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20 militants killed in fresh ops

AT News KABUL: At least 20 Taliban militants have been killed and five others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday.  Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …

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172 Taliban fighters renounce violence in West

AT News KABUL: A 172 Taliban fighters, including commanders, have renounced violence and surrendered to the Afghan security forces in western Herat and Ghor provinces, ministry of defense said on Tuesday. Ministry’s spokesman, Fawad Amand said that 160 Taliban fighters with three commanders named Abdullah, Mohammad Yusof, and Mula Sarwar …

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NATO supports US efforts to end war in Afghanistan

AT News KABUL: The NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg has said that NATO is fully support US peace efforts in Afghanistan. In a pre-ministerial press conference on Tuesday ahead of the meetings of NAOT Defense Ministers in Brussels, Stoltenberg said “We fully support the efforts led by the United States to …

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US and Taliban resume talks in Doha; Kabul expects Qatar to use mediation to broker peace

AT News KABUL: Negotiations between the United States and the Taliban resumed late Sunday in Qatar – after days of discussions on next steps for peace – with Kabul pinning hopes on Qatari government to use mediation to broker peace in Afghanistan. Deputy Spokesperson for the Presidential Palace, Dawa Khan …

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Police make a dozen arrests as they tackle crime in Kabul

AT News KABUL: Police have carried out raids with suspected criminals in Kabul in a day of action that saw them make 11 arrests. According to officials, police have arrested 11 people in connection to plundering, robbery, carrying illegal weapons and disrupting of public order in 2nd, 3rd5th, 6th, 7th, …

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Police officials barred from media speaking

AT News KABUL: Ministry of Interior has prohibited all police officials from interviewing with the media outlets. Massoud Andarabi, acting interior minister on Monday ordered all police chiefs, commanders and other personnel not to speak to the journalists and avoid expressing opinion officially. The order has been called to keep …

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Pakistan to mark 4 decades of hosting Afghan refugees

AT News KABUL: Pakistani government in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees will host an “international conference” to mark “40 years of Afghan Refugees Presence in Pakistan: A New Partnership for Solidarity”, on 17-18 February, Pakistan’s Foreign Office said in a statement on Sunday. The two-day conference …

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Afghan forces destroy Taliban strongholds, kill 63 rebels

AT News KABUL: Security officials said Monday that Afghan forces have destroyed several key bases of the Taliban and killed more than 63 insurgents, wounding 14 in military clampdowns, security officials said Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the army, police and NDS security soldiers conducted joint operations …

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MoD delegation to probe Nangarhar shooting

AT News KABUL: Ministry of Defense has assigned a delegation to investigate the green on blue attack which took place in eastern Nangarhar province, where two US soldiers have been killed and six others wounded. The attacker has been appeared in Afghan Security Forces’ uniform, said Col. Sonny Leggett US Troops’ …

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17 hostages freed from Taliban prison

AT News KABUL: Afghan intelligence forces stormed a Taliban jail and rescued seventeen people who had been held hostage in northern Kunduz province – which is home to an ever growing unbridled insurgency. National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement said that its operatives carried out a preemptive operation …

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