It’s been more than a week that Iran is submerging nationwide protests sparked by a two-fold rise in fuel prices and the rationing of petrol. As per the Iranian authorities, the spike in fuel prices is ostensibly acting in the public interest and that the money raised would be distributed …

AT Monitoring Desk KABULL: US senators, Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would guarantee congressional oversight in the Afghan peace process. The legislation requires U.S. diplomatic peace efforts try to achieve a political solution to the conflict in Afghanistan, and any agreement …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 16 militants were killed and 14 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 (ANA) …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s presidential palace (Arg) and the White House released different statements on a phone talk between President Ghani and his American counterpart on Kabul’s help in the freedom of two university professors. President Ghani’s office cited President Trump as calling ceasefire as a precondition for the peace …

By Dr. Jawid Ahmad Baktash, One of the strongest instincts we have is the desire to learn new things about the world we live in. In fact, through our entire life we never stop learning new things. This has been crucial for our survival, but it also stimulates our curiosity. …

AT News Report KABUL: The Presidential Candidates Council (PCC) has announced that it would not accept the results of the election, saying that the electoral commissioners committed fraud should be prosecuted. Speaking to a news conference in Kabul, Ahmad Wali Masoud, a member of the council called the current process …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United States says it supports India’s continued involvement in Afghanistan, including its “substantial” investment and aid to the war-ravaged country. “The United States welcomes India’s substantial investment in and assistance to Afghanistan,” Nancy Izzo Jackson, a State Department official in charge of Afghanistan, told a …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) reported on Thursday that 10 Afghan soldiers were handed over to the organization by the Taliban. “The 10 Afghan National Security Forces members were released and handed over to the ICRC in Helmand Province, in the District of …

AT News KABUL: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay, said that Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) “are increasingly strong and capable. Speaking at an event titled “The Role of NATO in the Afghan Peace Process” hosted by the Afghanistan Institute of Strategic Studies (AISS) in Kabul, …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai said the assassination of prominent peace activist, journalist and political commentator Wahid Muzhda is an unfortunate and gravely ominous development. “The killing of Shaheed Muzhda is an attack on civil liberties and the freedom of speech, some of the most important achievements …