AT News KABUL: A Taliban official has disclosed group’s secret ties with Pakistani intelligence agency (ISI) in a letter to media. “I was invited to the Qatar’s peace meeting by the Emirate. Unfortunately, when I arrived in Qatar, the situation was worse than Quetta, Pakistan as the ISI has still …
Read More »The peace puzzle and the arrogance of power
By Aisha Khurram After 18 months of talks and nearly two decades of war an historic deal was signed between United States and Taliban on Feb-29th-2020 which provided a glimmer of hope that the long and brutal war in Afghanistan may finally be getting to an end and that there …
Read More »60 security personnel killed as countrywide violence intensifies
AT News KABUL: Taliban’s attacks have been continuing in at least 16 provinces since the Persian New Year began on March 20. Initial figures suggest that more than 60 security forces have been killed during the attacks, with the government condemning the attacks as violation of peace agreement by the …
Read More »Afghans, foreign diplomats doubt Taliban’s peace commitments
AT News KABUL: Doubts over Taliban’s honestly and commitments to peace raised among Afghans and in foreign diplomatic circles after tens of soldiers and police were killed Thursday in a group of armed men’s attack on their joint checkpoint in the southern province of Zabul. Taliban have not claimed responsibility …
Read More »Violence spikes amid push for peace
AT News KABUL: A fragile peace deal that signed between U.S. and Taliban on 29th February did not help to renounce violence as there is no change in the battlefields of the endless Afghan war as the Taliban still continuing their attacks on the Afghan security forces. Before to sign …
Read More »Spiraling outbreak in covid-19 tedious
Preserve social distancing—avoid handshakes, hugs, and other social gathering as pandemic coronavirus cases jumped to 34 with one fatality By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Afghan health authorities have suggested more protective measures to prevent the spread of pandemic covid-19 as the number of spiraling coronavirus have jumped to 34 with one …
Read More »Female mayor survived armed attack in Kabul
AT News KABUL: Zarifa Ghafari, a female mayor of Wardak province has survived an armed attack while she was on her way to work in PD 5th of capital city, Kabul on Sunday afternoon. Ghafari said she and her driver escaped the attack unarmed but the bullets had stroke into …
Read More »Afghan forces push back Taliban attack in Kunduz, killing 27 rebels
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have repelled Taliban attack in northern Kunduz province, and killed 27 Taliban fighters, said security officials on Sunday. The Taliban armed insurgents attacked parts of Khanabad and Dasht-e-Archi districts in Kunuz on Saturday night that pushed back in a defensive posture by Afghan …
Read More »Kapisa attack leaves four security forces dead
AT News KABUL: Local officials in northern Kapisa province said that Taliban have killed four members of the public uprising forces in Nijrab district. Police Spokesman Shayiq Shorish said the incident took place on Friday evening in Afghania village of the district. Meanwhile, some sources, who wished to go …
Read More »‘Commercial ports open with all neighboring countries’
AT News KABUL: As the price of foodstuffs have jumped to sudden spike amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, the ministry of transportation has said that all commercial ports with neighboring countries have remained open for transit trucks. Last week, to avoid the spread of covid-19, Pakistan has closed its two …
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