AT News KABUL: As conflict worsens in Afghanistan, the United Nations in a new report issued on Monday warned that without a significant de-escalation in violence, Afghanistan is on course for 2021 to witness the highest ever number of documented civilian casualties in a single year since UNAMA records began. …

AT News KABUL:  Ministry of Public Health on Monday said that it has recorded 708 new cases and 35 deaths across the country in the past 24 hours. Ministry said that out of 2,588 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 708 were reported positive. The total …

AT News KABUL: Afghan forces will recapture all districts that have fallen to the Taliban in a countrywide onslaught within the next six months, said a military official on Monday. “A six-month military plan is underway to regain control of all Taliban-held areas,” said spokesman to the Security Sector Ajmal …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have seized control of Kaldar district in Balkh province from the Taliban, the interior ministry confirmed on Monday. More than 20 militants were killed and several others wounded in clashes with the security forces, said the ministry in a statement. The statement added, …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan must be countered with imposition of crippling sanctions in order to bring peace to Afghanistan and stabilize the country, said former Canadian ambassador to Kabul Chris Alexander. Canada’s ex-envoy had made similar remarks in the past, accusing Pakistan of waging proxy war in Afghanistan calling for …

AT News KABUL: Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed to hold the second round of high-level meeting early in August after resuming the peace talks following a months-long gap, a source privy to the talks said on Monday. The two sides agreed to hold the talks to continue the …

AT News KABUL: At least 89 Taliban militants were killed and 82 others wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours. Afghan security forces succeeded to kill 89 Taliban militants during clashes and counters attacks in Kunar, Kandahar, Herat, Farah, …

AT News KABUL: At least 46 Afghan soldiers have fled to Pakistan after clashing with Taliban militants in tumultuous border areas, Pakistani officials said on Monday. The troops retreated over the border and were given safe passage on Sunday night after the Taliban stormed their military checkpoints. Pakistan army said …

AT News KABUL: The US has squandered trillions of dollars on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq while failing to achieve any objectives, former US counter-terrorism specialist and CIA Military Intelligence Officer Philip Giraldi wrote in an op-ed for Strategic Culture Foundation. In an article, Giraldi made the remarks as …

AT News KABUL: Afghan government has called on the International Criminal Court and Human Rights Watchdog to probe the crimes committed by the Taliban since they intensified their offensive earlier this year. Welcoming reports by international human rights organizations and the United Nations bodies for documenting Taliban violence, Deputy Spokesman …