By Sayed Maqsood Sadat Since its independence (1919), Afghanistan is constantly experiencing strategic shift both in domestic affairs as well as in Foreign Policy approaches: from Monarchy to Presidency form of governance and from Communism to Capitalism political system. Eventually, the state name in Afghanistan has been changed at least …

By Irfanullah Mateen The term Loya Jirga has a long historical root in Afghan culture and traditions which literally means Grand Council. For centuries, it has been held to bring together the people of various ethnicities, religions and tribes to; appoint/oust kings; approve/amend a constitution; declare a war and many …

 By Wang Yu Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Afghanistan Not long ago, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi called a video conference of Foreign Ministers of China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nepal on COVID-19. He put forward four major proposals to enhance cooperation across countries in …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United States is looking to leave roughly 4,000 to 5,000 troops in Afghanistan by November.  The US President Donald Trump in an interview broadcast on Monday night said that by November Election Day troop levels in Afghanistan will be down to between 4,000 and 5,000. …

AT News KABUL: Local officials in northern Takhar said that three civilians, who stood against Taliban’s alleged sexual assault on a teenage girl, were killed by the Taliban in Khwajaghar district of the province. District Police Chief, Mohammad Ishaq said the incident happened after some residents of Dowbandi, Chichaka and …

AT News KABUL: The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had held a video meeting with Taliban negotiators lead by Mullah Baradar the group’s deputy leader and head of Qatar Political Office, in which they discussed the start of the Intra-Afghan negotiations. Taliban Qatar Office Spokesman, Suhail Shaheen said the …

“The leadership of the government has made a very shameful effort to promote populism and abnormality of political behavior in the form of disgrace, bigotry, and weakening of values and institutions.” AT News KABUL: Former spy-chief Rahmatullah Nabil has lambasted the Afghan government for playing a very superficial and marginal …

AT News KABUL: A military official in eastern Nangarhar province said that 338 prisoners managed to escape from the prisoner after the Daesh insurgents staged a complex attack on provincial jail. The official, who was talking on condition of anonymity, said that the attackers didn’t know Pashto and Dari languages …

Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: The Afghan President Ashraf Ghani had engaged in telephonic conversations with Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan – the country which is blamed for giving safe havens to the militants that killing and maiming the Afghans. The details of …

The lagging unresolved issues in the peace process have facilitated a conducive environment for terrorist groups – especially Daesh – to solidify their footprints and show that they are still capable of wreaking havoc even if there’s a reconciliation deal among the Afghan government and the Taliban. This means the …