AT News KABUL: At least 53 Taliban rebels were killed and 21 others were wounded during the latest crackdown conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the last 24 hours, ministry of defense said Saturday. The Afghan Air Forces (AAF) has targeted Taliban militants in Khogyani district …
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Women who make up half of the human being’s population and play key roles in different sections of social life from family to educational institutions, healthcare services, politics and even military and police, deserve equal privileges and rights with men. This is a matter that everyone says and accepts verbally …
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AT News KABUL: Ismael Khan, a former jihadi leader accused President Ghani of opposing peace and the reconciliation council, saying that such opposition by the government causes the failure of the council to hold formal meetings. “The reason that the Afghan government and Taliban do not reach a settlement is …
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AT News KABUL: Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar met his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmmod Qureshi on the sidelines of the OIC council of Foreign Minster’s meeting, and both sides exchanged views on Afghan peace process and measure to further strengthening Afghanistan-Pakistan bilateral relations. “Had an important meeting with Qureshi and …
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13 Australian soldiers face dismissal over Afghan “unlawful killings” AT News KABUL: The Government of China on Friday expressed shock over “unlawful killings” of Afghan civilians by the Australian troops in Afghanistan. “We are shocked by reports on the murder of Afghan civilians and prisoners by Australian special forces soldiers. …
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“Making progress in Doha is critical to preventing further unnecessary deaths” AT News KABUL: The UK embassy in Afghanistan in a statement called for urgent establishment of the High Council of National Reconciliation and for it to being the essential task of providing direction for the Afghan peace talks. “The …
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AT News KABUL: Top Afghan officials, including President Ghani’s Vice Presidents are hell-bent on sabotaging the current peace process in Doha of Qatar, said Ata Mohammad Noor, the Chief Executive of Jamiat-i-Islami Political Party. These officials are making irritant and violent comments, Noor said in an interview with 1TV channel. …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the car bombing in Kandahar province that injured a number of people. The bombing occurred Wednesday in the Ayno Mina Township in the center of Kandahar city, the provincial capital of the same name. Nearly 20 people were wounded in the …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United Arab Emirates has stopped issuing new visas to citizens of 13 mostly Muslim-majority countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Syria and Pakistan, according to a document issued by a state-owned business park. A source briefed on the matter told Reuters the visas had temporarily stopped being …
Read More »AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants kidnapped about 28 civilians in Jalriz district of Maidan Wardak province. Provincial Police Spokesman told Afghanistan Times that Taliban rebels had stopped nearly ten passenger vehicles in Behsod district that were en route to Kabul. According to him, the Taliban rebels had transported 28 …
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