AT News Report KABUL: In his tripe to Kabul, the US Central Commander, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie on Saturday reiterated his country’s support to help Afghanistan, and especially the country’s National Security Forces. McKenzie called on Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, where they discussed issues related to Afghanistan, and the Afghan …
Read More »Protesting women candidates warn of self-immolation
AT News Report KABUL: The frustrated, protesting parliamentary election’s women candidates on Saturday yet again took to the streets, employing a rare method of resistance and political protest by locking themselves inside cages atop two vehicles and traveled through Kabul roads a few kilometers. The 12 women from various provinces …
Read More »Why Doha all-intra Afghan talks failed to reduce violence?
Over 120 people killed and wounded within two days AT News Report KABUL: There is dedication for peace; have opted for political settlement, and they have changed with consensuses of reduction of violence and in regards to women rights. This is what Kabul delegates revealed after meeting Taliban Qatar-based negotiation …
Read More »Stoltenberg says NATO support Khalilzad’s peace quest
AT News Report KABUL: The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the United States and its allies do not seek a face-saving withdrawal deal by entering into negotiations with the Taliban. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum, Secretary General Stoltenberg, said NATO was fairly involved in peace efforts now. …
Read More »Karzai condemns Kabul, Kandahar terrorist attacks
AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Kabul and Kandahar province as the work of enemies of Afghanistan and Afghans. Six civilians were killed and some 20 injured after a magnetic bomb stuck to a vehicle went off Friday morning at the southern entrance …
Read More »SCA reopens clinics in Wardak with Taliban’s consent
AT News Report KABUL: The Swedish aid group has reopened dozens of its health centers operating in central Wardak province which were shut down after Taliban threats, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) spokesperson said on Friday. The Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA), which has been operating in the country …
Read More »Kandahar attack hatched in Pakistan, asserts NDS
AT News Report KABUL: The Taliban complex coordinated attack on southern Kandahar’s provincial police headquarters that took the lives of 12 people was conspired in Pakistan, spy network said Friday. Nine of those killed in the attack were civilians, according to local officials, who said more than 100 others, again …
Read More »Govt. accused of violence against reporters
AT News Report KABUL: The Committee for Journalists’ Safety accuses the government of “most of violence” against reporters. The committee released a report on Friday, which reads of 45 cases of in the first six months of this year, with the government being involved in most of them. The report …
Read More »Germany seeks India’s role in Afghan peace process
AT News Report KABUL: The German Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Markus Potzel, has said his country wants India to play a crucial role in the ongoing Afghan peace process. Potzel is in official visit to India, where he told journalists that “we would like to see India play …
Read More »ESG insists on polls’ transparency
AT News Report KABUL: In the context of the preparation for the 28 September ballot, Ambassadors of EU, Germany, Japan, UK, US and UNAMA, on behalf of the Election Support Group (ESG), met with President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah to discuss the role of the two leaders in …
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