The Afghan saffron is best in the world. It has already found its way to international markets. The saffron cultivated and produced in Afghanistan has been recognized as the best in the world in terms of its quality for the eighth consecutive year. This is great news. The quality and …
Read More »Parliament criticizes ‘arbitrary operations’ launched by government forces
AT News KABUL: The parliamentarians criticize what they call “arbitrary operations” launched by government forces in different provinces, saying the operations were going on despite a presidential order for stop. They said in the Saturday session of parliament that the operations only kill and injure civilians. The Special Forces unit …
Read More »Celebration of antique night (Yalda) in Herat
AT News KABUL: Although the longest decades of war in Afghanistan has made the Afghans to overlook the practical holidays and ceremonies, a number of families in western Herat province have came together to celebrate the “Yalda Night”- the longest night of the year and an ancient holiday in Afghanistan. …
Read More »US fresh offers postpones Taliban deal
AT News KABUL: The United States’ new offers to Taliban during the negotiations has caused the peace deal postponed, sources familiar with the talks say, as the deal was expected to be finalized earlier. Meanwhile, political parties have welcomed latest progresses in the US-Taliban talks, saying that an intra-Afghan dialogue …
Read More »US won’t leave Afghanistan alone until terrorist groups are crushed
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US Defense Minister Mark Esper assured his country’s presence in Afghanistan to make sure the country won’t return into terrorism nest. “US will not leave Afghanistan alone until the complete defeat of terrorist groups, and we will continue till we reach this goal.” This comes …
Read More »US Congress approves peace talk funds
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US Congress is allowing the Pentagon to spend up to $15 million this year for logistical support for peace talks in Afghanistan, Rollcall.com reported. But the Pentagon said it is “likely” that some of the funds will at least indirectly help the Taliban. This is …
Read More »Use of foreign currency, especially Pakistani rupees banned in Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: The use of foreign currency, especially the Pakistani rupees, has been utterly banned in eastern Nangarhar province. The development made after a week of campaign against using of foreign currency, particularly the Pakistani rupees. From today (Sunday) all the transaction would take place in the Afghani currency …
Read More »57 militants killed in fresh ops
AT News KABUL: At least 57 Taliban militants have been killed and 18 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …
Read More »Beginning of Regionalism in South Asia
Byt Rajkumar Singh The initiative for establishing a regional cooperation association was taken in 1977 by Zia-ur-Rehman, the then president of Bangladesh.” It was with the yearning to bring some measure of stability and peace, and to improve the subhuman conditions of eternal poverty and misery” of new born Bangladesh …
Read More »Agree to truce before peace deal: US asks Taliban
AT News KABUL: Sources privy to the Taliban group have said that the American officials have pressured the Taliban to agree to a ceasefire, as well as intra-Afghan talks, prior the peace deal. However, the Taliban’s spokesman Suhail Shaheen has once again emphasized that the insurgent group wouldn’t participate in …
Read More »