port in northern Balkh province during an official ceremony on Thursday. It is for the first time Afghanistan is sending the stone to China. Officials from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and China besides their …
Read More »Badakhshan’s Wardooj district retaken after 4 years
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have retaken control of Wardooj district – which had been in the Taliban’s hands over the past four years – in northeastern Badakhshan province, officials from relevant ministries said on Friday. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) jointly …
Read More »22 Taliban rebels killed in Maidan Wardak
AT News Report KABUL: Key Taliban member among 22 other rebels have been killed in an ongoing military operation of the Afghan security forces in Narkh District of Maidan Wardak province, official said Taliban’s Red Unit commander for central Maidan Wardak was among 22 militants killed ,the Ministry of Interior …
Read More »Notorious Taliban affiliate killed in Badakhshan
AT News Report KABUL: A most dangerous shadow governor of the Taliban group for Badakhshan province was killed in an operation carried out by the Afghan security forces to improve security in the province. Spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, Nasrat Rahimi said Qari Fasiuddin, a shadow governor of Taliban …
Read More »10 killed, 42 injured in Taliban bus bombing in Kabul
AT-KABUL- A Taliban suicide bomber Thursday morning detonated his explosive laden mini-van in a civilian populated area of the Kabul city in which 10 civilians were killed and 42 more people were injured, officials said. The attack took place Thursday morning at 10:00am in Shash Darak neighborhood of Kabul city …
Read More »Taliban can’t win militarily: Stoltenberg
AT News Report KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said that they welcome the talks which are going on and they welcome the efforts by the United States to reach an agreement with the Taliban. “I think I will be very careful about speculating when such an agreement will be …
Read More »150 Taliban, Daesh shun violence in Kunar
AT News Report KABUL: 150 Taliban and Daesh militants have renounced violence and joined the peace process in eastern Kunar province of the country, officials said Wednesday. “110 Taliban and 40 Daesh fighters while brining 150 light and heavy weapons surrendered to government” Nasrat Rahimi, Spokesman for Interior Ministry said …
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