AT News KABUL: The process of prisoner release between the Afghan government and the Taliban has been accelerated as 710 Taliban prisoners were released on Saturday and 290 others on Sunday as part of peace efforts. The National Security Council said that based on President Ashraf Ghani’s decree, the Afghan …

AT News KABUL: The government says that Taliban had no excuse now to continue war and the militants need to bow to the wills of people of Afghanistan. “Taliban’s prisoners are being released, so the war should not continue anymore,” said Dawa Khan Minapal, President Ghani’s Spokesman on Saturday. “The …

AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah says he was ready to sit and directly talk with the Taliban representatives to end the war in the country. Abdullah who was appointed by President Ashraf Ghani as head of the reconciliation council, said Saturday that he would not spare any efforts that lead …

AT News KABUL: The deadly Corona virus is unprecedentedly breaking out in Afghanistan, with the latest reports suggesting that 866 positive tests in the past 24 hours. Now, according to official reports, the total number of the Corona virus patients is 14,525. The Ministry of Public Health says that the …

AT News KABUL: The European Union has said the reinstatement of Taliban’s Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan is “not acceptable under any circumstances”, reiterating its support for peace and stability of the war-ravaged country. In a joint declaration, foreign ministers of 27 countries of the European Union have warned to cut …

By Mohammed Gul SAHIBBZADA President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani’s order to the armed forces to break with status of ‘active defense’ and enter into ‘active military operation’ against the Taliban and other military groups  in the wake of military attacks by the Taliban and other armed groups on Afghan Defense & …

By Farhad Naibkhel The outbreak of Covid-19 has devastated Afghanistan’s economy, unleashing a plethora of commercial and financial restraints which are proving to be fatal both economically and socially. Trade and business has been brought to a standstill almost entirely, with hundreds of thousands losing their jobs or paltry livelihoods …

Afghanistan media has been the usual target of terrorist attacks for years, the deadliest of which was a 2018 bomb attack that killed 10 journalists AT News KABUL: A roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying staff of Khurshid local television Saturday afternoon, killing 2 people including a journalist, in what …

AT News KABUL: The EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) adopted conclusions reaffirming the EU’s political commitment to support the people of Afghanistan on their path towards peace, security, stability, democracy, prosperity and self-reliance. The conclusions also reiterate the EU’s support for a negotiated political settlement leading to lasting peace and …

Skirmishes between Taliban fighters and Afghan security forces have recommenced after the three-day Eid-ul-Fitr ceasefire seemingly expired, although not officially. But government officials believe the incidents are minor and the truce could still hold despite fourteen security personnel were killed in a Taliban attack on border police in Paktia – …