Southern grievances are at a tipping point, and if Kabul or Washington won’t address them, the Taliban—or other armed groups—certainly will. By Masood Ahmad Azizi The latest round of U.S.-Taliban talks appears to be heading to a framework for peace. In exchange for a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. forces, …

AT News KABUL: The Attorney General Office has been investigating the alleged pedophile ring in southeastern Logar province following the allegation of sexual abuse against the schoolchildren by the educational officials in the province. Earlier, a Britain Newspaper, Guardian has reported that over 500 school students have been sexually abused …

AT News KABUL: A number of public representatives at Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday dubbed the military operation on the residence of illegal armed group commander Nizamuddin Qaisari in northern Balkh province as unlawful. The Wolesi Jirga members said the government shouldn’t treat criminals with double standards and the law should …

AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) on Wednesday said that the inordinate delays in announcing the preliminary results of presidential polls had left a negative impact on the business and commerce of the country. The ACCI officials criticized the government’s negligence with regard to the …

AT News KABUL: National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib has said that after inflicting heavy casualties on ISI-K and Turkestan Islamic Party’s affiliated members by the Afghan security forces in north and eastern part of Afghanistan, the group’s fighters have been fled to Pakistan. Talking in the second round of regional …

Although a brake is put on the US-Taliban peace negotiations, which had been restarted last week, Afghans are currently optimistic more than ever for a peaceful solution to Afghanistan’s decades-long conflict and mire. The US is seemingly apt to finally make peace with the Taliban, something that would possibly entail …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A ceremony was held in Torghundi city of the Afghanistan’s Herat province to mark the transfer of high capacity electrical equipment from Turkmenistan for the needs of the Afghan economy, Trend reports referring to Turkmen Altyn Asyr TV. In particular, a transformer with a capacity of …

Around 4,000 Daesh fighters still in Afghanistan AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh fighters are arriving from Syria and Iraq primarily through Pakistan, a top Russian security official said Wednesday. Speaking at Regional Security Dialogue in Tehran, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said that …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned night raids and airstrikes in the eastern province of Nangarhar that killed and injured civilians in the Khogyani district. Karzai denounced cruelty and military operations against civilians, calling for an immediate stop in military operations on villages and residential areas. The …

AT News KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Management and Resources, Naheed Esar on Wednesday has met with the Chinese Ambassador to Kabul Mr. Wang Yu, where they focused a range of issues of mutual interest and bilateral arrangements. At the outset, the two sides recalled the traditional ties between the …