AT Monitoring Desk-Puma helicopters deployed to Afghanistan have continued to operate ‘despite the challenges the aircrew face from the Afghan winter, snow and mountainous terrain’, say the Royal Air Force. Squadron Leader Max Bond, Officer Commanding the UK’s Theatre Aviation Detachment, said: “Operating the aircraft is always a challenge because …

AT-KABUL: Deputy chief executive Mohammad Muhaqiq accuses President Ashraf Ghani of opposing the ongoing peace efforts, saying that the president doesn’t want peace to be established to keep his position. Muhaqiq who was addressing his supporters on Friday in Kabul, said that Ghani was thinking how to protect his power …

AT-KABUL: Representatives from Taliban political office are set to hold meetings with the heads of political and jihadi parties in Moscow, sources close to the group have said, a session to be held between groups who fought for several years. The meeting is planned to be held on February 5th …

AT-KABUL: Officials in the eastern province of Kunar say that a plan to manage water there had put a positive impact on the people’s lives. Provincial governor said Friday that the plan helped farmers to irrigate their lands up to 40 kilometers along the Kunar river and made job opportunities …

AT-KABUL: At least six Afghan soldiers and nine Taliban insurgents have been killed after the extremist group attacked Afghan army checkpoints in northern Sar-i-Pul province, provincial officials said Friday. Provincial governor spokesman, Zabihullah Amani said seven Afghan National Army soldiers were also received injures in the attack on Thursday night …

AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council calls a meeting held by the International Contact Group on Afghanistan ‘hopeful and with achievements. The meeting was held on Thursday in London in which, from the Afghan government, Umer Daduzai, head of the council’s secretariat had attended. The US envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad …

AT-KABUL: A large number of people in the northern province of Baghlan took a peace move, asking the government and armed opposition groups to observe ceasefire to help national consensus and Friday that a national consensus was a must to protect the achievements gained in the past 18 years. Separately, …

AT-KABUL: US Special Representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said that he has great hope for the future of Afghanistan and its people. He said this at the International Contact Group for Afghanistan.    “Very pleased to spend the day with colleagues and friends from around the world at the International …

A high ranking US official has predicted that militant groups in Pakistan will continue to take advantage of their “safe havens” to plan and conduct attacks in neighboring countries and beyond. Mr. Daniel Coats serving as Director of National Intelligence made these remarks while briefing the US Senate Select Committee …

KABUL: The Moderation and Equality team, led by presidential hopeful Zalmai Rasoul says it fully supports the ongoing efforts in bringing peace after nearly a two-decade war, emphasizing that it should be an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process. The team said Wednesday in a statement that Rasoul and his running mates …