93 other civilians were wounded in 401 attacks committed by the Taliban—violence remains high AT News KABUL: At least 46 civilians were killed and 93 others wounded in the violence committed by the Taliban in the past one week, an uptick in violence that could jeopardize the fragile peace process. …
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By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan On 16 July, the National Bureau of Statistics of China reported that the Chinese GDP grew by 3.2% in the second quarter of 2020, a positive change from the minus 6.8% in the first quarter. China has become the first major economy to …
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Patriotism lies in working for a peaceful and sovereign Afghanistan: Karzai AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the reconciliation council have condemned an airstrike carried out by Afghan Air Force to target Taliban militants in Herat province – violence and killings would not …
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AT News KABUL: Residents of Gozara district in the western province of Herat claim that 12 civilians were killed and another 20 wounded in an aerial attack that targeted a Taliban gathering this week. Seven people all civilians went missing in the attack that took place Wednesday in an area …
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AT News KABUL: National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib said that Taliban are defeated in the battlefields and are targeting civilians. “The Taliban has to stop civilian killings.” He cited the remarks in a ceremony introducing the deputy minister of defense and chief of army staff. Mohib said the Taliban were …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban have once again insisted on their previous instance of the prisoner release to start peace negotiations with Kabul administration. Suhail Shahin, spokesman for the group’s political office in Qatar, said on Twitter on Friday that the insurgent group would release all government prisoners by the …
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AT News KABUL: Afghan military authorities say that the over 50 Taliban fighters were killed and 38 others wounded in clashes with the Afghan security forces in the southern provinces of Kandahar and Zabul. Kandahar police spokesman, Jamal Barikzai on Friday said the Taliban fighters attacked the security checkpoints on …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has seen a significant decrease in coronavirus cases as the health ministry on Friday said they have recorded 60 new positive cases in the last 24 hours. These came out of 557 suspected cases. 14 patients have lost their lives battling the virus and 52 others …
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The newspaper enters its 15th year’s journey as a symbol of freedom of expression and institutionalization of the foundation of democracy AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Times, leading English Newspaper in the country marked its 14th anniversary on July 22, 2020. The newspaper started publications in carnets as an eight-page …
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AT News KABUL: The 203 Shaheen military corps says that at least 53 Taliban militants were killed by army in the past 24 hours. The operations took place in the districts of Dawlat Abad, Shirin Tagab and Kohestan of Faryab province as well as the Sholgari, Chemtal and Chahar Bolak …
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