An exclusive interview with Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta Afghanistan has been in a whirl of unending war and unfettered turmoil, whereas peace – or at least a state of normalcy – is a distant dream. Deadlocked reconciliation process and long-drawn-out elections are incontrovertible proofs of monolithic instability in Afghanistan, manacling …

By Mansoor Faizy KABUL: There is a rush for a negotiating settlement after 18 years of war within the US administration to end the prolonged hostility with the Taliban group. To discharge the obligation, US installed Zalmay Khalilzad, a veteran diplomat with dual (Afghan-American) citizenship as special envoy for Afghanistan …

AT-KABUL: In the prolong odyssey of Afghan fragile peace process, the chief executive office of Afghan government is optimistic for the result of the US  and Taliban officials meetings, held in Qatar to work out for the direct Afghan and Taliban officials talks. A spokesman for the CEO said on …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday disclosed the 3rd list comprised of 16 accused criminals and asked them to refer to police within 48 hours. The 3rd list in which enlisted the name of 16 persons accused of having illegal arms, grabbing lands and some other crimes, said a …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned Monday’s terrorist attack on an intelligence training center in Wardak province, calling any type of violence by war sides “tyranny against the people of Afghanistan and serving for aliens”. A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle loaded with explosives at the entrance of the …

AT-KABUL: Some then officials of Taliban call on President Ghani’s government to be ready for every sacrifice to strengthen peace including an interim administration. Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, who served as Taliban’s Ambassador to Islamabad during Taliban regime, told the Kabul News Tuesday that the insurgents were yet to talk …

AT-KABUL: Political analysts accuse the security and reconnaissance entities of neglect in Monday’s attack on an intelligence training center in Wardak province. They say security organs should be prepared for foiling such attacks, adding that the repeated attacks show that security bodies neglect. The interior ministry says it was investigating …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban and US representatives discussed the America’s military drawdown and a long-term truce as they sat Tuesday for the fourth face to face talks in Qatar’s capital Doha, sources close to Taliban told the Kabul News broadcaster. Taliban announced Monday that representatives from their Doha-based political office started …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The ruling party of Turkey said that some countries used terrorist group as proxies in Afghanistan and now it has become impossible to control them.    Speaking to a news conference at the Justice and Development Party in Ankara, Ömer Çelik, spokesman of Turkey’s ruling party on Syrian …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday during speaking to the media in Qatar, said his country is committed to bringing peace and stability in Afghanistan. Qureshi said that the press conference of US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham shows that the relations between the two countries …