AT News KABUL: President Ghani’s office claims that Taliban insurgents enjoy support from no tribes or ethnicities, so they cannot represent any tribe. The statement comes in reaction to a Taliban allegation that the upcoming peace talks would not be a meeting between Afghan government and the militants, but it …
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AT News KABUL: Ranchmen in the eastern province of Nangarhar killed a leopard by poison, provincial officials confirmed. The incident took place in the Dara-e-Parang of the Durbaba district, provincial spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said on Sunday. He said that the ranchmen killed the leopard after it killed some of their …
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AT News KABUL: The high council for national reconciliation, a government-run body responsible for peace efforts, says that some foreign states are not happy with the release of 400 Taliban prisoners from government custody. President Ghani issued an order to release all the 400 inmates the Loya Jirga called to …
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AT News KABUL: The government of France has called on the government of Afghanistan not to release those Taliban prisoners who killed French citizens in Afghanistan during the 19 years of ongoing war. The interior ministry of France said that the murders of the France citizens were among the list …
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AT News KABUL: With 48 newly infected in the past 24 hours, now Afghanistan has 37,599 confirmed coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Public Health said on Sunday. Out of 468 suspected samples, 48 were reported positive – 15 positive cases registered in Ghor, five in Takhar, five in Kunduz, five …
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AT News KABUL: Authorities said that at least 30 Taliban fighters were killed and more than ten others wounded in clashes with the Afghan security forces in northern Badghis province. Acting Governor of Badghis, Faiz Mohammad Mirzazada said the Taliban staged attacks on the security checkpoints in Moqour and Qads …
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AT News KABUL: The intra-Afghan talks as part of peace efforts between the government and Taliban expected to begin soon, has been postponed for an unclear time and unclear reasons. Habiba Sarabi and Farooq Majrooh, members of the government delegation for peace talks said on Saturday that they didn’t know …
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AT News KABUL: The Kunduz-Takhar highway in the north has been blocked for traffic as Taliban fighters attack security forces, officials and passengers say. The road blockage inflicts problems on the people in northeastern provinces of Kunduz, Takhar and Badakhshan. “I came to Takhar on Wednesday. Now I am trapped …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan defense and security forces have begun military maneuvers in the eastern parts of the country and just close to the controversial border line with Pakistan named Durand Line. Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that the maneuvers were launched in the Goshta district of Nangarhar …
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AT News KABUL: Local officials in southern Urozgan said that at least five police personnel were killed in a Taliban attack in Tarinkoot, the capital city of the province. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Zargai Ebadi on Saturday said the Taliban insurgents attacked security forces checkpoints on Friday night in Yak Ling …
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