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AT News Report KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday said that Taliban fighters set a girls’ school on fire in Kabul province. “Taliban terrorists have torched a girls’ school in Shakar Dara district Monday night,” said Ministry of Interior Spokesman Nasrat Rahimi. According to reports Taliban have tied the …

AT News Report KABUL: The National Security Council calls Daesh terrorist group as a “tactical threat” to Afghanistan that would turn into a strategic threat as it tries to attract other terrorist groups in the region. “There are concerns that after a peace agreement with the Taliban, a huge part …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 29 drug runners pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and were sentenced to year behind bars in the past one week. A statement issued by the courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) that 29 drug traffickers sentenced to two – 15 years’ incarceration after …

AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday lashed out at President Ashraf Ghani over the release of Khalilullah Ferozi, ex-CEO of Kabul Bank convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud. Meanwhile, Abdullah who is running for president in upcoming September polls, at his campaign rally here said the …

AT News Report KABUL: In a reaction to the US President, Donald Trump’s recent remarks on US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the government says that the foreign troop presence in the country depended on security situation. Trump had said that he would decrease the number of US troops to less …

AT News Report KABUL: The latest spate of back-to-back bomb blasts in the eastern Nangarhar province wounded at least 70 people, an official said on Monday, at a time that Afghans marked centenary of Independence Day from Britain. A series of explosions took place at restaurants and public squares in …

AT News Report KABUL: Celebrating the 100th anniversary of Afghanistan Independence Day, President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said that he “will take revenge for every civilian drop of blood” after an attack claimed by Daesh terrorist group killed more than 63 people and wounded 182 in capital Kabul. The celebration …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai in a statement congratulated the 100th Independence Day. Dear compatriots! I would like to congratulate the country’s 100th Independence Day to all of you. We, the people of Afghanistan have suffered lots of sacrifices along the history for preserving our independence, national …

AT News Report KABUL: Soon after reports surfaced that US President Donald Trump was set to meet with his national security team Friday afternoon to discuss a pending peace agreement with the Taliban, US Senator Lindsey Graham, a vocal opposition to Trump, warned him against withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in …

AT News Report KABUL: Police forces seized 1,040 kilograms of explosives during an overnight operation launched Friday night in southern Kandahar province. A statement released by Ministry of Interior, said that General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) conducted the anti-insurgency crackdown in Nish district of Kandahar Friday night, which …