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Police officials barred from media speaking

AT News KABUL: Ministry of Interior has prohibited all police officials from interviewing with the media outlets. Massoud Andarabi, acting interior minister on Monday ordered all police chiefs, commanders and other personnel not to speak to the journalists and avoid expressing opinion officially. The order has been called to keep …

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Afghan forces destroy Taliban strongholds, kill 63 rebels

AT News KABUL: Security officials said Monday that Afghan forces have destroyed several key bases of the Taliban and killed more than 63 insurgents, wounding 14 in military clampdowns, security officials said Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the army, police and NDS security soldiers conducted joint operations …

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MoD delegation to probe Nangarhar shooting

AT News KABUL: Ministry of Defense has assigned a delegation to investigate the green on blue attack which took place in eastern Nangarhar province, where two US soldiers have been killed and six others wounded. The attacker has been appeared in Afghan Security Forces’ uniform, said Col. Sonny Leggett US Troops’ …

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17 hostages freed from Taliban prison

AT News KABUL: Afghan intelligence forces stormed a Taliban jail and rescued seventeen people who had been held hostage in northern Kunduz province – which is home to an ever growing unbridled insurgency. National Directorate of Security (NDS) in a statement said that its operatives carried out a preemptive operation …

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Biden’s nation-building remarks prompt much Afghan anger

AT News KABUL: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has faced backlash early Monday for delivering a rambling speech about unity and nation-building in Afghanistan in a presidential debate. Afghan leaders are angered by former US Vice President Biden’s remarks, with former president Hamid Karzai referring to it as “irresponsible” and …

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Afghanistan seeks flight connectivity with Sri Lanka

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan is seeking to facilitate a direct air corridor with Sri Lanka to improve flight connectivity with the South Asian nation and boost trade ties with other countries. Shamroz Masjidi, the spokesman for the ministry of finance said the move has come into effect in a visit …

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“Peace talks agenda is complicated”

AT News KABUL: The Security and Stability Council of Afghanistan has urged a peace agenda which includes the views of government’s political opponents, people’ representatives and several other facets. Spokesman for the council, Masoud Tarashtwal said, “The conduct of peace talks in a dispersed platform is not in Afghanistan’s interests …

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Mohaqiq’s son shot dead by ‘deranged sibling’

AT News KABUL: The eldest son of Mohammad Mohaqiq, the Second Deputy Chief Executive, was shot dead Sunday by his younger brother who purportedly has a mental illness, according to police authorities. Baqir Mohaqiq, who was viewed as a would-be politician, was killed by his ‘deranged’ younger brother Hussain Mohaqiq …

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Disabled facing many challenges

AT News KABUL: The disabled in Afghanistan still face many challenges, including lack of access to healthcare, education and employment services and segregation. Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission made the observation on Sunday, saying that challenges facing people with disabilities have caused limitations in their public representation. Commissioner Banafsha Yaqubi …

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Karzai denunciates US airstrike in Farah

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned a strike conducted by the US air force in the western province of Farah. The strike killed five civilians all shopkeepers and venders in the provincial capital. In a statement, Karzai denounced military operations against civilians launched under any title, calling …

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