– Battle rages to oust militants after commando reinforcements drafted in – Thousands flee intense fighting – Rebel offensive aimed at keeping routes open for drug smugglers AT News KABUL: Afghan security forces and Taliban insurgents have been fighting since the Sunday morning in southern Helmand province and thousands of …

AT News KABUL: The Voice of Afghan Women in a campaign launched Sunday in Kabul, emphasized on the defending the republic system, calling for an immediate cease fire. The campaign cited religious scholars over illegitimacy of war, calling on the clerics to more work for the promotion of peace culture. …

AT News KABUL: The Ulema and religious scholars of western Herat province have called for an immediate ceasefire arguing that the atmosphere for peace is already grounded and no excuse is left for the Afghan government and the Taliban on the path toward the peace process. Talking in a gathering …

AT News KABUL: With the Taliban and the Afghan government engaged in marathon peace talks mediated by the United States, it can be assumed that the U.S. presidential elections in November have a substantial impact on these crucial negotiations. Importance of US elections for Afghan peace talks hinges on views …

AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission says that 92 per cent of virginity tests are done without court permission and against women’s wills across the country. The commission said Sunday in a report that only one of 129 women’s virginity tests had a court permission. The women …

AT News KABUL: At least four patients have lost their lives to the coronavirus and 96 new infections were recorded in the past 24 hours across the country, health ministry said Sunday. With these fresh cases, the total tally increased to 39,799 throughout the country, according to the health ministry’s …

AT News KABUL: Text book shortage is one of major problems school students, teachers and ministry of education are facing. The government has not been able to resolve this problem by printing more text books as the books are worn soon. People are not at an economic situation to provide …

AT News KABUL: Ulemas (religious clerics) in central Bamiyan province have banned forced and underage marriages, a nuisance that has ruined the lives of many girls who were forcedly marriage and being deprived of their all fundamentals rights.    The Ulemas said that some cultural taboos like force and underage …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban have become the inveterate supporters of the U.S. President Donald Trump, pinning all their hope on his reelection bid next month so much that his ailing health is worrying them. Extent of Taliban’s interests in American politics is a subject of much suspicion. The militants …

AT News KABUL: Police officers are now allowed to use deadly force against criminals and shoot them down when necessary, a draconian law that is aimed at curbing crime in Kabul city. The new law allows police forces to shoot fleeing felons to stop criminals from freely roaming around in …