AT News Report KABUL: Officials and tribal elders in the southern province of Kandahar warn of the fall of Panjwayee district to Taliban, saying the militant were trying to capture the district. Panjwayee district lies close to the Durand Line and Taliban fighters can easily come there from the other …
Read More »US withdrawal based on international guarantee
AT News Report KABUL: Head of Taliban negotiating team in Qatar talks, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanakzai says if the guarantor states agree to play their roles, the US would pull its troops out of Afghanistan. Stanakzai told a Japanese news outlet on Friday that Japan and some other Asian countries …
Read More »ACB names “Rashad Khan” new Cricket Captain
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan Cricket Star Rashid Khan Arman has been appointed as Afghanistan National Cricket Team Captain in all three formats, and has replaced Gulbadin Naib, who had been under pressure by critics after no win in all nine matches of the Cricket World Cup in England. The …
Read More »Updated: Nine people “martyred” in suicide attack on a wedding party in Nangarhar
AT-KABUL: At least nine people were martyred and another 20 were injured today morning after a wedding party in house of tribal elder was targeted by a teenager suicide bomber in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said. The attacker is identified to be a teenager, who detonated his explosives, attached …
Read More »Editorial: Afghan-own, Afghan led solution
Expressing satisfaction over the US brokered peace process in Afghanistan, a number of Afghan politicians believe progress is there between the United States and the Taliban, and hopefully it is one that will ensure lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan. they time and gain made it clear that the peace …
Read More »Afghans should be proud of ANDSF: Gen Miller
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan and Coalition leadership attended a security shura today (Thursday) with security pillars in Faryab province, where General Scott Miller, Resolute Support Commander said that Afghans should proud of Afghan security forces. Brigadier General Khoshal Sadat, Ministry of Interior Senior Deputy Minister Security, Dr. Yasin Zia, …
Read More »Taliban speak of peace contrary to their actions: Zabul governor
AT News Report KABUL: In the wake of ongoing peace talks, where Afghan delegates and Taliban Qatar based members agreed over reeducation of violence, once again Taliban fighters stormed a bazaar in southern Zabul province, forcing the shopkeepers to close their shops with intention of reducing them into flames. Taliban …
Read More »NATO not leaving Afghanistan until the job is done: Kay
Afghan and Coalition leadership attended a security shura today with security pillars in Ghazni province. Asadullah Khalid, Acting Minister of Defense, Sir Nicholas Kay, NATO Senior Civilian Representative, General Scott Miller, Resolute Support Commander, and Brigadier General Khoshal Sadat, Ministry of Interior Deputy Minister for Security, met with Provincial Governor …
Read More »China, Russia and US to discuss Afghan peace in Beijing
AT News Report KABUL: A trilateral meeting is set to be held today (Thursday) in the Chinese capital city of Beijing with the participation of representatives from China, Russia and the United States, where they are supposed to discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan and progresses gained recently in this regard. …
Read More »Two Iranian soldiers detained in Farah
AT News Report KABUL: Local officials in western Farah province said Afghan security forces have detained two Iranian soldiers who entered into Afghan soil. Provincial governor’s spokesman, Faroq Barikzai, said these soldiers along with a car and Dshk-machinegun have entered the Afghanistan soil and were captured by the Afghan security …
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