AT News KAUL: At least 29 suspected criminals were arrested in different crackdowns carried out by the police in western Herat province. Police conducted operations against criminals in different districts and the city of Herat, in which 29 people were arrested on the charge of different crimes, Press Disk of …

AT News KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hezb-e-Islami political party has called on the Afghan government authorities to stop chanting of war as it would damage the ongoing peace process. According to him, some figures inside the government “are against the peace process”. Declaring his party’s stand regarding …

Rockets shelling and a car bombing kill 25 civilians in southern Helmand province By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: At least 25 civilians were killed and 15 others received injuries in several blasts that ripped a busy local cattle market apart in southern Helmand province, an uptick in violence in the …

AT News KABUL: The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad has departed on June 28 for travel to Doha, Islamabad, and Tashkent to talk issues related to the Afghan peace process and challenges at the forefront. At all three locations, Ambassador Khalilzad will urge support for all …

AT News KABUL: At least six civilians were killed after a roadside bomb went off in Helmand province in the south, provincial officials confirmed. The incident took place Sunday in the Washir district, according to security officials in the province, who said another two civilians were injured. Mohammad Zaman Hamdard, …

AT News KABUL: The European Union (EU) has called on the government of Afghanistan to take more steps in protecting children, saying that a report recently released by the US state department had highlighted important points about legally protection of Afghan children, which was also in the EU’s priorities. The …

AT News KABUL: There is big disarray over the type of government in Afghanistan once the Afghan government peace forces and the Taliban negotiation members sit in one table during intra-Afghan talks. Taliban regime was (Islamic Emirate) that a majority of the Afghans see it as staking point in the …

AT News KABUL: Following the reports of the US Department of State regarding the underage recruit in the Afghan National Police ranking, the Afghanistan ministry of interior has shown an undeniable reaction, saying that it made all-necessary steps to avoid the underage recruits among the Afghan police personnel. The ministry …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban rebels have attacked the Afghan security force checkpoints in the northern Kunduz province, in which at least six soldiers were killed and two others wounded, local officials said on Sunday. Mohammad Yousuf Ayoubi, head of the Kunduz Provincial Council said that the attack took place …

The peace process has made the Afghan masses feel ambivalent feelings. Despite making somewhat progress, the process always faces setbacks that lead to painting an overall bleak picture. At a time when the intra-Afghan talks are very likely to be held next month, the New York Times quoted American intelligence …