Beijing leadership is paying more attention to the security, political and economic situation in Afghanistan than ever before. After the US invasion of Afghanistan, China has been a reluctant player in the context of regional politics. It has played minimal role in the past. For nearly a decade the Chinese …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistani authorities announced Sunday the softening of visa restrictions for Afghan truckers, transporting goods to Pakistan through Torkham crossing point. The restrictions were reportedly removed after two rounds of negotiations between officials from the two countries in the Torkham border town. The federal government had restricted the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Ministry of Refugee and Repatriation said only 40 percent of the Afghan refugees would get asylum in the European countries. “Around 250,000 Afghans have applied for asylum in Europe, of whom only 40 will be granted asylum,” Ahmad Wali Hakami, deputy minister said Sunday. He said that …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After more than half of the members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) boycotted the summit to be held in Islamabad, Nepal the current chair, came out to the fore and expressed its opinion. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Foreign Office of …

AT-KABUL: Salim Kunduz announced Sunday his resignation as governor of Nangarhar province, calling lack of cooperation as well as increasing interferences as the main causes of his resignation. Kunduzi made the announcement in a gathering attended by several tribal elders and government officials. He said the government failed to implement …

AT-KABUL: At least seven members of a family were killed when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in the southern province of Helmand, a local official said. “The incident happened when a civilian vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Bolan area of Lashkargah city,” provincial spokesman Omar Zwak said Sunday, …

AT-KABUL: Former intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil said Sunday Afghanistan should conduct India-like surgical strikes against all terrorist groups. Nearly 10 days after the Uri attack that claimed 18 Indian soldiers, New Delhi carried out surgical strikes inside the Pakistani-occupied Kashmir, inflicting heavy casualties on terrorists and those protecting them and …

AT- KABUL: The security forces prevented a suicide attack Sunday, arresting the bomber before he could reach his goal, the National Directorate of Security said. “The intelligence operatives managed to arrest a suicide bomber in Jalalabad city,” the agency said in a statement, referring to the provincial capital. It added …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has condemned two improvised explosive devices (IED) detonations on civilian vehicles that killed 19 people in Helmand and Badghis provinces in recent days. “The terrible toll on civilian life caused by indiscriminate pressure-plate IEDs is intolerable and their use may constitute a war …

AT-KABUL: At least five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and a policeman were killed in a US airstrike in the Bala Boluk district of western Farah province, a member of the Wolesi Jirga said on Saturday. Ghulam Farooq Majroh said that airstrike was carried by the US-led international forces in …