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Afghan Special Forces have rescued six Afghan Army soldiers from a Taliban jail in central Maidan Wardak province on Sunday night. Afghan Special Forces have conducted an operation in Jaghato district of Maidan Wardak province last night, which as result six army soldiers freed from a Taliban lock up, said …

AT-KABUL: At least 30 militants were killed and three others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past day. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has conducted …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai “strongly” condemned Saturday’s terrorist attack in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Four terrorists opened fire at the people during a military parade Saturday in the Ahvaz city, the provincial capital of the southwestern province of Khuzestan, killing at least 25 people including civilians, wounding dozens …

AT-KABUL: Tribal elders from the eastern provinces of Nangarhar and Laghman complained over night raids carried out by the Afghan and foreign forces. In a meeting at the leader of Hezb-e-Islami leader, Gubuddin Hekmatyar’s residence in Kabul, tens of tribal elders said that Afghan and forces had been carrying out …

AT-Kabul: Ministry of Public Health on Sunday said it will roll out on Monday a nationwide campaign to vaccinate 6.4 million children under the age of five against polio virus in 27 high-risk provinces, mainly in Kandahar and Nangarhar. This follows several new polio cases in the south, a wakeup …

AT-KABUL: Some electoral watchdogs believe that it would be impossible to hold a biometric-based election on October 20th, accusing the independent election commission of poor management that hinders to use biometric in the parliamentary election. Yousuf Rashid, head of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), said Sunday …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has left Kabulfor New York to attend the 73rd United Nations General Assembly session. Leading a high-level delegation, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah left Kabul on Sunday morning for the United States to participate in the UN General Assembly, where he will express the Afghan …

AT News Report-KABUL: Military operations by Afghan security and defense forces across the country have left at least 46 militants killed and 34 wounded within past day, defense ministry said. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National  Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan …

AT News Report-KABUL: More than 380 insurgents have been killed and 129 wounded over the past six months in military clampdowns by Afghan forces in eastern Nangarhar province. Afghan forces have conducted operations against terroristsin Achin, Nazian, Chaparhar, Khogiani, Pachiragam, Haska Mina, Ghani Khil and Batikot districts, killing at least …

AT News Report-KABUL: At least eight children were killed and six wounded after a mine planted by Taliban went off in northern Faryab province, officials said. Faryab Police Spokesman Karim Yourish said an improved explosive device blew up in southern Sayad area of Shirin Tagab districtin Faryab late on Friday, …