AT News KABUL: Britain will withdraw nearly all its troops from Afghanistan following the U.S. plan to withdraw its troops by Sept. 11, 2021, The Times reported on Wednesday. The United Kingdom has drawn up plans to hand over control of the academy in Kabul where troops help to train …
Read More »Will al-Qaeda be back to Afghanistan after US withdrawal?
AT News KABUL: The United States believes that the al-Qaeda terrorist network would try to return to Afghanistan once the American and other soldiers leave the war-hit country after 20 years of invasion under the name of ‘war on terror’. “Our intelligence evaluations say that al-Qaeda will likely announce its …
Read More »Qanooni to Danish: Our peace proposal is to end war and form participatory govt. acceptable for all
AT News KABUL: A senior member of the high council for national reconciliation, Mohammad Yunus Qanooni, who also leads the committee for forging a draft-proposal for the Istanbul conference, said their peace plan is to end the war and to form a participatory government with inclusion of everyone. He also …
Read More »Indonesian clerics denounce Afghan war ‘tyrannical’
AT News KABUL: The religious scholars in Indonesia condemned the ongoing war in Afghanistan as tyrannical, calling for immediate end in violence in the war-hit country. According to ministry of foreign affairs, the Indonesian clerics have condemned the war in Afghanistan as “illegitimate and tyrannical”. They have declared that violence …
Read More »Taliban kill three soldiers on first day of Ramadan in Badakhshan
AT News KABUL: Three members of the Afghan security force were killed by the Taliban in Zibak district of northern Badakhshan province on the first day of Ramadan, the holy month of the Muslims, local sources said on Tuesday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Nek Mohammad Nazari said Taliban captured the three …
Read More »Taliban overnight attack kills 10 ANA members in Balkh
AT News KABUL: At least 10 members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) have lost their lives and three more received injuries after a number of Taliban militants attacked their checkpoint in northern Balkh province, local sources said on Tuesday. Five more security forces were taken hostage by the Taliban, …
Read More »Afghan peace process is complex, ambiguous: Spanta
AT News KABUL: Former National Security Advisor, Rangin Dadfar Spanta expressed concerns on the Afghan peace process, terming it complex and ambiguous. He said that the Istanbul conference and next phases of the peace negotiations is very much complex and he has no clear views on it. Spanta vowed that …
Read More »Ready to exit Afghanistan when ordered: US Military
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: While no decision has yet been announced on whether US President Joe Biden will extend troop presence in the country, the US Army Chief of Staff General James McConville said that the military are ready to execute any orders to exit Afghanistan. He said “the administration …
Read More »Rally in Nangarhar: Ceasefire demanded in Ramadan
AT News KABUL: Thousands of residents of eastern Nangarhar province in a rally called on the Afghan warring sides to agree on a ceasefire during the holy month of Ramadan. The rally was staged in Shirzai stadium of provincial capital city, Jalalabad, aiming to support the Republic System and the …
Read More »Five killed in Baghlan coal mine collapse
AT News KABUL: Five miners were killed when the roof of a coal mine collapsed in northern Baghlan province on Tuesday morning, said Jawid Basharat, spokesman for the provincial police chief. The incident took place in Nahrin district. The miners were busy when a part of the mine fell down, …
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