AT News Report KABUL: At least nine security forces were killed in a strike launched by government air force in Ghazni province, provincial officials said Tuesday. Provincial Spokesman, Aref Noori said the attack happened Monday night in Hootqol area of the Jaghoori district. He said that the fighter jets mistakenly …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai welcomed the joining of Taliban’s deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in the peace talks with the US representatives, calling it “effective”. Baradar joined the fifth round of the peace negotiations with the US representative Zalmay Khalilzad for the first time since …

AT News Reports KABUL: Tens of people from Wardak province have staged demonstration in Kabul city on Tuesday to protest military operations by the security forces that caused civilian causalities there. The protestors called on the government to avoid operations targeting civilian causalities. They claimed that a recent operation in …

AT News Report KABUL: A shepherd was killed and more than 90 of his sheep were also perished in a traffic accident in the northeastern province of Takhar. Jawad Hijran, provincial spokesman said that the incident took place on Tuesday morning in Taloqan city, provincial capital. He added that police …

AT News Report KABUL: As the fifth round of negotiations between Taliban and the US representatives are going on in the Qatari capital, people and government hope this could lead the process to intra-Afghan talks. Omid Maisam, spokesman for the chief executive says they expect flexibility among Taliban negotiators to …

AT News Reports KABUL: A recent survey conducted by the Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluating Committee (IJACMEC) shows that administrative corruption in the interior ministry has affected its procurement process. According to the survey, weak coordination, lack of transparency, lack of the personal data, lack of attention for retirement …

AT News Report KABUL: National Security Advisor, Dr. Hamdullah Mohib met on Tuesday with the Ms. Anniken Huitfeldt, head of foreign affairs and defense committee in the Norwegian parliament. The meeting focused on different issues including the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, fight against terrorism and the Loya Jirga planned …

What they are discussing By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: Delegations from U.S. and the Taliban group are in talks in Doha of Qatar with an aim to reach a negotiated settlement to the more than 17-year of war—and these attempts are gathering pace. There had been several rounds of talk, but …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned without warning late Monday, offering an “apology” to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated with world powers is on the verge of collapse after the US withdrawal from the accord. Zarif’s resignation, if accepted by Iran’s relatively …

Amidst growing tension in South Asia, US Special envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad is engaged in peace talks with the Taliban political office at Doha Qatar. Soon after landing in Doha, Dr. Khalilzad has held first ever face to face talks with Taliban tehrik co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Biradar and termed …