AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have retaken control of Wardooj district – which had been in the Taliban’s hands over the past four years – in northeastern Badakhshan province, officials from relevant ministries said on Friday. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) and Ministry of Defense (MOD) jointly …
Read More »22 Taliban rebels killed in Maidan Wardak
AT News Report KABUL: Key Taliban member among 22 other rebels have been killed in an ongoing military operation of the Afghan security forces in Narkh District of Maidan Wardak province, official said Taliban’s Red Unit commander for central Maidan Wardak was among 22 militants killed ,the Ministry of Interior …
Read More »China-Afghanistan-Pakistan hold 3rd round of FM’s dialogue today
AT Monitoring Desk KABULL: The 3rd round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral foreign ministers’ dialogue will be held today (Saturday) in Pakistan’s capital city, Islamabad. Afghan Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Rabbani, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi, will lead their respective delegations. The agenda of the dialogue focuses on political relations …
Read More »US lawmakers ask Khalilzad to testify on US-Taliban deal
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A United States Congressional committee has asked US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad to appear as a witness on the US-Taliban deal which is “agreed in principle”. In a letter to Mr. Khalilzad, which was later released to the press, Congressman Eliot Engel, who …
Read More »Notorious Taliban affiliate killed in Badakhshan
AT News Report KABUL: A most dangerous shadow governor of the Taliban group for Badakhshan province was killed in an operation carried out by the Afghan security forces to improve security in the province. Spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, Nasrat Rahimi said Qari Fasiuddin, a shadow governor of Taliban …
Read More »10 killed, 42 injured in Taliban bus bombing in Kabul
AT-KABUL- A Taliban suicide bomber Thursday morning detonated his explosive laden mini-van in a civilian populated area of the Kabul city in which 10 civilians were killed and 42 more people were injured, officials said. The attack took place Thursday morning at 10:00am in Shash Darak neighborhood of Kabul city …
Read More »Editorial: On the way to economic prosperity
As per the experts’ opinion, the only way to get Afghanistan out of current miseries, economic isolation and its dependence on foreign aid is opening up new trade routes and corridors. Their viewpoints carry some weight because according to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoCI) figures, at least 7,400 …
Read More »Taliban can’t win militarily: Stoltenberg
AT News Report KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said that they welcome the talks which are going on and they welcome the efforts by the United States to reach an agreement with the Taliban. “I think I will be very careful about speculating when such an agreement will be …
Read More »Taliban can’t win militarily: Stoltenberg
AT News Report KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said that they welcome the talks which are going on and they welcome the efforts by the United States to reach an agreement with the Taliban. “I think I will be very careful about speculating when such an agreement will be …
Read More »ُEditorial: Nobody goes unpunished!
As preparations for the upcoming presidential election are in full swing, an estimated 9.6 million people – including 3.3 million women – who have registered as voters would go to polls to elect a leader of their choice. The democratic exercise on September 28 would be the fourth time whereby …
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