Civilian casualties unabated despite peace talks

AT News KABUL: Civilian casualties in Afghanistan’s war have continued unabated this year despite marathon peace negotiations taking place in Qatar between the country’s warring parties, said the United Nations in a report on Tuesday. In a report, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said the number of Afghan civilians …

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Media in Ghazni under Taliban pressure to censor music

AT News KABUL: Afghan Journalists Safety Committee has warned of rising threats against the media in Ghazni province, saying the Taliban continue to pressure journalists to self-censor. The watchdog said the Taliban had threatened a number of local journalists and media officials in Ghazni to censor their broadcastings or face …

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Pakistan’s Khan says will partner with any elected Afghan government

AT News KABUL: Pakistan would cooperate with any Afghan government that the people of Afghanistan want, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pledged. Khan inaugurated a joint investment union on Monday along Afghan parliament speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani who is in Islamabad in an official visit. “It is the choice of …

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Afghan forces struggle to reopen Taliban-controlled highway in south

AT News KABUL: Officials in the southern province of Helmand say that defense and security forces plan to reopen the vital highway connecting Kandahar to the neighboring Helmand. The highway was blocked by Taliban fighters since they attacked to capture the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah some two weeks back. …

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Survey reveals steep decline in public services, governance

AT News KABUL: Public services delivery and governance in Afghanistan’s cities have sharply declined, despite government claims of growing investment and improvements. A survey of 11 municipalities across Afghanistan by Transparency Watch shows that delivery of public services in cities has declined. Public services of Kabul Municipality have shown a slump …

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Editorial: Countering normalization of anti-peace rhetoric

In the last several weeks, fighting has been continuing in 24 out of 34 provinces, leaving scores of people dead and wounded. Taliban have increased its attack and bombing. The message of the surge is clear and coldblooded. The Taliban ground fighters showed no intention of reducing violence even as …

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Afghanistan sees rise in daily coronavirus cases

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 104 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 40,937 cases throughout the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Monday. These cases come positive from 431 suspected samples – 41 positive cases were recorded in Herat, …

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Herat governor, mayor, key officials convicted of stealing COVID-19 relief funds

AT News KABUL: The Special Anti-Corruption Secretariat has referred Herat Governor, the mayor and 20 other top provincial officials to the Attorney General Office on the charges of committing fraud in the budget of Covid-19. AGO’s spokesman, Jamshid Rasuli said that the provincial governor and three members of the provincial …

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5 killed in double blasts in Wardak

AT News KABUL: At least five civilians were killed in two mine blasts in southern Maidan Wardak province. Four civilians were killed, after their car, they were travelling in, was blown up by a militant planted roadside bomb in Jalriz district on Sunday night, the Governor Press Office said on …

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US air strike hammers Taliban hideout in Wardak

AT News KABUL: The United States air force launched strikes on Taliban hideouts in Wardak province close to Kabul Sunday night. The US-NATO Spokesman in Afghanistan Sonny Leggett, said Monday that the air attack was carried for defending Afghan security forces. He called the attack as “target” and according to …

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