AT News Report KABUL: Several other districts could fall to the Taliban if security forces did not retake Janikhel, a strategic district in southeastern Paktia province, residents and public representatives warned on Sunday. Taliban insurgents took control of Janikhel district on Saturday morning following days of fierce battle between security …

AT News Report KABUL: At least fifty Taliban insurgents were killed and 22 injured in different joint clearance operations carried by security forces, within past 24 hours, security officials said on Sunday. In addition to that, eight militants including four insurgent loyal to (Islamic State), which is also known as …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: As deadlock persists along the Durand Line near Chaman, one of the two main crossing points, Pakistani media reported that Afghanistan has reportedly deported 250 illegal Pakistani workers. A Pakistani official quoted in reports by local media said the Afghan officials had expelled over 250 Pakistani …

AT News Report GENEVA: Baloch Republican Party held shutter down strikes and events all across the world including Balochistan, US, European countries and the United Kingdom on tenth martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Nawab Akbar Bugti. Activists paid tributes to their elder leader and vowed to continue their struggle following the …

By Prof. Anis H. Bajrektarević How can we observe and interpret—the distance between—success and failure from a historical perspective? This question remains a difficult one to satisfy all with a single answer… The immediate force behind the rapid and successful European overseas projection was actually the combination of two elements. …

By Hafeez Hassanabadi Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari after coming in power took the beggar’s pot and started begging in the name of funds. The United States and other friend countries refused politely saying ‘Pardon us old beggar!’ As Pakistan is suffering from very poor financial conditions, its rulers tried …

By Hafeez Hassanabadi There is no doubt that the history of Russian diplomacy has witnessed lots of ups and downs, despite the fact that they take their decisions after considerable deliberations. Before taking any step they always bear in their minds the Russian proverb that “the more the higher you …

AT News Report KABUL: Taliban fighters took control of the strategic district of Janikhel in southeastern Paktia province after heavy clashes between Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents, a provincial official said on Saturday. “After heavy clashes erupted between Afghan security forces and the Taliban insurgents on Friday night, …

China has planned the ‘One Belt, One Road’ several months ago. In the first phase the road will connect South Asia with Central Asia, and later with Europe. This is not a new project. It is a new Silk Route. It will bring development and prosperity to the region where …

  AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Gold mine in Raghistan district of Badakhshan province has become a significant source of income for the Taliban insurgents, a provincial official said on Saturday. Provincial Council said that it is not possible to clear Taliban insurgents from the province unless their revenue sources are …