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Karzai condemns Helmand bombing

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a bomb blast that killed and injured a number of civilians. A roadside bomb hit a vehicle in Lashkar Gah city, provincial capital that killed around 10 civilians including women and children. Karzai once against emphasized on the end of violence …

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Freedom of speech facing increased threats

AT News KABUL: Supporting the Open Media in Afghanistan (NAI) has expressed concerns on the threats facing before the freedom of speech and freedom of press. In a statement, the watchdog joint the call of the amnesty international and urge the government to take tremendous steps to provide protection to …

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251 Taliban insurgents killed in nationwide operation

AT News KABUL: At least 251 Taliban militants have been killed in clashes around the country in the last 24 hours, the ministry of defense confirmed on Wednesday. Another 193 Taliban fighters received injuries during the latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in Ghazni, Logar, Zabul, Kandahar, …

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Relatives to former health minister sentenced to prison for bribery

AT News KABUL: The Supreme Court says of sentencing three relatives of former public health minister Jawad Osmani to jail for bribery. Fahim Qawim, spokesman of the Supreme Court, said Wednesday that two cousins of Osmani and his brother were sentenced to jail. He said that the convicted people should …

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COVID-19 cases, deaths continue steady rise; 453 infections, 10 deaths reported in one day

AT News KABUL: As COVID-19 cases rose for the past few days in a row, the biggest jumps were reported on Wednesday with 453 new cases and 10 deaths as per the health ministry’s daily snapshot of the pandemic. The new cases were reported across Afghanistan in the past 24 …

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Police round up 200 drug addicts in Kabul

AT News KABUL:  Police officers and health workers fanned out across Kabul and rounded up 200 drug addicts, trying to get them help in their treatment. The campaign was launched on Wednesday by the police in a joint venture with the Phoenix camp hospital’s health workers. These drug addicts were …

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Parliament calls for end to chaos in Faryab

AT News KABUL: The parliament called for end to the week-long chaos in the northern province of Faryab. The tension rose in Faryab after the government appointed Mohammad Daud Laghmani as provincial governor. Laghmani replaced Naqibullah Faiq, who has recently been appointed as senator and granted with a medal by …

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Nangarhar watermelon harvest estimated to reach 79k tons

AT News KABUL: The ministry of agriculture and irrigation has estimated the products of watermelon to reach 79,000 tons this year in the eastern province of Nangarhar. A spokesman for the ministry, Akbar Rustami said that Nangarhar last year produced 73,000 tons watermelon yields. According to him, over 1,995 hectares of land …

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Different reactions to Taliban official’s funeral

AT News KABUL: A video went viral in the funeral of Mullah Abdul Mannan Neyazi, deputy leader of a Taliban offshoot group, was followed by different reactions. Neyazi was injured to head some two weeks ago in his birthplace of Herat province. He was reportedly flown to Kabul for treatment …

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Ghani puts ‘achievements’ as condition to peace with Taliban

AT News KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that if the Taliban insisted on violence and tried to impose a “dictatorial regime”, the decision would be made on the battlefield. In an interview with the PBS News Hour, Ghani said that if the Taliban wants peace, then it has to …

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