More than Just a Seat at the Table By Lida Nadery Hedayat While negotiations for peace in Afghanistan represent an important step forward for the country’s future, any dogmatic changes could place Afghan women’s rights at risk. Nascent gains in women’s rights over the past decade and a half are …

Kabul says targeting, killing civilians against human, Islamic values AT News KABUUL: Afghanistan has strongly condemned the killing of 13 innocent Turkish civilians by the terrorist PKK in northern Iraq. The Afghan Foreign Ministry in a statement said the targeting and killing of civilians are against humanity, as well as …

AT News KABUL: Late Monday night, the Afghan Special Forces stormed a Taliban compound in northern Baghlan province that was used as a prison, holding dozens of Afghan security forces and civilians. The Afghan Commando Special Forces raided the jail and rescued 42 people, including security members, officials said on …

AT News KABUL: At least 23 Taliban fighters have been killed and two others were wounded during latest military raids conducted by the Afghan security forces in two provinces in the past 24 hours, defense officials said on Tuesday. Afghan forces supported by Afghan Air Forces targeted Taliban insurgents in …

By Shamim Shahid KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai has held an important meeting with the NATO Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, the NATO’s most senior civilian representative to Afghanistan in Kabul whereas they exchanged views on current situation, especially the peace process. Though details of such a meeting couldn’t made public but …

AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg in a pre-ministerial press conference on Monday reiterated that the presence of the alliance’s troops in Afghanistan is “conditions-based,” saying “we will not leave before the time is right.” “Our common goal is clear. Afghanistan should never again serve as a haven …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban have threatened to restart attacks on the foreign troops stationed in Afghanistan, a reaction to the reports over NATO intention to keep military presence. Sources in NATO have recently said that the military organization would not withdraw troops beyond May, when the United States is …

AT News KABUL: Sources in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have revealed that the military organization would continue military presence in Afghanistan after May when the United States is expected to withdraw its soldiers under a peace deal Washington signed last year with the Taliban. The sources who were …

AT News KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami (Islamic Party) came under huge criticisms by politicians following his statement in which he warned to besiege the presidential palace if the party’s prisoners are not released from government custody. Hekmatyar was addressing his supporters on Sunday and threatened to stage a …

To bring into account the fact that around 70 percent of the Afghans are living under the poverty line, there should be no space for any sorts of unpleasant incidents to bring them financial damages. Last Saturday, a mass fire was ignited in Islam Qala business port in the eastern …