AT News KABUL: At least nine Daesh terrorists or so-called Islamic State loyalists have surrendered in eastern Kunar province, said a statement from the Afghan National Army (ANA). The Daesh affiliates shun violence in Manogi district while handing over nine rifles to the government, said a statement from the ANA …

AT News KABUL: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said that Afghanistan has remained one of the poorest countries in the world, where 55 percent of people live on less than one US dollar per day. SIGAR in a report under the title of ‘Lessons Learned Reintegration’ said …

AT News KABUL: Chinese envoy in Kabul, Wang Yu said that his country has no self interest in Afghanistan, rather willing to provide a platform for dialogue and communication on the basis of respecting the wishes of all parties. “We are happy to promote the country’s reconciliation process with Norway …

AT News Kabul: At least six election commissioners have been introduced to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) for declaring hundreds of valid votes ‘void’ in central Daikundi province.  The provincial office of the Independent Election Complaints Commission (IECC) has stated that 358 votes of eight polling stations in Daikundi are …

An aggravating Iran-U.S. tug-of-war has fueled concerns in Kremlin that Iran may decouple from the United States in the region and pull out of its commitment for peace in Afghanistan. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that Iran could possible refrain from cooperating with the US …

Following reports about patronage appointments in the Ministry of Interior, the incumbent president Ashraf Ghani has called for an end to favoritism in appointments in military ranks. This is against the backdrop of allegations against Ghani himself for ethnic favoritism in high-rank appointments in the Foreign Ministry. Talking at the …

AT News KABUL: Afghan lawmakers on their Monday session have suspended the annual budget of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC). The decision taken after MoIC Acting Minister, Ajmal Ahmadi did not appear before the parliament—a move according to the MPs, has disgraced the house of the people and …

AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan has previously said that IS-K or Daesh militants have been defeated in the eastern Nangarhar province, but Javid Faisal, Spokesman for the National Security Council (NSA) said that Afghanistan is not able to defeat the extremist group alone. He draws the need of …

AT News KABUL: Talking in the graduation ceremony of the Commando Forces in Kabul on Monday, the acting minister of defense, Asadullah Khalid called on the security forces to respect the values of human rights and avoid civilians’ casualties during the operations. Citing election process as an example, Khalid said …

AT News KABUL: Political analysts say that Taliban militants would probably avoid talking with the government once they make a deal with the United States. Taliban have so far sat with the US envoy for Afghanistan peace Zalmay Khalilzad for 10 times in Qatar to negotiate about end of American’s …