AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have freed at least 47 prisoners, including military personnel, from two Taliban jails in northern Baghlan and Kunduz provinces, official said Tuesday. 209th Shaheen Military Corps in a statement sent to Afghanistan Times said commando forces targeted a Taliban-run detention center during …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least six civilians—children and women among them, have been killed after a vehicle they were traveling in struck with a roadside bomb in southern Kandahar province, official said Tuesday. Provincial Police Spokesman Qasim Afghan said the explosion occurred in Dand district, killing all passengers inside …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have pushed back a Taliban full-bodied offensive to capture Dey Chopan district of Zabul province, according to Interior Ministry (MoI), Taliban insurgents faced strong resistance form Afghan security forces, where dozens of them were killed and wounded. Taliban fighters launched a coordinated …
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Hundreds of people wait in queues before Pakistan embassy at Kabul in connection with visa have lost patience on Sunday and stormed the mission in reaction. However, the security personnel succeeded in bringing the situation under control with timely action. Sunday’s incident was not first or last or even confined …
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AT News Report KABUL: Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman met with Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad, where they discussed ways of improving bilateral ties between the neighboring countries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said in a statement on Tuesday. The two sides discussed expansion of diplomatic, …
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AT News Report KABUL: A number of presidential runners have threatened to boycott the September presidential race if the government didn’t meet their demands over a transparent election. A council made of these candidates said Monday in a statement that the government continues “illegal” job especially on appointing and firing …
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AT News Report KABUL: Tensions in the newly-opened parliament is still a big problem with MPs mostly newcomers failing to elect a speaker. A number of the parliamentarians said Monday that the government was meddling parliament affairs, while the executive power doesn’t have the rights to do so. Lawmaker, Gholam …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Counter-Narcotic Police (CNP) have arrested a person on charge of transporting 238 kg marijuana to Rodat district of eastern Nangarhar province, said officials. The police had received intelligence briefing in advance that the drug was on the way to be transported to another district …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least 43 insurgents, 12 commanders of Haqqani Terrorist Network among them, have been killed in separate operations carried out by National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives in southern Khost and eastern Nangarhar provinces, the spy agency said Monday in a statement. The Special Forces Unit …
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“As Afghan peace talks continue to progress, we agreed preparation for intra-Afghan negotiations now is essential” AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai and the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met and discussed ways how to put a full stop to the ongoing violence. Khalilzad arrived …
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