AT News KABUL: Two military attorneys and a civilian were killed in two separate attacks Sunday in Kabul city, police confirm. The incidents took place Sunday morning in eastern parts of the capital in PD 16 and PD 8, Ferdaws Faramarz, Kabul police spokesman said. Shah Mahmoud Miakhil, deputy defense …
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AT News KABUL: The government has vowed to meet demands voiced by the inmates in the Pol-e-Charkhi central jail after hundreds of prisoners held hunger strikes to protest what they called “mistreatment and bad food”. Farhad Bayani, spokesman of prisons, said Sunday in a voice message that the prisoners’ demands …
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AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani met on Sunday with Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the high council for national reconciliation to discuss steps the government needs to take in the future. Presidential palace said in a statement that Abdullah informed Ghani about his recent visit to Pakistan and meetings with …
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AT News KABUL: A terrorist plot to blow up a private school in Kabul city was thwarted when police defused a remote-controlled bomb behind its premises, police said Sunday. A remote-controlled bomb which was placed behind a private school in ZainAbad in 9th PD was discovered and defused thwarting another …
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AT News KABUL: Salma hydroelectric dam in Herat became fully operational on Sunday after the reservoir behind it filled with water. With water levels rising in the reservoir, two dormant turbines resumed power generation operations on Sunday, adding 25 megawatts to the grid, said Da Afghan Breshna Sherkat spokesman Wahidullah …
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AT News KABUL: At least 44 new coronavirus cases have been registered in Afghanistan in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 39,341, the Ministry of Public Health said Sunday. New infections come positive from 357 suspected samples tested during this period—18 cases were recorded in Farah, 13 …
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Civilians have been bearing the brunt of casualties in the ongoing war, and the peace process, to end their miseries, remained fragile as Afghan and Taliban peace delegations yet to complete agendas and overcome differences on the rules and regulations to kick start the intra-Afghan talks AT News KABUL: At …
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KABUL: Afghanistan’s Lower House of the Parliament or Meshrano Jirga on Sunday while strongly condemning Saturday’s deadly terrorist attack in Nangarhar province that killed 15 civilians, called on international community, particularly on the United States to bring pressure on the Taliban to reduce their violence and armed attacks in the …
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KABUL- At least four civilian passengers were killed on Saturday afternoon after the car they were traveling in was ambushed and attacked by the armed Taliban fighters in northeastern Afghanistan. The attack took place Saturday afternoon in Essakhail district of Tagab district of Kapisa province, Shayaq Shorash, spokesman for Kapisa …
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AT News KABUL: A general strike of tens of government employees and journalists marred President Ghani’s official visit to southeastern Paktika province. A Provincial Councilman plastered his mouth to protest President Ghani’s visit to the province. The president faced backlash after Afsar Khan Suleimankhel, a member of the Paktika Provincial …
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