KABUL: At least 23 Taliban fighters were killed and 20 others wounded in recent offensives against the militants in western Farah province, authorities said Saturday. Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) have conducted anti-Taliban clampdown supported by Resolute Support Mission air forces in Dewar Sorkh village of Khak-e-Safid district …

KABUL: More than 66 militants were killed and 53 wounded in countrywide counter insurgency operations over past day, according to authorities. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan NationalArmy (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan NationalPolice (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has …

KABUL: Authorities in eastern Nangarhar province are considering launching a meeting to take note of viewpoints of women about peace and put them into use in the peace process. A session regarding running of women consensus launched in Shahi Palace leading by provincial governor. The session was attended by Human …

Kabul: The Upper House of the Parliament is accusing President Ghani’s administration, the independent election commission, and foreign stakeholders of plotting to distort the election results. Fazl Hadi Muslimyar says that delaying results of parliamentary election results is objectionable. He said he had substantiated evidence to prove that the election …

AT-KABUL: The US and Taliban representatives in a fresh round of talks spoke on the possibility of an interim administration and postponement of the next year’s presidential election. Sources close to the two sides have told the Kabul News broadcaster that the US newly-appointedspecial envoy for the Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay …

AT-KABUL: The defense ministry strategy for the prevention of security forces’ casualties has caused more increasing casualties among soldiers and police, members of senate claim. The senators on Sunday accused security organs of poor management that had helped more areas be fallen to Taliban militants and more security forces be …

When the government and the Independent Election Commission are getting prepared for the fourth presidential election since the ouster of the Taliban rule by the 2001 US-led invasion some political figures and parties warns that they would not accept the results of it and would think for an alternative to …

AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan Students Association (ASA) on Saturday said that discrimination and ethnic divide in universities and other academic institutions must be bridged. Government and relevant agencies must step up efforts to foster unity and eliminate discord in state and private universities across the country, said Head of ASA …

AT News Report-KABUL: The US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad has reportedly met Taliban delegation in the Qatari capital city of Doha, sources close to the insurgent group said, the second meeting between an American diplomat and the militants in less than a month. The sources have told …

AT News Report-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai called the Kazakhstan President, Nursultan Nazarbayev to help the Afghan peace program. Karzai met Nazarbayev at the sidelines of the Astana Club conference, held in the capital of Kazakhstan, calling him an experienced leader that could cooperate with the peace process of Afghanistan. …