AT News Report KABUL: Officials in Jawzjan province say that 10 members of the public uprising force were killed in a Taliban attack on their checkpoint. They said Tuesday that Feraidoon, one of the assailants took his father Baz Mohammad during the attack. Mohammad was commander of the public uprising …
Read More »Female journalists in Faryab brave danger
AT News Report KABUL: Increasing insecurity and tough patriarchy in the northern province of Faryab have caused women and girls lose their jobs in the once peaceful area. A number of ladies who have lost their jobs, say that old traditions have forced them to sit at home and not …
Read More »Taliban killed three kidnapped tribal elders in Baghlan
AT News Report KABUL: Three tribal elders of the northern Samangan province who were kidnapped few days back while heading Kabul from Samangan, have been killed by the Taliban group in Baghlan province, source said Tuesday. Bodies of the three tribal elders of Samangan province were found in the northern province of Baghlan few days after …
Read More »“Govt. delegation ready for talks with Taliban”
AT News Report KABUL: The State Ministry for Peace Affairs said Tuesday that a delegation of 15 members have been shaped and ready to kick off peace negotiation with the Taliban representatives. Spokesperson for the Ministry, Najia Anwari said the members of the peace talks was discussing ways and means …
Read More »1.9 Afghan children forced to work
AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs said Tuesday that over 1.9 million Afghan children are engaged in labor work across the country due to ongoing war. The ministry said it has been able to prevent the increase of the child laboring, but conflicts, poverty and …
Read More »$50.4m contract awarded to support AAF
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Pentagon has announced awarding a $50.4 million contract for logistics support for Afghan Air Force (AFF) helicopters. MD Helicopters has been given the contract, a modification of a prior agreement. The proposed modification will take place in Kabul and Mesa until May 2020. The AAF …
Read More »Pakistan use Taliban peace talks as leverage for its Kashmir agenda
With the announcement of Indian Government to strip Kashmir region of its special status on 5 August 2019, under which the Muslim majority State was constitutionally allowed to make its own laws except defence, foreign affairs and finance, the so called insurgent groups – including Taliban – have dramatically increased …
Read More »Seven Daesh affiliates killed in Nangarhar
AT News Report KABUL: At least seven Daesh or so called IS-K loyalists were killed and nine others arrested during a crackdown carried out by Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province. In addition to that nine Daesh fighters arrested during special operation carried out by Afghan Special Forces in …
Read More »Over 100 insurgents killed in fresh military drills
AT News Report KABUL: At least 106 militants have been killed and 24 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in the past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with …
Read More »Kabul police arrested a woman on murder charge
AT News Report KABUL: Kabul Police have arrested an Afghan woman in connection of murdering a man during a crackdown in Kabul, the capital city on Tuesday. Kabul Police Press Department in a statement said the woman accused of killing a man was detained in 5th PD in Kabul. “The …
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