AT News Report-KABUL: As many as 48 militants were killed and three others wounded in a series of military-launched anti-terror crackdowns with the past two days. Afghanistan’s defense ministry said in a statement on Saturday that the national army, and police along with NDS personnel have orchestrated major counterterrorist operations …
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In embattled regions, 3.5m children deprived of education and 1,000 schools still closed By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday during inauguration of new educational year said that 6,000 school buildings will be erected within the next two years in order to meet the increasing demands for education …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Five Haqqani Network members have been arrested carrying 135 walkie-talkies during a raid in Kabul, the intelligence agency said on Saturday. A statement from the national directorate of security said the arrests were in the limits of the 8th police district. It added the detainees had been …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has strongly condemned deadly bombings killing at least 15 civilians and injured more than 40 in Helmand province. Facts in the incident have now become clear. The detonation of a vehicle-borne explosive device took place in Lashkargah, the capital of Helmand, …
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AT News Report-KABUL: One people have been martyred and nine others received injuries after a sticky bomb detonated in Kabul on Saturday around 06:10 evening local time, health official said. However, there are conflicting report regarding casualties, emergency hospital reported one martyred and nine others wounded, while security officials confirm …
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AT News Report-KABUL: As many as 14 Daesh terrorists have been killed in a drone strike on their stronghold in Haska Mena district of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Saturday, among whom 12 were foreign terrorists. Sherin Agha Faqiri, spokesman for the 201st Selab Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan …
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National Security Advisor, Haneef Atmar, speaks about achievements and challenges to security in Afghanistan and the path to peace at the United States Institute of Peace AT News Report-On March 22, the US Institute of Peace (USIP) hosted a conversation with Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor H.E. Mohammad Haneef Atmar. USIP President …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The government of German might send more troops to Afghanistan after the country’s parliament approved plans to extend the country’s military mission. A majority of MPs in the Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, voted to approve a bill increasing the maximum number of German troops deployed …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The Afghan Special Security Forces and U.S. Special Operators disrupted IS-K, also known as Daesh terrorist, capacity to use foreign fighters to terrorize the Afghan people in northern Afghanistan. “These IS-K fighters are primarily Pakistani Pashtun,” said General John Nicholson, commander, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan. “They have another segment …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Over 70 fighters loyal to the Taliban and Daesh extremist groups have been killed in different operations conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security official said on Friday. In addition to that 34 other insurgents received injuries in the …
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