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AT News Report KABUL: Taliban militants claim that the US soldiers saved fighters affiliated with the Daesh terrorist group as well as their local leaders by helicopters from a siege they were trapped in the eastern province of Kunar. In a statement, the insurgents said Friday that they had been …

AT News Report KABUL: The Army’s Special Forces conducted an operation against Taliban strongholds in the northern province of Faryab, killing 80 insurgents, military officials said. A statement released by the 209 Shaheen Military Corps, said that there were 16 key commanders of the Taliban group among the dead, while …

AT News Report KABUL: A commissioner of Independent Election Commission (IEC) accused the presidential office of “interfering in their affairs”. He said that elements around President Ashraf Ghani block roads in hiring process of IEC employees. Mohammad Abdullah, a commissioner of IEC, said that successful applicants for IEC vacancies were …

AT News Reports KABUL: On Wednesday, the tensions among the supporters of Kamal Naser Osuli, a lawmaker running for the parliament speaker and his challenger Mir Rahman Rahmani began with verbal and then led to physical disputes, after they failed to reach a resolve. According to some members of the …

AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum says it would ban “illegal exploitation of mineral resources” to serve national interests. Acting Minister, Narges Nehan, said Wednesday at a press conference that the ministry began survey across the country to find illegal exploitation of mineral resources and ultimately …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace, Zalmay Khalilzad said in reaction to Taliban’s tweets over a withdrawal agreement, said that the United States sought “a comprehensive peace agreement, not a withdrawal agreement”. Suhail Shaheenb, Spokesman for Taliban’s Political Office in Qatar had earlier tweeted that …

AT News Report KABUL: The Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), an electoral watchdog based in Kabul claims that the Independent Election Commission would not be able to hold presidential elections in September, referring to mismanagement within the electoral body. Yousuf Rashid, head of FEFA, said Wednesday that …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 25 militants were killed and seven others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours, security officials said. In a statement issued Wednesday here in Kabul, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of the Afghan …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Wednesday reported of escalation in sexual violence and abuse in war fields, recording a total of 79 conflict-related sexual violence cases in 2018 alone. As June 19th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 56 irresponsible armed individuals, including higher-up security officials, have been detained in southern Uruzgan province, the provincial police said on Wednesday. These armed men have been apprehended on the charges of theft, murder, and drug smuggling. Among the detainees were Nawrozi, the former provincial …