AT News Report KABUL: China believes that the Afghan issue should be resolved through political means and firmly supports the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process, Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said on Monday. When asked to comments on reports that a US-Taliban agreement was imminent, spokesperson Geng Shuang during …
Read More »Karzai condemns attacks on civilians in several provinces
AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai, strongly condemned blasts, airstrikes and rocket attacks in the provinces of Badakhshan, Faryab, Farah and Laghman that killed and injured civilians including women and children. Karzai called killing of people under any name, as an anti-human crime and oppressive act. He called …
Read More »Taliban worried of rift among fighters: Analyst
AT News Report KABUL: A military and security analyst believes that Taliban militants have launched intensive attacks on some provincial capitals because they are afraid the peace deal with the United States causes their fighters to split. Ali Ahmad Jalali, lecturer at the American University of National Defense and former …
Read More »Taliban weaponry supplier killed in Kunduz
AT News Report KABUL: The in charge of weapon and ammunition supply to Taliban was killed in an airstrike on Sunday in Kunduz province, officials in the province said. According to security officials, Sayed Mohmmad aka Elyas who was supplying arms to the terrorist group in the northeastern areas, was …
Read More »US to leave five bases in 135 days after signing deal with Taliban
AT News Report KABUL: The United States on Monday announced it will withdraw 5,000 troops and will leave bases in Afghanistan in first 135 days after signing a peace deal with the Taliban. US Envoy for Afghan Reconciliation in an interview confirmed 5,000 out of the 14,000 US troops will …
Read More »Kunduz suicide bombing leaves six police dead
AT News Report KABUL: A Suicide bomber has targeted a group of the Afghan security forces in embattled northern Kunduz province, in which six security forces were killed and another 19 were injured just a day after the city was cleared of the Taliban fighters by Afghan forces. “Today (Monday) …
Read More »Afghanistan to share its observations on US-Taliban peace deal soon
AT News Report KABUL: The United States Monday shared details of its draft agreement with the Taliban on peace with Afghan government leaders for consultations and feedback, Presidential Palace said. The details were shared with top government official by the US Envoy for Afghan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad during a meeting …
Read More »Editorial: Ceasefire—need of the hour
The U.S. envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has arrived in Kabul after he wrapped up the ninth round of peace talks with the Taliban. Upon his arrival, he showed President Ashraf Ghani the draft of an agreement between the US and the Taliban which is expected to clear the …
Read More »118 militants killed in fresh military ops
AT News Report KABUL: At least 118 militants have been killed and 27 others received injures in multiple extensive military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with …
Read More »14 Taliban rebels killed in Faryab
AT News Report KABUL: At least 14 Taliban insurgents have been killed and five others wounded in an airstrike conducted by Afghan Air Forces (AAF) in northern Faryab province, official said Monday. The airstrike targeted a Taliban stronghold in Grezwan district of the province, in which 14 Taliban rebels were …
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