Kabul citizens were cheering this week as the first snowflakes were coming down, covering the city after a long period. People were happy to see everywhere white by the ‘blessing of God’ because they were worried of a probable drought as they used to face in the past few years. …

Foreign troops destabilizing Afghanistan, Pakistan: Sami AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Exploring all avenues to restore peace in Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani talked to the godfather of Taliban, Maulana Samiul Haq, by phone and discussed ways that could help the Afghan-lead reconciliation process. Afghan Ambassador to Islamabad, Hazrat Umar Zakhilwal, called on …

Karzai asks Trump for shift in US policy towards Islamabad “Donald Trump must make a dramatic, strategic and immediate shift in US policy towards Pakistan. Anything less than that will be a continuation of Afghan misery and rise of extremism”, said Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai as he blamed Barack …

Resilience of Afghan people is like a broad-day light. It is matchless, and a precedent for many violence-hit countries to follow. Afghans have proved the world wrong again and again by defending their homeland bravely. In 2014, the international and regional commentators believed that Afghan security forces would collapse and …

AT-KABUL: Yesterday, the 6-months report from the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) was publicized highlighting that 2016 was the bloodiest year ever for journalists and media in Afghanistan. Yesterday, the 6-months report from the Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) was publicised highlighting that 2016 was the bloodiest year ever for …

Afghanistan is heavily dependent on foreign assistance. Four decades ago, the country was abode of peace and stability. The heydays are long gone. Interference of neighboring countries and a few major countries have destabilized Afghanistan. The Cold War and Pakistan’s disastrous “strategic depth” policy marked the era of insecurity and …

AT Monitoring Desk-WASHINGTON: The commander of the US and NATO troops in Afghanistan said Tuesday that Afghan forces were tested in 2016 and they prevailed. “It was an important year for us. We began the year with a peace process. The Taliban and others admitted to joining the quadrilateral peace …

AT-KABUL: The former President Hamid Karzai speaking in a Raisina Dialogue held in New Delhi India, said the war on terrorism is not showing results because the timeframe is not based on dates. Terming the conference of immense importance because of discussion on multi-lateralism and multi-polarity, the former Afghan president …

Terror sanctuaries in Afghanistan’s neighborhood posing threat: Gen. Joseph AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In a meeting with the chief executive, Commander of US CENTCOM, Joseph L. Votel, reiterated continued military assistance to Afghanistan. The top US military general called on Abdullah Abdullah the other day, and discussed security situation of the …

‘No excuses will be acceptable in presidential election’ By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Afghanistan Protection and Stability Council (APSC) on Wednesday urged the government to schedule the deadline for parliamentary election as soon as possible, warning that no excuses would be tolerated in the election. “The National Unity Government (NUG) must seriously …