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An Exclusive Interview with Omar Zakhilwal Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, who held key posts in the previous and current governments, said the national unity government has failed to take the nation on board regarding the peace negotiations. He also accuses the government of trying to monopolize the peace efforts. Zakhilwal, who …

Unfortunately, contrary to basic human ethics even UN framed laws for affairs on international borders and crossing points between neighboring countries, attitude of Pakistani officials and personnel of security forces is astonishing but even is much more hostile and unethical. From last several years, since imposition and implementation of one …

Terrorism has no commonly accepted definition, but to me, terrorism concisely is a source of gaining approach to the desired political, personal or national goals by using violent and illegal techniques. Terrorism, the term gained its fame during the French Revolution of the late 18th century but achieved conventional popularity …

AT News Report KABUL: Former and incumbent Presidents, including other government officials and politicians held a joint meeting with US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad at Presidential Palace on Wednesday, where they exchanged views on the peace process. In this meeting, former President Hamid Karzai suggested that in …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and the Pakistani Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday afternoon held a telephonic conversation, where they discussed Afghan peace process. The two sides exchanged views on the current situation in the region, and bilateral issues, said Pakistani Foreign …

AT News Report KABUL: U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday met NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House, where he said that war in Afghanistan was “unfortunate” and “ridiculous.” “I think we’ve made a lot of great strides recently in Afghanistan. It is — we call it the “endless …

AT News Report KABUL: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) head Aftab Sherpao said that Afghanistan was a sovereign state and the success of the peace talks would only be possible and long-lasting if Afghan government was included in the process. The QWP leader was talking to Afghan Ambassador Shukrullah Atif Mashal …

AT News Report KABUL: Any sorts of pressure on the government in a bid to act illegal in regards to the current peace push is not acceptable, President Ashraf Ghani told a gathering of civil society members and journalists organized at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday evening. “The peace talks …

AT News Report KABUL:  Ministry of Education (MoE) has planned to provide literacy training programs to 400,000 people across the country this year. MoE will establish 16,000 literacy training courses throughout the country, said a statement issued by MoE. Through these literacy training 400,000 people over 15 years would be …

AT News Report KABUL: Deputy Chairperson of the High Peace Council (HPC) of the country Habiba Surabi on Wednesday said any negotiation team for any possible peace talks that may take place in future should be all-inclusive with comprehensive participation of women, who should play a vital role in the …