Following a brief interval, the United States special envoy Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad has resumed his peace efforts and embarked on a detail journey of Asian region and United Kingdom. Besides visiting Afghanistan, Qatar and Pakistan, Khalilzad is scheduled also to travel to India, Russia and United Kingdom as well. The …
Read More »Afghan, NATO officials discuss Loya Jirga, peace process
AT News Report KABUL: Resolute Support Mission (RSM) commander Gen. Scott Miller held talks with Afghan officials on convening Consultative Loya Jirga for Peace, where he discussed issues related to security and preparations. Miller met Mohammad Omar Daudzai, President’s Special Representative for Regional Consensus on Peace and HPC Secretary, and …
Read More »300 technical schools, institutes established last year
AT News Report KABUL: Technical and Vocational Education Training Authority (TVETA) on Tuesday said that 300 technical schools and institute established across the country last year. According to statement issued by Government Media and Information Center (GMIC), Head of TVETA Nadima Sahar speaking at accountability conference said that number of …
Read More »60pc of Afghan children need humanitarian assistance
AT Report News KABUL: On Tuesday, Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (MoLSA) and UNICEF launched the workshop to discuss the child Protection in Emergencies Operational Strategy that provides an opportunity for a strategic level and evidence-based discussion among child protection in emergencies partners to apply new ways of working that fits …
Read More »36 Taliban insurgents killed in Ghazni
AT News Report KABUL: At least 36 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 12 others received injures in several air and ground operations conducted jointly by the Afghan and coalition forces in Ghazni province, local official said Tuesday. Provincial Governor Spokesman Arif Noori told Ariana News that the operations were …
Read More »Peace that doesn’t stop war is unacceptable: NSA
AT News Reports KABUL: President Ghani’s National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib rejected a peace that he called “will be unable to stop long war’. “All Afghans want a peace with honor, the peace which can stabilize Afghanistan, not the peace which can only be in an agreement,” Mohib addressed a …
Read More »Targeted murders, organized crimes increasing in east
AT News Report KABUL: Residents of Nangarhar complain of the increasing targeted killings, kidnappings, armed thefts and other organized crimes in that eastern province which borders Pakistan. Officials at the provincial council said Monday that security problems had enhanced recently in the province particularly the provincial capital of Jalalabad city, …
Read More »“US pullout from Afghanistan focus of next talks”
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Upcoming talks between the Taliban and the United States will focus on the timetable for pulling all foreign forces from Afghanistan, according to a senior Taliban member. In an interview with AFP, the Taliban’s political spokesman Suhail Shaheen said previous negotiations with Washington saw the two …
Read More »Pompeo pushes for Doha talks
He says a comprehensive peace agreement would end the suffering and destruction in Afghanistan AT News Report KABUL: US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo spoke on April 20 with President Ashraf Ghani, where he condemned the Taliban’s recent announcement of a spring offensive and underscored the United States’ solidarity …
Read More »OIC condemns terror acts in Afghanistan
AT News Report KABUL: The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the recent offensive across Afghanistan including the capital that experienced a senseless violence when a suicidal gang of terrorists stormed government buildings in central parts of the city recently leaving behind scores of …
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