AT News KABUL: The government forces have “tactically” pulled back from the Behsood district in Wardak province, provincial officials confirmed, after bloody clashes with the residents that left a number of people killed and injured. Abdul Rahman Tareq, provincial governor claimed that gunmen loyal to a local militia commander Abdul …
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AT News KABUL: At least 19 Taliban militants were killed and four others wounded during operations carried out by Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. Taliban planned to attack Afghan security forces position in Nawa district of southern Helmand, who were targeted by Afghan air …
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KABUL – Allegations by detainees of torture in Afghan detention facilities continue at high rates with the procedural rights of those detained largely ignored, according to the latest bi-annual ‘Torture Report’ released today by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) and the Geneva-headquartered UN Human Rights Office. Torture and …
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AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday met with the community leaders and members of the Kabul provincial council. The meeting discussed the ongoing situation and progress in the peace process, with the elders and provincial council members emphasizing the national unity and peace as a must. “Peace …
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AT News KABUL: Only a midwife is serving at the healthcare center in the Khan Chahar Bagh district of northern Faryab province. The district is seeing an upward in insecurity in the last three decades in which there are limited areas for women to carry out their activities.Fereshteh Yoldash is …
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AT News KABUL: A number of people from different parts of Kabul city and surrounding districts were called for a protest apparently to the parliament speaker’s recent remarks about the future governing system in the country and the need for an interim administration. The demonstration took place Tuesday near the …
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AT News KABUL: Terrorists set an institute building on fire in eastern Nangarhar province Monday night, officials said. “An institute named ‘Peace and Freedom’ has been set ablaze by the enemies of education and development in Momandara district of Nangarhar last night,” said a statement issued by the Nangarhar Press …
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AT News KABUL: At least 67 Taliban militants were killed and 44 others wounded in the recent crackdowns carried out by Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Taliban planned to attack security forces outposts in the Arghandab and Dand districts of southern …
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AT NewsKABUL: The Pakistani military fired at least 50 rockets on the eastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Tuesday. Provincial Governor, Mohammad Eqbal Sayed said that 50 rockets were fired by the Pakistani border forces from the other side of the Durand Line. The rockets landed in the Shiltan …
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AT News KABUL: At least two people including head of the Central Council of Jamiat-e-Eslah religious organization were killed and eight others wounded in four sticky bomb blasts in Kabul Tuesday morning, officials said. An Everest model vehicle hit by a magnetic bomb at around 7:35am in Joi Shir area …
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