AT News Report KABUL: NATO’s Civilian Representative in Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay, has called on the Taliban group to agree for an intra-Afghan talks in shortest time. Nicholas said that Afghan people demand peace and want reduction in violence; thus, the Taliban should respect the will of Afghan people, 1tv reported, …
Read More »“Keep Afghanistan away from US-Iran tensions”
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad says if Iran create obstacles in front of the U.S. efforts for peace in Afghanistan, Washington will be tough against Tehran. Speaking during a special interview with Ariana News, Ambassador Khalilzad said Afghanistan must be kept away …
Read More »Maternal mortality still a challenge in Afghanistan
AT News Report KABUL: June 14 is marked as Mothers’ Day to pay respect to mothers and thank for their hard works. But in Afghanistan, this day is marked as women suffer different personal and social problems. Officials in the ministry of public health say that though maternal mortality had …
Read More »Editorial: Afghanistan is no bottom
In the wake of frequent violent and terror acts, the already war stricken Afghanistan was ranked on bottom of 163 peaceful nations of the world. The world is “considerably less peaceful now” than it was a decade ago, as the Middle East has become more violent and terrorist attacks have risen, …
Read More »China considers Pakistan’s help in Afghan peace ‘important’
AT News Report KABUL: China sees Pakistan’s cooperation with the peace efforts in Afghanistan important, with Chinese President, Xi Jinping saying that his country supports a nationwide and Afghan-led peace process. Xi has told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a meeting held Thursday at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation …
Read More »Chinese, Afghan presidents pledge joint efforts to promote ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, June 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) BISHKEK: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Afghan counterpart, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, met here Thursday, pledging joint efforts to promote bilateral relations. Xi congratulated Afghanistan on the 100th anniversary of its …
Read More »Editorial: IS a threat to US?
Contrary to impression of certain countries regarding the Islamic States (IS) also called as Daesh, the high-ranking US authorities considering it sever danger to its internal and external interests. The Daesh group in Afghanistan is a “very worrisome” threat to the United States, and US counterterrorism efforts have yet to shrink …
Read More »Children among victims in Nangarhar suicide attack
AT-News Report KABUL- At least nine people were “martyred” and another 12 were injured including several children, after suicide bomber targeted a police vehicle in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said. The bomber on foot Thursday afternoon shortly after 4:00pm targeted a Ranger pickup truck of the Local Police in District-6th …
Read More »Security Council discusses national situation
AT News Report KABUL: The National Security Council chaired by National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib held meeting on Wednesday in which top Afghan senior security officials discussed the deployment of Afghansecurity forces across the country. The senior security officials mulled security situation and reviewed the reports on the latest development …
Read More »Germany to cooperate with US over Afghan peace: Envoy
AT News Report KABUL: German Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Markus Potzel pledged to cooperate with U.S. special representative for the Afghan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad in his efforts to end the Afghan war. Potzel said Wednesday in Kabul that Khalilzad had asked him for assistance in the peace process. …
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