By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: The long-awaited peace agreement was signed on Thursday here between Afghan government and Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), the largest militant group after Taliban. The peace agreement with HIA, led by Gulbadin Hekmatyar, was finalized after nearly two years of formal and non-formal negotiations. The peace draft contains three …

AT-KABUL: After months of negotiations finally Afghan government today signed the long-awaited peace agreement with Hezb-e-Islami Afghanistan (HIA), led by former Jihadi leader, Gulbadin Hekmatyar in Kabul. The agreement which was signed by National Security Advisor, Hanif Atmar and Karim Amin, delegation head of HIA will be presented to president, …

US Secretary of State John Kerry had said late last month during his visit to New Delhi that Washington would launch trilateral talks, which had stopped in 2013, with New Delhi and Kabul. India, the US and Afghanistan have reaffirmed their shared interests in combating terrorism and advancing peace and …

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has been regularly slammed for its inability to address key regional issues such as terrorism, insecurity, poverty, unified banking system, free trade and movement of people. Inflexible stance and adventurist policies of Pakistan are major barriers that hamper growth of SAARC. Islamabad …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Tow American lawmakers have introduced legislation in the US Congress to label Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorisms, media reports said. The bill, H.R 6069 or the Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act, calls for the US administration to make a formal call on the …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Tribal elders and political leaders of Afghanistan’s Turk ethnicity say they would not support the National Unity Government anymore, calling on the government to convene Traditional Loya Jirga to solve the current political problems. Former minister of mines and the leader of Turk ethnicity Wahidullah Shahrani said …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Wednesday said that two terrorists having links with the Haqqani terrorist network were arrested in the eastern Khost province. In a press statement, the NDS said that arrested two terrorists (suicide bomber and organizer) while they planning to carry out suicide attack …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Awami National Party (ANP), led by a Pashtun-nationalist politician Asfandyar Wali Khan, has called for an immediate end to the harassment of Afghan refugees in different parts of Pakistan. At a meeting of ANP’s Central General Council, chaired by Asfandyar Wali Khan, the party leader stressed the …

AT-KABUL: At least 86 Taliban insurgents were killed and four others wounded in different operations launched by the security forces within the past 24 hours across the county, security officials said on Wednesday. “The national army with the cooperation of the national police and the national directorate of security operatives, …

AT-KABUL: Thirty-two Taliban fighters along with three commanders surrender weapons and joined peace process in eastern Nangarhar province. The surrendered insurgents were involved in subversive activities in districts of Goshta, Nazian  said a statement issued by Nangarhar provincial press office. The insurgents severed their ties with Taliban fighters and joint …