AT News KABUL: The Russian Federations’ special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov urged formation of a coalition government with the inclusion of the Taliban officials in a bid to put an end to the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. Sputnik quoted Kabulov as saying that the only path to end the …
Read More »In an interview with Global Times, Former Afghan president says US should leave Afghanistan responsibly, hails China’s role in bringing stability
The US and its allies in NATO came to Afghanistan in the name of fighting terrorism and extremism and to bring stability to Afghanistan, but are leaving nearly 20 years later after they failed at both and with an attempt to shift the burden to the Afghan people, Afghanistan’s former …
Read More »Central Asia worried about Taliban advances
AT News KABUL: As Taliban advance in northern Afghanistan, Central Asian countries are more and more worried about the danger of the militants infiltrating the region, urging the Taliban to return to peace talks. Central Asian parliamentarians raised the issue at an inter-parliamentary meeting on Thursday in Tajikistan, attended by …
Read More »Afghanistan lags far behind in taming human trafficking
AT News KABUL: The U.S. State Department has ranked Afghanistan as the third deficient country in the world in the fight against human trafficking. The US State Department in its 644-page annual report on the state of the fight against human trafficking devoted 15 pages to Afghanistan. Concerned about continued …
Read More »Talks on Turkey’s Afghanistan mission in doldrums
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Turkey has not made a final decision on its participation in ensuring the security of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after foreign troops leave, as talks regarding the issue are still ongoing, the country’s Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar said. Ankara announced in June that it …
Read More »The world will not accept an imposed by force government in Afghanistan.
As we see media reporting and firsthand accounts of Taliban offensives and attacks on civilian populations and infrastructure in Afghanistan, we continue to call for an end to the ongoing violence, which is largely driven by the Taliban. As U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said, “The world will not …
Read More »Abdullah: We won’t stay silent to Taliban
AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of Afghanistan’s peace council, on Wednesday said that people will not stay silent against Taliban as they continue to encroach towards main cities amid escalating violence. Addressing the sixth meeting of the leadership committee of the High Council of National Reconciliation, he said foreign …
Read More »Covid-19: 1,557 cases, 91 deaths
AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health reported 1,557 confirmed cases with 91 fatalities recorded within 24 hours across the country. The new tally was recorded out of 5,051 samples, according to the ministry. During this period, 996 people were recovered. The total number of cases surpasses 12, 0216 …
Read More »Editorial: A legacy of failure
Clock is ticking on America’s pullout from Afghanistan, as a handful of NATO allies Germany, Czech Republic and Georgia have already withdrawn the last contingents of their troops from the war-ravaged country after two decades of fighting an insurgency that has just gained momentum by their departure – a war …
Read More »Germany completes troop pull-out from Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Germany has completed the pullout of its last contingent of troops from Afghanistan, German Defense Minister announced on Tuesday, ending a 20-year mission in the still war-battered country. The last remaining German soldiers of NATO’s Resolute Support mission left the camp in Mazar-e-Sharif by the German Air …
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