AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum says it would ban “illegal exploitation of mineral resources” to serve national interests. Acting Minister, Narges Nehan, said Wednesday at a press conference that the ministry began survey across the country to find illegal exploitation of mineral resources and ultimately …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace, Zalmay Khalilzad said in reaction to Taliban’s tweets over a withdrawal agreement, said that the United States sought “a comprehensive peace agreement, not a withdrawal agreement”. Suhail Shaheenb, Spokesman for Taliban’s Political Office in Qatar had earlier tweeted that …

AT News Report KABUL: The Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), an electoral watchdog based in Kabul claims that the Independent Election Commission would not be able to hold presidential elections in September, referring to mismanagement within the electoral body. Yousuf Rashid, head of FEFA, said Wednesday that …

Before shaking hands with Qatar based Taliban leaders at Doha, the US special representative Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad has held detail talks with leaders in Kabul and exchanged views with them regarding return of peace and normalcy in war stricken Afghanistan.  Beside others Khalilzad met with President Ashraf Ghani, ex-president Hamid …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 25 militants were killed and seven others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours, security officials said. In a statement issued Wednesday here in Kabul, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of the Afghan …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) on Wednesday reported of escalation in sexual violence and abuse in war fields, recording a total of 79 conflict-related sexual violence cases in 2018 alone. As June 19th marks the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 56 irresponsible armed individuals, including higher-up security officials, have been detained in southern Uruzgan province, the provincial police said on Wednesday. These armed men have been apprehended on the charges of theft, murder, and drug smuggling. Among the detainees were Nawrozi, the former provincial …

AT News Reports KABUL: A new polio case has been reported by local officials in southern Uruzgan province. Dr. Saifudin, head of the polio campaign for Uruzgan said on Tuesday that a two years old kid was affected by polio in Meher Abad village of Terinkot city, the provincial capital. …

AT News Report KABUL: The United States agreed to pull troops out of Afghanistan during peace talks, said Taliban officials. Suhail Shaheen, spokesperson for the Taliban’s political office based in Qatar, said on Twitter where that “the U.S. would pull troops out of the country and would stop interfering in …

AT News Reports KABUL: The National Security Adviser, Hamdullah Mohib said that at least 50 people lose their lives every day due to the ongoing war and conflicts in Afghanistan. Addressing a security meeting held in Moscow, Mohib said Tuesday that there was a high concentration of threats in the …