AT News KABUL: Khaterah, 33, decided to join the police force in the unsafe province of Ghazni even as her Taliban-affiliated father opposed the intention. Her father told his Taliban comrades and then they decided to punish her by taking her pupils out with knife and deprived her from seeing …
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AT News KABUL: The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in a letter to President Ghani has vowed to help the Afghan government in the restoration of an ancient minaret in the city of Herat, presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi said on Wednesday. Sediqqi said that President Ghani last week instructed relevant …
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AT News KABUL: At least 44 Taliban rebels were killed and 27 others were wounded during crackdowns carried out by Afghan security forces in southern Uruzgan province, defense ministry said Wednesday. The ministry in a statement said 37 Taliban were killed and wounded during an operation conducted by Afghan army …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban rebels have shot dead three civilians in Faizabad district of northern Jawzjan province, officials said Wednesday. The ministry of defense in a statement said that the incident shooting occurred in Haidarabad village of the district. “The Taliban killed the civilians after they returned from prayers …
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AT News KABUL: The US Envoy for Afghan Peace Zalmay Khalilzad will probably continue his job as mediator among Afghans even as his Republican comrades are to leave the White House in 70 days. Faridoon Ajand, an Afghan political expert writes in an article that Khalilzad had earlier lost all …
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AT News KABUL: The Government of Japan has pledged around nine million US dollars (940 million Japanese Yen) in support of UNICEF’s drive to provide life-saving interventions, addressing urgent needs and rights of Afghanistan’s children and women. According to a statement issued by Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), said that …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan security forces have killed a Pakistani bomb-maker who trained Taliban militants before switching allegiance to Al-Qaeda in western Farah province, the country’s intelligence agency said Wednesday. The National Directorate of Security said Mohammad Hanif was a close aide to Asim Omar, who headed Al-Qaeda in the …
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AT News KABUL: At least two people onboard a military helicopter were killed after the chopper crashed in eastern Nangarhar province last night. An Afghan Air Forces MI-17 helicopter crashed while taking off in Hesarak district of Nangarhar Province due to technical issues, said Ministry of Defense in a statement. …
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AT News KABUL: Condemning the recent violence in the country, Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, hit out at the Taliban for trying to gain political advantage by escalating violence. Dr. Abdullah made the remarks on Wednesday during a meeting with Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamelov …
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Covid-19 cases in Afghanistan is pigmenting toward a slight spike in the recent week with 166 fresh cases on Tuesday and three deaths and 146 cases on Wednesday with four deaths. Afghanistan has taken many measures to combat the virus, but it also faces with abundance challenges, many of which …
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