Turkmenistan ramps up military at Afghan border

AT News KABUL: Turkmenistan has begun ramping up of its military presence along its borders with Afghanistan, moving an arsenal of heavy weaponry and aircrafts and helicopters, Turkmen officials were cited as saying on Monday. A Turkmen security official has said that more troops are being sent from a military …

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‘Lies and denials’: Saleh says Pakistan revels in Taliban gains

AT News KABUL: As Taliban are rampaging and sweeping across Afghanistan, First Vice President Amrullah Saleh says Pakistan is reveling in the militant gains and seizing on the unrest with “euphoria and excitement”. In a tweet, Saleh lambasted Pakistan, accusing its officials of “lies and denials”. “Peshawar Shura of Taliban …

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Pentagon alarmed at surge in Taliban attacks

AT News KABUL: Pentagon’s spokesman says that the U.S. was expressed concerns over rise in Taliban’s offensives as the group has recently overrun dozens of districts across the country, building pressure on the Afghan government. John F. Kirby, a spokesman for the U.S. department of defense said that the U.S. is concerned …

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Lawmakers urge UN to protect Afghan women

AT News KABUL: While Taliban are rapidly gaining ground across the country and are reportedly misbehaving women in the areas under their control, members of parliament ask the United Nations to protect them against the threats. “The inhumane and anti-Islamic discrimination against women in the Taliban-controlled areas is a matter …

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271 Taliban fighters killed in latest military stings

AT News KABUL: The Afghan defense authorities said that at least 271 Taliban militants have been killed and 162 others received injuries in a series of military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours. Backed by the Afghan …

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Foreign forces responsible for insecurity in Afghanistan: Iran

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Deputy Commander of Iran’s Law Enforcement Police Forces Brigadier General Qassem Rezayee took the US and other foreign forces deployed in Afghanistan responsible for the long-term insecurity in the war-torn country. “The US-led colonial powers, with their illegitimate presence in the region, have created a terrible …

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Editorial: Taliban changed?

Taliban had once ruled Afghanistan and its regime before invasion of America in 2001 to oust them, has been marked the darkest period in the history of Afghanistan that surely has no need for any sorts of explanation. What suffering the Afghan people went through during the Taliban regime is …

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1,236 new COVID-19 cases, 58 deaths reported in past 24 hours

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 1,236 new cases of COVID-19 and 58 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the ministry’s data, the new cases were reported out of 3,603 suspected samples tested during the same period of time. The …

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Is the Violent Endgame in Afghanistan Leading Up to a New ‘Great Game’?

The US’s hasty retreat may have been compelled by its desire to tackle its perception of “Chinese threat”. The continued unconditional withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, despite the Taliban’s brutal and aggressive push for a military victory and their refrain from participating in intra-Afghan political dialogue, proves – if …

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Abdullah meets Afghan peace team after Tehran visit

AT News KABUL: Chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah held a meeting with members of the Afghan negotiating team who returned from Tehran after concluding a two-day summit brokered by the Iranian government. “We listened to the full report of the talks between the Taliban and …

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