AT News Report KABUL: The State Ministry for Peace (SMP) on Wednesday announced the formation of a 15-member negotiation team for the peace parleys with the Taliban. A statement from the SMP said that as a result of continuous and comprehensive consultations with internal stakeholders and serious efforts made by …

By Farhad Naibkhel Kabul: At least 34 passengers, mostly women and children, were killed and another 16 wounded after a roadside bomb ripped through their bus on Wednesday morning in the western Farah province.  The provincial police spokesman, Muhibullah Muhib, said that a 303 Mercedes bus hit a landmine placed …

Media reports reveals that the Doha based Taliban leaders have added five more members in the team who are going to negotiate the peace deal with the United States through its special envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad. Earlier, Taliban team is comprising 14 leading negotiators. Though venue and schedule of the …

AT News Report KABUL: A number of Meshrano Jirga (or upper house of the parliament) members said there was a lack of coordination regarding peace, alleging that the Afghan government was kept totally in dark about the peace process. The senators during their Tuesday’s general session said the government was …

AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Human Rights Commission says underage marriages are a matter of concern in the northern Faryab province. It said Tuesday that an event of the marriage was prevented on Monday and police detained a 35 years old man who wanted to marry an eight year …

AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Electoral Complaint Commission says some law violations were seen on the third day of presidential electoral campaign. Qotbuddin Roydar, deputy head of the commission, said Tuesday that attendance of some senior government officials in the campaigns and the use of government sources were violation …

AT News Report KABUL: While the US officials have said about a beginning of their military pullout of Afghanistan at the start of 2020, Afghan government says that any troop withdrawal would depend on the situation. “In a phone conversation took place on July 24, the US secretary of state, …

AT News Report KABUL: Two U.S. soldiers were shot dead by an Afghan soldier in southern Kandahar province, official said. The Afghan shooter wounded during gunfire which is now under Afghan custody. The U.S. soldiers were killed after a member of the Afghan National Army solider opened fire on them …

AT News Report KABUL: The second meeting of the Afghanistan-China Bilateral Security Commission held in Kabul on Tuesday, where Afghan-Sino officials discussed joint efforts to combat terrorism, National Security Council said in a statement sent to Afghanistan Times. The meeting was jointly chaired by the Deputy National Security Adviser Atiqullah …

AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Education (MoI) on Tuesday pledged to reconstruct damaged buildings of at least 20 schools in southeastern Logar province to enable over 30,000 students find access to educaiton. The school buildings would be renewed in Pul-i-Alam, the capital city, and Muhamad-Agha, Baraki-Barak, Khoshi, Charkh …