AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The UN Security Council has encouraged the Afghan government and the Taliban to work toward an early start of peace negotiations. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council welcomed steps taken so far by the two sides to move toward the start of …

Afghanistan reported a drop in new coronavirus cases for the six consecutive days on Wednesday as Kabul sought to stamp out the risk of further infections by taking further steps to contain the virus and its wild spread. The Public Health Ministry said 319 new coronavirus cases were recorded with …

AT News KABUL: With 319 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 31,836 coronavirus cases across the country. Covid-19 positive cases slightly decreased, but still 28 patients have lost their lives to the virus. 1,520 patients were also recovered during this period. The Ministry of …

China said that it will take necessary countermeasures to firmly safeguard its national interests in response to the United States’ decision to end special treatment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a regular press briefing, adding that the …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 30 Taliban insurgents in retaliation to their attacks on their checkpoints in three provinces, security officials said on Wednesday. In addition to that, 12 others Taliban rebels were also wounded in these attacks. Taliban fighters coordinately assaulted security forces …

AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said it is too early to talk about US and Coalition troops pull out from Afghanistan, but he said the decision would utterly reliant on the ground situation in Afghanistan. To avoid Afghanistan from becoming once again a safe haven for the …

AT News KABUL: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said that a stable Afghanistan is crucial for regional peace, security and stability of the Central Asia. He said this in a meeting with officials of Central Asian countries in Tashkent—Khalilzad has been embarked on his peace trip …

By Zia Nezam According to international law, land-locked countries, such as Afghanistan, have the “right of access”  to sea portsand “freedom of transit through the territory of transit states.” United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (hereafter the “Convention”), Article 125. This Convention, which is also known as …

Book Review by Dr. Matin Royeen Leadership is an art and a science.  A successful leader uses knowledge, experience and mentoring in creative ways to fashion a vision for himself/herself and the followers.  The truth is that a good number of people in leadership positions lack the necessary skills to …

Bashar Noorzai sentenced to life in prison in the United States for supporting Taliban, having ties with Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al-Qaeda network and smuggling drugs to the US at the of cost 50 million dollars. AT News KABUL: Taliban’s head of political office Mullah Abdul Ghani …