The Afghan government announced earlier this year that it was ready to hold peace talks aimed at ending the country’s 13-year Taliban insurgency and helping one of the world’s poorest countries emerge from decades of war. Here’s a look at the issues, challenges and who the players are. Afghan President …

AT-KABUL: At least 13 passengers were killed and 27 others were wounded in two separate traffic accidents in southern Ghazni and central Maidan Wardak provinces, officials said Saturday. Four passengers were killed and 16 others injured when a mini bus collided head-on with another car in Aziz Kala area of …

As Afghanistan already has ranked amongst the lowest globally in regard to human development indicators, the dwindling national economy and decline in international aid doesn’t bode well for the people, at all. This national economy downfall is happening to be in the new setup despite signing a highly crucial security …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Unity Government (NUG) has said Afghanistan will never support Saudi-led coalition on Yemen conflict. Abdullah, however, said that the Afghan government will back Saudi Arabia if Kaaba—Muslims’ prayer direction is threatened, or else Kabul is not eager to back …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah has said that Kabul wanted to enhance and strengthen bilateral relationship with Pakistan. He said that the National Unity Government (NUG) had initiated a number of steps to improve ties with Pakistan. He expressed these views while addressing the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A number of activists on Friday urged the government to stay neutral on Yemen war or else this stance will highly cost Afghans who have been fed up with war and calamity and now want to see brighter future in their country. Members of Young Activists for …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Friday welcomed Iran and six world powers’ agreement on the framework of a potentially historic deal aimed at curbing Tehran’s nuclear drive, making a development in a 12-year standoff after marathon talks in Switzerland. Karzai in a statement termed the agreement as vital for …

The bodies of many of those killed by Islamist militants at a Kenyan university are being moved to the capital Nairobi for identification. At least 147 people died when al-Shabab militants stormed Garissa University in north-eastern Kenya, near Somalia. Four of the gunmen involved were killed by security forces. Police …

Data from the second ‘black box’ flight recorder belonging to the Germanwings plane that crashed in the Alps suggests that the co-pilot deliberately accelerated its descent, French investigators say. They say Andreas Lubitz modified the automatic pilot system several times to increase the speed of descent. The information they recovered …

Iran’s president has vowed it will abide by the terms of the preliminary nuclear agreement it signed with six world powers, so long as they do too. “The world must know that we do not intend to cheat,” Hassan Rouhani said in a televised address to the nation. But Mr …