AT News KABUL: Intense clashes have been continuing between the Afghan security forces and the Taliban rebels since last week in Arghandab, Zari and Maiwand districts of southern Kandahar province, officials said Sunday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Jamal Nasir Barekzai said the Afghan National Army and Afghan Air Force jointly launched …
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AT News KABUL: Amid a stratospheric surge in people looking for Pakistani visas, Afghan government has asked Pakistani Embassy in Kabul to help manage the crowds of applicants. First vice president Amrullah Saleh said on Sunday that the foreign ministry had asked Pakistani embassy to clarify the number of visas …
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In an effort to understand what is exactly happening to the Doha talks and why has the violence surged despite the call for de-escalation at a time when the civilian casualties hit the highest point, responsibility utterly lays to the government to enlighten citizens on the process. The government and …
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AT News KABUL: Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) has arrested four drug vendors in Kabul, the capital city, officials said Sunday. The detectives of the CNP had carried out an anti-drug dealer operation in 4th, 7th, 10th PDs and Bagrami district of Kabul city, in which four drug sellers were detained, …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan and Pakistan have signed an agreement to boost customs exchanges and cooperation in an attempt to boost bilateral trade, officials said on Sunday. The MoU was signed by head of Afghanistan’s custom office Mohammad Khalil Saleh with his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Tariq in a visit to …
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AT News KABUL: Although Afghanistan saw a significant drop in the cases of covid-19 pandemic, the easing of lockdowns and cold weather could likely turn the country towards its second wave. 29 years old, Abdullah Raikh is infected with the virus. He says that he was tested positive after the …
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AT News KABUL: Ministry of Defense said Sunday that the Taliban’s red unit commander for Nadali district of Helmand province was killed along with his seven comrades. Abdul Rahman was killed in an airstrike as he and his seven associates were planning to carry terrorist attacks in the district, the …
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AT News KABUL: More than 261 civilians have been killed in Taliban attacks across Afghanistan in the past two months, said the Interior Ministry on Saturday, as the country is seeing a rapid surge in insurgent attacks that continue to take heavy toll on civilians. “As a result of 2,000 …
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AT News KABUL: Five countries, including Qatar, are mediating to break the deadlock in the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, according to a source within the High Council for National Reconciliation, after weeks of stalemate that broke out in the wake of unresolved disagreements between the …
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AT News KABUL: Deputy military commission of Taliban for southern Helmand province along with his eight fighters was killed in an airstrike conducted on Friday, officials said Saturday. The Ministry of Defense said Mullah Amanullah was killed after the Afghan Air Forces (AAF) had targeted him in Nawa district of …
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