AT News KABUL: In the midst of political strife among the Afghan leaders on power sharing and the fragile peace talks, the Taliban – with whom the Afghan government is supposed to sit and talk over future landscape of the country – has said on Monday that the intra-Afghan talks …
Read More »Major failure for U.S. and Allies: Ex-spy chief
AT News KABUL: Following the country’s current political dispute over power, with President Ashraf Ghani and former Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah’ oath-taking ceremony and announcement of two governments at the same time, former National Directorate of Security (NDS) Rahmatullah Nabil said that “today is the major day” of US and …
Read More »Dozens killed since cessation of partial truce
AT News Kabul: After a weeklong reduction in violence that led to a peace deal between US and Taliban, the Taliban said0 they would be continuing fighting the Afghan security forces until the government meet their demand to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners in return for 1,000 held in their custody. …
Read More »Editorial: Where are we heading as a nation?
In the past four decades of war and conflict, the Afghan masses went through many ups and downs, but were never divided. Despite Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, the Afghan people providentially preserved their unity all time even in the worst situation. There have been several wars, but …
Read More »Allies in Dismay as Afghan Leaders Gear Up for ‘Parallel Inaugurations’
Political rivals, Ghani and Abdullah, are planning their parallel swearing-in ceremony as president as allies are fuming over a deep divide that has just got worse AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s major allies including the United States have reacted sharply to a decision by political rivals Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah …
Read More »Taliban in Qatar say peace negotiations with Kabul will be easier than talks with the U.S.
AT News KABUL: Some Taliban negotiators have said peace negotiations with the Afghan government will be “easier” than their marathon talks with the United States – which took roughly 1.5 years and culminated into a peace agreement on February end. March 10 will be the day the Afghan government and …
Read More »Taliban take reporter hostage in Zabul
AT News KABUL: Officials in the southern province of Zabul said that Taliban militants had kidnapped a local journalist. Rahmatollah Yarmal, provincial governor said Sunday that Issa Mohammad Qalamyar, journalist was taken hostage by the insurgents on Saturday when he was heading from Shah Joy district to Qalat city, provincial …
Read More »Karzai’s message on Women’s Day
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai in a message on the occasion of March 8th, International Women’s Day, wished all the best to “heroic Afghan women”. He emphasized on the rights of women. “Women make up half of the society. We can help the country’s progress only when we …
Read More »Activists urge officials to support vulnerable women
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Scores of women activists and youth on Sunday came out on the streets in Kabul, the capital city, to celebrate the “International Women‘s Day” in a different way and help the needy women. These activists harped sources to celebrate “International Women‘s Day” in luxury hotels and …
Read More »6 Taliban rebels killed by own bomb in Kandahar
AT News KABUL: Six Taliban militants have been killed after their own mine prematurely went off in southern Kandahar province. These Taliban rebels were killed in two separate incidents. Four Taliban mine planters were killed by own bomb blast while they were planting a roadside bomb in Karz region, Dand …
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