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Afghan forces launch offensive in Helmand as Taliban-declared cease fire ends

AT News KABUL: The Afghan army reported of offensives in the south and southwest of the country especially in Helmand province as a three-day cease fire declared by Taliban militants ended early Sunday. The army’s Maiwand Corps in the south, said in a statement that the operations were going on …

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Afghan, Taliban peace delegations emphasize on expediting peace talks

AT News KABUL: Representatives of the Afghan and Taliban peace delegations have resumed intra-Afghan talks in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, both sides confirmed. The meeting happened after a long pause, already faded hope for a political settlement through dialogues. In a series of tweets posted simultaneously by the …

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COVID-19: 65 cases, 6 deaths reported in last 24 hours

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 65 new cases of coronavirus and six deaths in the last 24 hours, the ministry of public health said Saturday. The new cases reported out of 495 suspected samples tested during the same period of time. Another 29 patients have fully recovered during this …

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Ghani emphasizes on positive spin on country’s future

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said that the narrative being portrayed by the media of “gloom and doom” must stop and instead a more positive spin needs to be put on the country’s future. In an interview with Der Spiegel, Ghani said: “The more the media talks …

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Karzai condemns mosque bombing

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a bombing attack inside a mosque that killed and injured a large number of people. The attack took place in the Shakar Dara district of Kabul province during the Friday prayer on the second day of Eid. At least 12 people …

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Eid-Day Ceasefire Was Not Devoid Of Security Incidents

AT News KABUL: The second day of the Eid-al-fitr that is also the second of three-day ceasefire between the government and Taliban was followed with violence across the country. On Friday afternoon, a deadly blast claimed the lives of 12 civilians including the Imam of mosque and wounded over 20 …

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41 drug traffickers sent behind bars

AT News KABUL: At least 41 drug runners were found guilty to drug trafficking and were sentenced to several years in jail terms in the past one week. A statement issued by the court of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF), said that eight drug traffickers were sentenced to two and …

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157 Taliban insurgents killed in latest military stings

AT News KABUL: At least 157 Taliban insurgents were killed and 99 others wounded in latest military clampdown conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces around the country in the past 24 hours. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan security forces conducted operation and counter attacks …

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Afghanistan records 315 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths in a day

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 315 new cases of coronavirus and three deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached 62,718 cases across the country. These new cases come positive …

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Flash flood kills 6 people in Takhar

AT Times KABUL: Six people including four children died in a flash flood that also destroyed several residence and agricultural lands in the northern province of Takhar, officials said Tuesday. Provincial director of Disaster Management Department Farid Nikpour said the floods caused closure of roads between Warsaj, Farkhar and Taloqan …

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