AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The High Peace Council (HPC) said that peace parleys between representatives of the government and the Taliban in Norway are different from previous informal peace talks. According to sources, representatives of the government and the Taliban attended an international conference in Oslo, the capital city of Norway, …

AT-KABUL: The Taliban’s shadow governor for northeastern Badakhshan province has been killed in an airstrike the other night, said an official source. A military official said that the Taliban designated governor for Badkhshan, Maulvi Imamuddin, along with ten other militants has been killed in an airstrike in Jurm district of …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The military forces of Russia and Central Asia must be prepared for any negative situation in Afghanistan after international forces are withdrawn, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday. “We see military cooperation with the Republic of Kyrgyzstan as a priority, and our cooperation is an important …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Following a string of defections and reported clashes with Daesh militant group, the Taliban on Tuesday warned the leader of ISIS against waging a parallel insurgency in Afghanistan. Daesh has never formally acknowledged having a presence in Afghanistan but fears are growing that the group is making …

Abdul Zuhoor Qayomi-KABUL: The Ministry of Urban Development Affairs (MUDA) on Tuesday assured people with average income of affordable housing schemes in the near future. Minister of Urban Development Affairs, Sayed Saadat Naderi, acknowledged that no poor-friendly housing project was initiated in the past 13 years. While briefing news reporters …

AT-KABUL: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has pledged to provide food stuff and non-edible items to hundreds of internally displaced families in different Afghan provinces. According to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Kabul and the National Disaster Management Authority of Afghanistan on …

AT-KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Tuesday said that four Taliban insurgents were arrested in an operation in Kandahar province. In a press statement issued here, the NDS said that its operatives succeeded in arresting the Taliban commander along with his three fighters in a special operation conducted …

AT-KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday said that maternal health was its top priority and would continue to upgrade mother healthcare services in the country. In a media statement issued here, the deputy minister for finance and administrative affairs of MoPH, Abdul Basir Sarwar, said the ministry was …

AT-KABUL: At least 109 armed Taliban fighters were killed and 96 others wounded in different crackdowns within past 24 hours. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and the National Directorate of Security (NDS) …

KABUL: Taliban on Tuesday confirmed the group was attending a peace forum in Norway but played down reports of holding talks with representatives of the Afghan government. The Oslo Forum 2015– kicking off today– is co-hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue. The …