AT News KABUL: Former Presidential Candidate and NDS Chief, Rahmatullah Nabil has alleged that the Taliban’s military commission has plotted assassination of many political and civil society activists in the country. By releasing a statement associated with the Taliban, Nabil claimed the Taliban’s assassination circles had planned to kill 17 …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 68 Taliban insurgents in clashes in three provinces—Badakhshan, Zabul and Faryab, defense ministry said on Saturday. Since few days, the Taliban insurgents carried out an assault on the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) checkpoints in Arghistan district …

As Afghanistan is seemingly getting closer to the launch of intra-Afghan talks – sooner or later – there needs to be efforts made on building and institutionalizing peaceful mindsets and thinking among Afghans. On the contrary, those who are advocating achieving that end are being targeted and killed. A recent …

AT News KABUL: With 59 new infections in the last 24 hours, now Afghanistan officially has 37,953 coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday. According to the ministry, out of 328 suspected samples, 59 were reported positive—24 in Kabul, 21 in Herat, 11 in Balkh, one case …

AT News KABUL: The defense and security forces launched a military exercise on the occasion of Independence Day in Kabul. The Ministry of Interior said in a statement that the drill was launched on Friday inside the compound of military training center. National Security Adviser Hamdullah Moheb, acting defense minister …

AT News KABUL: Security and defense officials say that nearly 100 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes with army and police during the past 24 hours in different areas. The 209 Shaheen and 217 Pamir military corps based in the northern provinces of Balkh and Kunduz respectively, said Friday that …

AT News KABUL: The Spin Boldak-Chaman crossing point was reopened for both traders and passengers, officials confirmed on Friday. Spin Boldak is a district in the southern province of Kandahar adjacent to the area of Chaman in Pakistan’s province of Balochistan. Bahir Ahmadi, provincial spokesman said Friday that Pakistani officials …

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has called on the Taliban to put an end to the ongoing violence and endorse the peace process. His remarks came after his government decided not to release 380 dangerous Taliban prisoners, citing the Taliban’s unwillingness to the peace process. The Afghan government says …

AT News KABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad on Friday said he sees no “legitimate reason” to delay the intra-Afghan negotiations. The talks between Kabul peace force and the Taliban Qatar based members have once again postponed due to issues surrounding the prisoner release process. The …

In a recent interview with the London-based The Times newspaper, President Ashraf Ghani warned that the release of the final batch of the Taliban inmates, who he said were notorious drug kingpins and dealers, would lead to a spike in the drug trade in the UK and European nations. Ghani …