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AT News KABUL: Tens of Taliban militants have been killed in clashes with the government forces in different provinces, military officials said. The Shahin 209 military corps in the north, said in a statement on Friday that the militants were killed in counter-attacks launched by government forces via land and …

AT News KABUL: Sultan Barakat, head of Doha Institute has invited 45 politicians and civil society activists for an “informal intra-Afghan talks” in Qatar. Barakat has written on Twitter that the meeting would discuss future of Afghanistan, in which political figures and former government officials are expected to participate. The …

Taliban reject change in prisoners’ list AT News KABUL: Afghan government rejected to release 600 Taliban prisoners, who are charged with big crimes including rape charges, asking Taliban to give another 600 prisoners name instead to go for intra-Afghan talks in earliest. But the Taliban has rejected change in their …

AT News KABUL: The National Security Council has announced that 50 other Taliban prisoners were released, pushing the numbers to over 4,000. Intizar Khadim, an official at the council said the newly released inmates were among the 600 prisoners, whom the government didn’t intend to free due to their high …

AT News KABUL: Off 572 suspected patients, the ministry of public health said that 159 of them were tested positive for covid-19 within the past 24 hours. The ministry in a statement said on Friday that the total tally of the coronavirus patients in the country surpasses 35,229. At least …

By Neela Hassan As COVID-19 forces closure of schools all around the world, UNESCO and Plan International warn that girls in developing countries will be hit the worst as the pandemic will increase school dropout among girls, which will entrench the education gap in many countries. School closures in Afghanistan, ranking among …

By Javier Delgado Rivera For starters, no breaking news. Afghanistan is still, and by far, the country of the world where most opium is cultivated – approximately 84 per cent of global production over the past five years. This is the World Drug Report 2020’s top-line remark on Afghanistan, a landmark publication …

AT News KABUL: Officials in Parwan province say that gunmen shot dead two people one of them a mullah (religious scholar) in the Sayedkhil district. Wahida Shahkar, provincial governor’s spokeswoman said that the incident took place early Wednesday while the two people were going to mosque for morning prayers. She …

Dostum extols for his role in breaking political impasses Ghani-Abdullah called to put differences aside and get united as country is in “critical condition” AT News KABUL: Abdul Rashid Dostum was given the highest military rank in a grand gathering of his fans and supporters, after waiting for months. The …

AT News KABUL: At least eight civilians were killed and six others wounded after cross-line shelling by Pakistani forces targeted Sarkano district and Asadabad city, the capital of eastern Kunar province, provincial governor said on Wednesday. The attack took place in Nawpass areas in Sarkano district at the zero point …