AT News Report KABUL: The Presidential Palace has called direct talks with the Taliban, ceasefire and renouncement of militants from the ongoing war in the country as the only shortest way to reach peace and stability in Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq Sediqi said Sunday the Afghan government has …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: One S-300 anti-aircraft missile system has been deployed to Tajikistan for the first time, reports RBC news agency, citing its source close to the Russian Defense Ministry. A second source close to the Ministry confirmed the deployment of the missile system to the border with Afghanistan. …

AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday said that the Afghan security forces have launched clearing operation in Chak district of the central Maidan Wardak province. According to the ministry’s statement, the so called “Shahin 17” raids have been launched since last week and several villages …

AT News Report KABUL: A number of senators call on the countries involved in Afghanistan issues to observe a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire on the agenda of the peace negotiations. The senators said in their Sunday session that the independent election commission should announce the preliminary results of presidential election …

AT News Report KABUL: Some political analysts and members of parliament accuse the government of treating politically with a militia commander Abdul Ghani Alipoor’s case. Alipoor was charged for illegal activities and was arrested last year by security forces in Kabul. But he was released soon and some analysts believe …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai in meeting with the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad and Lisa Curtis, Deputy Assistant to the US President and Senior Director for South and Central Asia at the National Security Council, expressed concerns over the postponement of the intra-Afghan …

AT News Report KABUL: A US convoy struck with an IED in southern Kandahar province on Saturday night, in which one solider suffered a minor injury, US Forces in Afghanistan said Sunday.  The blast targeted patrolling US troops in Dand district, provincial governor’s office said in a statement. He said …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The talks between US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and diplomats from Russia, China and Pakistan held in Moscow on Friday were “positive and constructive,” the US Embassy in Russia said on its website on Sunday. “U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador …

AT News Report KABUL: Some influential political elites have accused President Ashraf Ghani of making obstacle against the Afghan peace process. “Ghani wants to forcedly engage in peace talks, he should not oppose the resumption of these negotiations,” said Saleh Mohammad Regestani a member of a political party “Hezb-e-Jamiat”. But …

AT News Report KABUL: Afghan security forces have pushed back the Taliban attack in Pashtoon Kot district of northern Faryab province, killing dozens of its fighters.   Taliban fighters carried a massive attack on Afghan National Army (ANA) forces checkpoints in Khwaja Namosi area of Pashtoon Kot district at around …