With both the Taliban team and the US point man Zalmay Khalilzad being in Islamabad, there have been meetings held among the stakeholders – with efforts apparently being afoot to restart the peace process. The Taliban have so far been dismissive of the Afghan government and with regards to peace, …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 28 militants were killed and seven 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 Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai, warmly welcomed the latest efforts and expressed hope that all parties resume and continue peace negotiations honestly and transparently to gain a real peace. The former president also called on the government of Pakistan to remain a helpful and collaborator in these …

AT News Report KABUL: Taliban militants took at least 35 young men all civilians hostage in Ghazni province, local officials and residents said. The incident happened Thursday night in the Deh Hajji village of the Khwaja Omari district and the insurgents took these people after attacking the village. Residents said …

AT News Report KABUL: At least three civilians have been killed after a rocket hit their house in central province of Maidan Wardak, ministry of interior said. Nasrat Rahimi confirmed the incident, saying one civilian was also received injuries in the incident. It happened in the Narkh district of Wardak, …

AT News Report KABUL: Taliban shadow district chief for the Awba district of western Herat province along with his eight fighters were killed in a clash, official said Friday.  Police Chief Aminullah Amarkhel told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban launched a group attack on Awba district centre on Thursday night …

AT News Report KABUL: Ghazni residents on Friday expressed anger over security deterioration in their province, asking for a concrete effort to improve security situation. According to them, the province would be fail again if steps have not taken to improve security. Shah Mohammad, the resident of Ghazni province, said …

The US-Taliban talks officially came to a halt in early September when the US President Donald Trump stunned the world when he suddenly declared the Afghan negotiations with the Taliban “dead”.  Since the peace talks arrived at a stop, the preparations for the presidential election had been at full throttle …

Worsening security in Afghanistan in past four years has led to more than 14,000 violations against children, UN says. AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Worsening security across Afghanistan has led to 14,000 violations against children in the past four years, including nearly 3,500 killed and 9,000 injured, a UN report said. …

AT News Report KABUL: The army freed 13 civilians held in a Taliban jail during an operation in the southern province of Helmand, the ministry of defense said. The ministry said Friday in a statement that the operation was launched Thursday night in the Din Mohammad village of the Nahr-e-Seraj …