AT News KABUL: Iranian Ambassador to Kabul Bahador Aminian reassured that his country would not attack Afghanistan, but said senior officials in Tehran would decide if to attack the US military bases deployed in Afghanistan if Washington wants to attack Iranian targets. In an interview with the private broadcaster of …

AT News KABUL: The government has appointed a fact finding delegation to investigate the murder of Abdul Sattar (known as Commander Sattar), a powerful man and former jihadi commander. Sattar was murdered by an intelligence agency’s operative unit in the weekend in Kabul city’s Police district 11 along with his …

Civilian casualties dramatically rose in Afghanistan, and the past year (2019) was worst. Citing the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction said in a report that 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injuries were documented during this quarter. This marked a 42 percent increase in casualties when compared with …

AT News KABUL: National Assembly has begun investigating three major financial violations vis-à-vis a misuse of millions of dollars by the government from a special budgetary code, according to the House speaker. Among the violations is illegitimate transfer of millions to the budgetary code 91 and an unexplained spending of …

AT News KABUL: The State Ministry for Peace (SMP) has held a gathering in Kabul on Wednesday following its approval by the parliament to brief the media outlets about the ministry’s plan and policy regarding Afghan peace process. Deputy Minister, Ghulam Yahya Abassi said that efforts are underway to ensure …

AT News KABUL: The government has nodded in agreement with a reform policy that will allow for proper law enforcement in Afghanistan’s prisons, a statement said on Wednesday. The policy entails the evaluation of prisons-related laws and investigation of legislative documents to pave the ground for reforms in jails and …

AT News KABUL: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent accusation leveled against Iran has intensified doubts about the trustworthiness wielded by the United States in its peace quest in Afghanistan. Mike Pompeo on Tuesday accused Iran of working to thwart efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan, amid an escalating …

AT News KABUL: The lower house of the parliament or Wolesi Jirga during their Wednesday’s general session once again approved the contentious Afghanistan-Iraq Air Services Agreement turned down by the Presidential Palace last year. The agreement, which stipulates that both the countries should provide required facilities for mutual flights, had …

Iran fires missiles on US bases in Iraq Trump downplays Iran strife Kabul scrambles to maintain neutrality AT News KABUL: Iran has fired more than a dozen rockets at two Iraqi military bases hosting US troops in retaliation for the US strike that killed a top Iranian general last week. …

There are many ominous developments feared in the aftermath of Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s killing in Baghdad last week. The recent one is the launch of reportedly 20 ballistic missiles by Iran at two US military bases located in Iraq. Considering it as an act of revenge for Soleiman’s assassination, Iran …