AT News KABUL: Washington is intervening between the feuding Afghan leaders to broker a political settlement and end a bickering that is risking falling into nascent peace talks. A close aide to Dr. Abdullah is saying that the United States has been trying to mediate between Ghani and Abdullah. This …

The spike and outbreak of COVID-19, as 22 positive cases of this new strain of coronavirus have been registered so far across Afghanistan, has resulted in spurring Afghan people to engage in panic buying. Local profiteers availing of the opportunity have increased the prices of edible items and medicines. In …

Authorities have tightened the crackdown on coronavirus, barred private-owned hospitals from virus testing, shut down restaurants, swimming pools and wedding halls By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health said Wednesday that the private hospitals were not allowed to diagnose the pandemic coronavirus, following announcement of some Kabul-based …

AT News KABUL: The Presidential Palace has praised the European Union’s offer to the Taliban to observe ceasefire for humanitarian aid amid a pandemic coronavirus outbreak. The European Union’s envoy for Afghanistan, Rolan Kobia in a tweet has called on the Taliban to accept a full ceasefire and stop taxing …

AT News KABUL: The United States Embassy in Kabul has reportedly asked the US nationals living in Afghanistan to leave the country if they care about their health and security. The Sputnik reported Wednesday that the US embassy had said in a statement that it had suspended consular services in …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US airstrikes in Afghanistan continued at a steady rate in February, despite reaching a peace deal with the Taliban, as counter-terror operations targeted Daesh and al-Qaeda. According to Air Forces Central Command statistics released March 12, in February, US manned and unmanned aircraft dropped 360 weapons—the lowest monthly total …

Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: Following the Taliban’s statement over its strong standpoint against the malicious terrorist group, IS-K or so called Daesh, the US special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad – who had signed a peace deal with the Taliban’s deputy leader around two weeks ago in the Gulf …

AT News KABUL: Hundreds of people staged demonstration Tuesday in Kabul to protest the sudden increase of the prices of foodstuff and other essentials amid panic caused by reports over spread of Corona Virus that has already taken thousands of victims in Afghanistan’s neighboring states of China and Iran. The …

AT News KABUL: The biometrics process in the Pol-e-Charkhi[Ma1]  central prison has been postponed, sources in the government said, a move that could make another bump on the road to peace process and intra-Afghan talks. The sources said Tuesday that 780 Taliban fighters are held in Pol-e-Charkhi prison, their lists …

AT News KABUL: As political crisis in Afghanistan remains uncertain, an aide to Dr. Abdullah who has set up his parallel government against his rival’s administration says that Ashraf Ghani is the former president and that his orders are devoid of legitimacy. Omid Meisam hinted at election irregularities and controversies …