AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani appointed new caretakers for the ministries of defense and interior on Friday, a reshuffle deemed to be a turning point amid a strenuous peace effort and fragile security situation. According to a statement by the National Security Council, former Helmand governor, Hayatullah Hayat has …

Afghan-Taliban agree to accelerate peace talks AT News KABUL: Representatives of Russia, China, United States and Pakistan announced opposition to the restoration of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban not to announce their Spring Offensive. This was revealed in a joint statement issued at the conclusion of …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan has welcomed the final joint statement of extensive “Troika” peace talks in Moscow, calling it a step forward towards serious negotiations to achieve a lasting peace commensurate with the will of the Afghan people. “We welcome the statement’s emphasis on …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. President Joe Biden is considering keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan until November, rather than withdrawing them by a May 1 deadline outlined in an agreement his predecessor negotiated with the Taliban, US Media reported on Friday. In recent discussions with members of his national security …

By Javier Delgado Rivera On March 17, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued its spring disaster contingency plan for Afghanistan. A compelling $390 million-call to donors where it warns that 13.2 million people in the country will need humanitarian assistance during the next months, in …

By Parwiz Arian KABUL: At least four civil employees of the government were killed and nine others were injured, after the bus they were traveling in was hit by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Thursday morning  in Kabul city. The blast took place today morning at 7:20 am in …

By Parwiz Arian KABUL: At least nine members of the security forces including four pilots were killed after their chopper crashed in southern Maidan Wardak province on Thursday early morning, officials said. The incident took place around 2:00am Thursday in Behsud district of southern Maidan Wardak province, when the chopper …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan Women Network (AWN) has expressed its concerns over the U.S. new proposal for peace in Afghanistan – saying that “no address” on behalf of women is authorized to pardon the criminals as women have been the main victims of the Afghan war and attacks by …

AT News KABUL: The Sri Lankan Muslim union condemned “terrorist attacks” in Afghanistan, saying “such violence for political aims have no Islamic justifications”. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the South Asian country’s Muslim union asked all the war parties in Afghanistan to put an end to violence and step …

AT News KABUL: At least 63 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 21 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces around the country in the past 24 hours, ministry of defense said on Wednesday. In a series of clearance operations, the …