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6 security forces killed in Baghlan

AT News KABUL: At least six Afghan security forces and 16 Taliban insurgents were killed in separate clashes that took place in the northern Baghlan province, security officials said on Monday.   The Taliban staged attacks on the security checkpoints with snipers in the Kilagai area of Doshi district, where three …

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Taliban equivocating on the issue of violence reduction; Afghan negotiator

We are at odds with Taliban over ceasefire AT News KABUL: Afghan peace delegation in Qatar says the resumed negotiations on a roadmap for peace talks have hit roadblock as the Taliban have been straddling the fence about ceasefire talks by floating inconsequential controversial issues. Negotiations for rules and regulations …

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campaign launches to vaccinate 2 million children against polio

AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health in a joint venture with its health partners has started anti-polio campaign in 10 provinces. The campaign started from Monday and will be continued for five days, the ministry said in a statement. Around two million children under five years will receive immunization …

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Afghan forces thwart Daesh attack in Nangarhar

AT News KABUL: Operatives of the National Directorate of Security have foiled the IS-K or so called Daesh group’s attack in eastern Nangarhar province. The intelligence agency in a statement said that a member of the Daesh group, Nabiullah and his six associates had premeditated attack on a gathering of …

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ONSC accused of meddling in defense, security bodies

AT News KABUL: The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) has been accused of incompetence with its staff scrambling with the professionalism. Members of the parliament on Monday say the council has become the country’s second front of the power. According to them, the council has been established against …

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‘No power can change our political system’

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani says there is no authority to change the current government system, and to bring amendment in the national constitution in Afghanistan. Ghani said this in a meeting with the journalists who recently covered the intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha, the capital city of Qatari. The …

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Editorial: Being at peace with Pakistan

The snippets of information emanating from the intra-Afghan talks in Doha indicate that snail-paced progress is being made in the talks which are aimed at paving the way for more substantive negotiations. Both sides reported that contact groups of negotiating teams in Doha held yet another meeting on Sunday evening …

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Two Covid-19 patients die in Afghanistan

AT News KABUL: Two coronavirus patients have lost their lives battling the virus in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said Monday. Coronavirus disease has taken the life of 1,455 patients since the outbreak of the pandemic started in the country around seven months ago, according to …

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Afghanistan backs Azerbaijan in its clashes with Armenia

AT News KABUL: A day after clashes between the Armenian and Azerbaijanis forces, the Afghan government called for an immediate ceasefire and announced its support to Azerbaijan. The Foreign Ministry of Afghanistan in a statement expressed frustration on the clashes erupted between the Armenian and Azerbaijanis forces in Nagorno-Karabakh. “Nagorno-Karabakh …

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Afghanistan takes road to rapprochement with Pakistan

Abdullah in a meeting with Pakistani foreign minister lauded Islamabad for efforts in Afghan reconciliation process; Qureshi said Pakistan backs a durable political solution to Afghan conflict AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s point man for peace Dr. Abdullah Abdullah held fresh talks with Pakistan’s foreign minister on Monday ahead of his …

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