Media reports suggested that the Taliban and Afghan government have once again engaged in the talks to give a life to the lifeless reconciliation process. According to the reports, the Taliban and Afghan government representatives held a secret meeting in Qatar where a senior US diplomat also participated.  Key Taliban …

AT-KABUL: One US soldier and one US civilian were killed in an attack by an unknown assailant Wednesday in Kabul, the US Forces in Afghanistan (USFOR-A) said in a statement. “One U.S. service member and one U.S. civilian died as a result of wounds sustained in Kabul, Afghanistan today (Wednesday). …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: At least 20 de-miners have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in the capital central of Logar province on Wednesday, official said. Crime Branch Police Chief Col. Mohammad Jan Abid told Pajhwok Afghan News the 20 workers of Sterling Global Operations were kidnapped in Elyas village of Pul-i-Alam …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 150 Taliban insurgents during two weeks of operation carried out in five districts of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Wednesday. In addition to that more than 41 rebels were also wounded during operation. “Clearing operations still underway in Ghazni …

AT-KABUL: Ex-President Hamid Karzai’s advisor Shahzada Masoud said that keeping unity is only remedy to fight current crisis across the country. “Some eternal and external clusters struggling to create rifts and increase discord among Afghan nation throughout the country,” said Masoud. He said that discord among nations could be more …

AT-KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Wednesday in a new report on civilian casualties renewed its call for all parties to refocus their efforts on preventing harm to civilians, as latest figures released by UNAMA for the first three quarters of 2016 show continuing high numbers of …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban shadow district chief for the Bati Kot was killed along with his colleagues in an Afghan airstrike in eastern Nangarhar province, security officials said Wednesday. Provincial police spokesman Hazrat Hussain Mashraqiwal said that the strike targeted Taliban hideouts in Chahar Dehi area around 4:30am. He identified the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The defense ministry said Wednesday the second phase of the Shafaq military operation would begin soon to eliminate Taliban’s threats and clear districts from insurgents across the country. “Afghan forces will struggle to clear Taliban from collapsed districts and rebuff insurgents threats in critical areas across the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Several villages of Sayyad district of northern Sar-i-Pul province have been cleared from the presence of Taliban insurgent during a clearing operation carried out by the Afghan security forces, an official said on Wednesday. The operation comes after three days ago, the Taliban insurgents have captured at …

AT-KABUL: At least 70 Taliban insurgents were killed and 30 others wounded in a series of airstrikes carried out in the western Farah province, security officials said Tuesday. Provincial police chief, Hassan Shah Forugh, said that the strikes were carried out in the province but did not elaborate whether the …