54 deaths and 1,724 new cases recorded AT News KABUL: Schools and Universities will remain closed for another two weeks in 16 provinces in the view of a surge in positive cases of COVID-19 with the health authorities scrambling to tame the third wave of the virus that is rapidly …

AT News KABUL: Nearly 100 security forces have been captured by the Taliban as severe clashes linger across the province of northern Faryab. There is no information whether these forces are alive or killed by the insurgents.   After the militants staged attacks on Qaisar district compound from various directions, …

Taliban capture key district in Faryab AT News KABUL: In a string of terrorist attacks on strategic regions of Afghanistan, the Taliban have captured a key district in northern Faryab province on Monday evening, an official said. Taliban insurgents have overrun Dawlat Abad district in Faryab after all security forces …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL:  The U.S. has completed over 50 percent of Afghan withdrawal as the American officials said that the exit would be completed by July 4 while they also work on plans for securing the U.S. embassy in Kabul. The Associated Press says that as early as this …

AT News KABUL: Three people including two policemen were shot dead by gunmen in Kabul city on Monday, an official said, as violence mounted across the country amid a hasty U.S. troop withdrawal. Spokesman for Kabul Police, Firdaws Faramarz, said three people including two policemen were killed in two separate …

AT News KABUL: A judge of a primary court was shot dead by unidentified gunmen Sunday night in Kandahar, local authorities said. The supreme court of Afghanistan confirmed assassination of the judge who was shot dead on his way to home from mosque on Sunday night. Unknown gunmen killed Mohammad …

AT News KABUL: A local commander freed 24 people whom he has taken hostage in Fatehbangali district of the northern province of Takhar. Provincial Governor, Abdullah Qarloq said that the commander captured the residents – who were mostly farmers- on charge of helping the Taliban after 20 of his fighters …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan on Monday reported the highest single-day toll of 56 COVID-19 related deaths and the biggest worry along with the spike in nationwide positive cases which is increasing on a daily basis. It also followed with another record daily surge of coronavirus as the country registered 1,582 …

AT News KABUL: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Haneef Atmar met with the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad and his accompanying delegation, where they discussed issues surrounding the Afghan peace process. During the meeting that took place on Monday, which was also attended by the …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Australia’s most decorated Afghanistan veteran will deny alleged war crimes Monday at the start of his high-stakes defamation trial against one of the country’s biggest media companies. Ben Roberts-Smith will seek to prove he was unfairly portrayed in newspaper stories as having broken the moral and legal rules of war. He is seeking damages in Australia’s Federal Court from …