AT News Report KABUL: A Taliban suicide car bomber has targeted an Afghan army base on the outskirt of Kabul city, in which four Afghan troops embraced martyrdom and three others received injures, official said Thursday. The blast took place near the Army’s Special Operation Crops in Rishkor, an area …
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AT News Report KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday confirmed that a new polio case was found in the southern province of Uruzgan, increasing the number of children affected by the disease to eight. Provincial public health department, said in a statement that a 14-month old kid was afflicted …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Wednesday expressed its grave concern over the recent casualties inflicted in an airstrike in the central Maidan Wardak province and confirmed the victims were all civilians. According to local residents, at least seven civilians lost their lives in …
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AT News Report KABUL: The leader of Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) political party, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Wednesday alleged that those who were happy with the US decision of cancelling peace talks were actually mulling over continuation of war and extending their authority. In an exclusive interview with Kabul News, a local …
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AT News Report KABUL: A wary Afghan candidate running for president in the upcoming presidential election scheduled for September 28 on Wednesday called for postponement of the polls, citing security reasons. Ibrahim Alokozay, addressing an election campaign gathering, said that a transparent and inclusive election couldn’t be held against the …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Indian permanent envoy to the UN, Syed Akbaruddin on Wednesday backed the UN’s call for direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, stressing the need for continued international community support to Afghan security forces in the fight against terrorism. KABUL: The Indian permanent …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least 100 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 85 others received injuries in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours, security official said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least 26 Taliban insurgents have been killed during an airstrike conducted in northern Takhar province, official said Wednesday. Afghan Air Forces (AAF) conducted airstrike in Darqad and Khwaja Bahawdin districts, in which 26 Taliban militants were killed and another wounded, Afghanistan Operational Coordination Group (AOCG) …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: At least seven civilians were killed in an airstrike carried out in Burhani Khel village of Sayed Abad district of Maidan Wardak province, a number of resident claimed. The residents said that seven people were returning from a funeral ceremony when their car was targeted by …
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AT News Report KABUL: A number of Presidential hopefuls on Tuesday claimed that the government and the electoral commissions are not fully prepared to conduct the presidential polls scheduled for September 28. The candidates termed insecurity as a main challenge against the election, asking the government and political figures to …
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