Informal contacts have been established with the Taliban insurgents with core aim of paving ground for peace talks with the terrorist group that since longtime have been involved in several deadly attacks. Officials of the High Peace Council (HPC) informed of unofficial contacts with the militant group, but despite that, …

Reigning Under-19 Asia Cup champions Afghanistan reprised their regional success on a global stage at the World Cup in New Zealand, defeating Sri Lanka by 32 runs on DLS Method in Whangerei. Having already beaten Pakistan in Group D, Afghanistan clinched a place in the quarter-finals for the second time …

AT-KABUL: Interior minister admitted for the first time that some of police officers have hands in the illegal activities, while police have had faced frequent criticisms of violating the law. “I have asked the intelligence section of the ministry to dismiss corrupt officers,” Wais Barmak said. “People are right to …

Appreciating the US President Donald Trump’s tougher approach on Pakistan that acknowledges the very obvious truth, the Afghan masses have honored President Trump with a ‘Bravery Medal.’ The initiative was taken in informal Jirga in which at least 300 tribal elders and youth from Logar province gathered and expressed their …

AT-KABUL: At least 17 foreigner fighters have been killed and dozens other insurgents were wounded following an airstrike in northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Tuesday. The intelligence official, who wished anonymity, said A-29 aircraft of the Ministry of Defense (MoF) pounded hideouts of the foreign terrorists in Khastak …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) opened a sports hall for Afghan police at Hamid Karzai International Airport in capital Kabul on Tuesday, the Anadolue Agency has reported. In a written statement, TIKA said an idle building at the airport had been turned into a sports …

AT-KABUL: The first ever electronic library is planned to be established, an initiative by the ministries of higher education and telecommunication to help university students get easily access to different books. The very first electronic library will be established in the Kabul University, said Arefa Peikar, spokeswoman for the higher …

AT-KABUL: Police have detained three suspects over firing rocket on a diplomatic enclave in Kabul, interior ministry said Tuesday. A rocket crashed on the Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood Monday night, just hours after a high delegation from the UN Security Council left Kabul. Nobody was hurt in the attack. These …

AT-KABUL: At least 96 militants were killed and 48 others were wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS) personal has …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Informal contacts have been established with the Taliban insurgents amid at paving ground for peace talks with the group—a terrorist outfit that has been involved in several deadly attacks across the country. Despite the confirmation of indirect contacts, the High Peace Council (HPC) officials have not met …