By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghan Chief Executive Officer and Turkish Prime Minister appeared Sunday at a press conference in the Sapidar palace in Kabul, in which Turkish premier putted weight behind recent unprecedented Afghan peace offer to the Taliban—terming it a great opportunity for the group to join peace process. “We …
Read More »‘Pakistan’s integrity violation to share with UNSC’
AT-KABUL: Members of senate were become furies over Pakistan army’s bombardments of Afghan soil, asking the government to not remain silent and share it as a violation of Afghan integrity with the UN Security Council. Pakistani warplanes dropped at least four bombs Thursday night on the Dangam district of the …
Read More »Khost residents launched a sit-in for peace, calling on Taliban to listen people’s demand
AT-KABUL: It has been two weeks now from a peace camping that has been set up in southern Helmand province with sole aim of ceasefire between the government and Taliban which has been getting momentum across the country with similar sit-in campaigns. To support their Helmand brothers and sisters and …
Read More »Editorial: Saffron—spice of life
It is amazing t see dozens of women and men early morning are harvesting the delicate purple flowers (saffron), putting all-out efforts to rapidly gather as many as they can before the sun gets too hot—this is worth appreciation and worth commendable as Afghanistan’s saffron is number one in the …
Read More »‘Fighting terrorism requires political will—not fencing’
AT-KABUL: Afghan officials dismissed Sunday Britain’s support of Pakistan fencing along the Durand Line, saying that creating walls couldn’t prevent terrorist acts. British army chief of staff, Nick Carter supported Pakistan’s fencing along the line, saying it would be helpful in fighting terrorism. The National Security Council (NSA) says that …
Read More »We need a roadmap for peace on basis of mutual cooperation: Karzai
Here is the completed speech of former President Hamid Karzai’s at 7th Moscow Conference Chair of this distinguished gathering, Excellencies, Ladies, Gentlemen: In the world today, more so the region I come from, we seem to be caught in a deadly trap- a trap into which important regional players, and …
Read More »“Will retaliate Pakistan rocket attacks with rocket”
AT News Report-KABUL: The government of Afghanistan threatened Saturday it would respond Pakistan’s rocket attacks by rockets if Islamabad continues the attacks. Pakistani warplanes dropped four bombs on the villages of the Dangam district in the eastern province of Kunar Wednesday night, according to the Afghan officials, who condemned the …
Read More »NATO to resume combat mission in Afghanistan
AT News Report-KABUL: The NATO troops will probably return to the battlefields in Afghanistan, as the NATO Secretary-General has said the organization would send more soldiers to the war-hit country to fight terrorism. Meanwhile, Jens Stoltenberg recently said that the NATO soldiers should more focus on training and advising Afghan …
Read More »Afghan, Pakistani leaders for hastened action plan
AT News Report-KABUL: The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan emphasized on the finalization of the Afghan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) in a meeting that took place during Pakistan prime minister’s visit to Kabul. President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Prime Minister, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi agreed that the two …
Read More »Taliban intelligence chief for Logar arrested
AT News Report-KABUL: Afghan forces arrested intelligence chief of the Taliban for southwestern province of Logar in an operation on Friday. Ministry of Interior Deputy Spokesman said that Qari Habibullah, the Taliban intelligence chief for Logar was arrested during an operation conducted at 11 pm on Friday night. He said …
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