It was a tactical retreat to prevent civilian casualties: Police By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL:  Tens of the Taliban fighters attacked Qala-e-Zal district and took control of the district after hours of clashes with security forces, officials said on Saturday. However, police officials said that security force have retreated to prevent civilian …

Officials in the southern province of Kandahar reported of conflict between Afghan and Pakistani troops in the border area. The Pakistani soldiers entered Afghan soil Friday morning, according to the provincial spokesman, opening fire at the Afghan border guards in the Loqman and Nazar villages of the border district of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Interior Minister, Taj Mohammad Jahid on Friday has expressed his hope that Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar would support the Afghan security forces. Addressing to the participants of a huge gathering at the Ghazi football stadium in Kabul to welcome Hekmatyar, the minister said the gathering …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A large number of Taliban insurgents have suffered heavy casualties when their bomb-rigged vehicle exploded in the Doab district of southern Ghanzni province, provincial police said the other day. “Sixteen insurgents were killed and 18 others sustained injuries in the blast that took place in Woot area,” …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least seven Taliban insurgents have been killed and nine others sustained injuries in a predawn clash with security forces in southern Ghanzi province, security officials said. Ghazni Police Chief Brig. Gen. Aminullah Amarkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban insurgents launched an offensive against a …

The Afghan masses believe that peace is possible, if the conflict party believes in it. In conflict areas worldwide local people are building peace. Stopping violence, saving lives, and healing shattered communities. Those militants who are shunning violence would not be alone, as thousands of people in Afghanistan would stand …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Thursday welcomed Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami at the Presidential Place. Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, had nodded around one year ago to join peace process and started negotiation in that time. Today (Thursday) HIA leader arrived in Kabul …

“Today is a day of emotion, unity, and glee” KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai on Thursday once again welcomed Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hezb-e-Islami to Kabul. In a gathering in Presidential Palace to welcome Hekmatyar, Karzai said “today is a day of emotion, unity, and at the same …

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), but in Afghanistan it is very famous by its Arabic language acronym Daesh. ISIL gained global prominence in early 2014 when it drove Iraqi government forces out of key cities …

AT News Report-KABUL: Hamid Karzai, former president “strongly” condemned Wednesday’s suicide bombing that killed eight civilians and injured 28 people including three NATO soldiers in Kabul. The former president said the attack was carried out by the enemies of peace and stability in Afghanistan, calling it against all human and …