AT News Report-KABUL: A member of senate claims that the situation in Afghanistan is turning to a peaceful direction, saying that the American security company, Black Water could help and be useful. Hashem Alokozai, said Saturday that the Black Water’s interference and pouring more soldiers into the country, would turn …
Read More »Senior IS leader, Taliban propagandist caught in Ghazni
AT News Report-KABUL: With the innumerable endeavors of police forces to locate and capture rebels in different parts of the country, police officers in southeastern Ghazni province have arrested a senior leader of Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh extremist, and a Taliban insurgent’s propagandist in southern district of …
Read More »NATO helps Afghan forces to pressure Taliban for peace talks
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: NATO says its military presence in Afghanistan is aimed at helping the local forces to pressurise the Taliban into coming to the negotiating table. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels the alliance had been able to hand over responsibility for security to the Afghans …
Read More »ED: Security deteriorates and responsibility goes to…
Skepticism abounds and many commentators are in deep bewilderment to know reason behind current fatality sustained to Afghan commoners and security forces. Our security institutions have been playing a major role in formulating our security strategy, but recent losses of security forces plus civilians have heightened doubts over incompetence in …
Read More »Abdullah ‘is OK’ with Dostum’s return from exile
AT-KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has said that he has no problem with the return of the first vice president Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum from exile. Following accusations of rape and torture by a political rival Ahmad Ischi, Dostum left Kabul for Turkey in May 2017 and has since been …
Read More »Plague of violence: A dozen journalists killed since March
AT-KABUL: According to a media watchdog, violence against journalists has seen a 30 percent rise as thirteen journalists have been killed due to unrest and violence since late March in Afghanistan. Chief NAI advocacy group Abdul Mujib Khilwatgar said on Thursday in Kabul that 13 journalists had been killed since …
Read More »NATO reiterates call on Taliban for peace talks
AT-KABUL: In a second day of its summit, NATO on Thursday reiterated its call to the Taliban to accept offers to join Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace talks to steer the country out of conflict. This reiteration of the global military alliance comes as the Taliban militant group killed on Thursdaydozens …
Read More »OSCE, UN support strengthening ties of Afghanistan with Central Asia
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) co-organized a seminar on Central Asia-Afghanistan policy partnership. The purpose of the event was an exchange of views on establishing policy partnerships at the expert-analytical level and deepening ties among researchers in the …
Read More »26 civilians, 26 Taliban reportedly killed in govt. raids in south, east
AT-KABUL: A military ground and aerial operation and an ensuing clash reportedly killed at least 20 civilians and 26 Taliban-affiliated militants in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province, residents said on Friday. Ground-based troops and airborne forces carried out an offensive in Sahak area on Thursday and went on hours-long …
Read More »Exhibition of Afghan fruits inaugurated in New Delhi
AT-KABUL: Dr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali, the Ambassador of Afghanistan in New Delhi inaugurated an exhibition titled “Made in Afghanistan: Nature’s Best” which was graced by the presence of several eminent business leaders from Afghanistan and India on July 13, 2018 in New Delhi. Held in ITC Maurya Hotel, this two-day …
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