Kabul expects intra-Afghan talks to begin next week, but Taliban disagree, opposing talks until all their prisoners freed By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: A peace talk to end the war in Afghanistan has seen moving nowhere; rather has been turning into intricacy by passing each day. Both sides (Afghan government …

AT News KABUL: 18 former and current officials at the ministry of mines and petroleum charged with ‘illegal jobs’ were referred to the attorney general office, sources in the ministry said Wednesday. Narges Nehan, former acting minister was among the charged people, according to the sources, who called corruption, misuse …

AT News KABUL: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in a phone call with Abdullah Abdullah chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, invited him to visit Islamabad. Abdullah’s office said Wednesday in a statement that the two sides emphasized on the reduction in violence to pave the way for …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai met on Wednesday with a number of peace activists including politicians and analysts who have been lately threatened to death in a mysterious letter. The peace activists spoke about a space of suffocation dominating in the country, limitation of freedom of speech and …

AT News KABUL: A security official in northern Baghlan province said that the Taliban has overrun several villages in Baghlan Markazi district of the province. The official, who was talking on condition of anonymity, said that the Taliban arrested and then shot dead 10 armed men related to Hezb-e-Islami, a …

AT News KABUL: Some residents of northern Takhar province are favoring the Taliban commanders for resolving their legal-complains. Mohammad Azam, a resident of Dasht-e-Qala district said that he was struggling to solve his land sharing documents with his relatives in the government departments. However, his problem was not addressed due …

AT News KABUL: The NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the NATO will maintain and remain committed to its presence in Afghanistan because this is the best to support the peace efforts. Addressing journalists ahead of a two-day European Union Defense Ministers meeting in Brussels, Stoltenberg said: “We will address …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The magnitude of the devastating floods in northern Parwan province has been terrifying as at least 100 people were killed and hundreds of homes were destroyed as seasonal rains cause worst overflows. 105 others, including children and women received injuries in the floods that wreaked havoc …

AT News KABUL: A high-level Human Rights Watch (HRW) official have voiced grave concerns regarding targeted attacks in Afghanistan, saying threats and attacks against activists and critics in the country appeared to be sharply on the rise. Patricia Gossman, HRW’s associate director for the Asia division, expected the institutions concerned …

In an untoward misery, heavy flash floods hardly hit northern and eastern parts of Afghanistan. At least 80 people have been reported killed so far and another 105 injured in rain-induced floods in central Parwan province. Meanwhile, two persons have been killed and seven people, including two women, have been …