AT-KABUL: As the days of a historic cease-fire is nearing, the Taliban are not reluctant to stage fatal attacks against civilians and security forces as officials said militants killed five people in a spate of attacks early Tuesday morning, leaving 26 others wounded in southern Ghazni province. Taliban assailants rammed …

AT-KABUL: The members of parliament say that the government had not informed them of its “secret” talks with the Taliban representatives, urging that the people and their representatives should be aware of every secret and public talks and every move towards peace. Erfanollah Erfan, second deputy speaker of the parliament, …

It is an open secret that Afghanistan has been paving a way toward meeting the new challenges while adapting the new strategy for strengthening ties with all relevant stakeholders in trade, transaction and modern businesses. It is our understanding that His Excellency, the President has been looming over to make …

AT-KABUL: Representatives of a number of political parties have warned the government against holding the October elections with the ‘outdated’ and nonfunctional SNTV electoral system. More than 35 political parties asked the government and the independent election commission to replace the system with the MRD system to hold a transparent …

AT-KABUL: The government is focusing on how to prolong its power, this is important for the government officials, not transparency of the election, said an adviser for the former president, Hamid Karzai. “For this purpose, the government tries to launch the election even an infamous and inefficient election,” Shahzada Massoud …

MEHTARLAM – For nearly four years, opposing clans pointed weapons at each across an almond grove set in the foothills of the Hindu Kush mountain range. Nearby elementary schools were shuttered, and waterlines were riddled with bullet holes. When the snows began to melt early this spring, locals expected more …

AT-KABUL: Political pundits and election analysts have heaped concerns over aggravation of insecurity ahead of crucial October elections, and a pyramid of drawbacks surrounding the pre-election campaign including circulation of counterfeited identity cards and voter registration stickers, meddling of strongmen in registration campaign. Spread of bogus Tazkiras and voter registration …

The peace-loving Afghan masses are desperately looking forward to a day celebrate peace day as ground for peaceful coexistence and tolerance already exists with flexibility ever since. No idea when this will happen, but sign to its achievement is shining ever before. Following government’s suit, the Taliban announced ceasefire from …

AT-KABUL: Kohistan district of northern Faryab province has collapsed after Taliban staged massive assaults on the district on Monday night, said officials. Kohistan slipped from government and fell to Taliban in a critical time when government security forces began on Monday a cease-fire. Taliban fighters trounced security forces after clashes …

AT-KABUL: Yet in another act of violence after Kabul, Nangarhar, and Kunduz provinces, at least six people, all of them civilians have been martyred and three others received injures in a landmine explosion in the Jaghato district of southern Ghazni province on Monday. Monday’s suicide attack in Kabul left at …