AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 70 new coronavirus cases and eight deaths around the country in the past 24 hours, said the Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached 56,454 cases. The ministry said the new cases were positive …

‘Running for the exits pell-mell by May 1 is dangerous,’ said HASC Chairman Rep. Adam Smith, who backs pulling out ‘responsibly.’ AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: There is a “general feeling” within the Biden administration that withdrawing all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by a May 1 deadline is “too soon,” largely …

AT News KABUL: The Heart of Asia conference began its ninth session on Monday in the Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe, with participants scheduled to discuss Afghan peace efforts and a regional consensus in this regard. Mirwais Naab, deputy foreign minister, called on the regional states to work on cease fire …

U.S. troops may withdraw anytime AT News KABUL: Former Spy Chief, Rahmatullah Nabil said that the Istanbul meeting may delay as the U.S. discussing the extension of its military presence in Afghanistan with the Taliban and Pakistan. “But the extension will be just for settlement/implementation of the Istanbul Conference’s decisions, …

AT News KABUL: Akbar Nikzad, a famous Afghan singer who was suffering from the Corona virus disease, died in exile in Germany, his family and ministry of information and culture confirmed his death. Nikzad was 55 years old and was living in Germany for a long time. In a message, …

Turkey conference “key opportunity” for Afghan peace AT News KABUL: Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum met Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation in Turkey. Farahmand Babor, Dostum’s aide and deputy chairman of the reconciliation council, wrote on Facebook that the meeting took place in Ankara, where Dostum and …

AT News KABUL: Tajikistan that is hosting the ninth round of the Istanbul-Heart of Asia conference, declared support for a lasting cease fire in neighboring Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani flew Monday for Dushanbe to participate in the conference. He was welcomed by his Tajik counterpart Imom Ali Rahmon, who expressed …

AT News KABUL: Some members of the parliament in their Monday’s session have strongly lambasted the government for bringing changes in ministerial cabinet such as replacing elected-by-acting ministers, and dismissal of a number of ministers. Speaker of the parliament, Mir Rahman Rahmani called on the government to behold the constitutional …

Provincial officials put military action as a last resort to fracture the siege AT News QALA-I-NAW: Jawand district of northern Badghis province has been under the complete siege of the Taliban group over the last ten years, provincial officials said on Monday. Provincial Governor, Hassamuddin Shams confirmed the siege. Mr. …

Afghans want a sustainable peace to preserve democracy, freedom of expression, human rights, women rights and achievements of last 20 years, Mr. Nab deputy foreign minister said AT News KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister says that the Taliban group are seeking the establishment of the “Islamic Emirate” in Afghanistan, a system …