KABUL: Afghan police have defused two roadside mines, believed to have been placed by militants, in eastern Logar province, officials said Wednesday. Police discovered and neutralized two roadside bombs after several hours of efforts and point to point search operation in Kulangar region, Pul-e-Alam City, Logar province, said a statement. …
Read More »Karzai pushes for ‘Taliban reconciliation’ in Moscow talks
AT News Report KABUL: Spearheading the crucial talks on Afghanistan peace in Moscow on Tuesday, former President Hamid Karzai pushed for reconciliation with Taliban and stressed on ‘national unity’ to restore peace, with the rebels labeling the Afghan Constitution “illegitimate” and calling it an ‘obstacle’ to peace. At his opening …
Read More »Uzbekistan expresses readiness to host intra-Afghan peace talks with Taliban
AT-KABUL: In the wake of current peace talks in Moscow, the government of Uzbekistan has reiterated its readiness to host talks between Afghan government officials and Taliban negotiators. Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry says Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov expressed the offer in Tashkent on Tuesday to the United Nations’ Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan …
Read More »U.S. Senate opposes withdrawal from Afghanistan
AT-KABUL: The US Senate voted on Monday to oppose the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Syria, breaking with President Donald Trump as he calls for a military drawdown in those countries. The lawmakers, voting resoundingly in favour of the American military stay in the war-torn country, warned a …
Read More »NDS busts kidnapping ring
KABUL: Afghan Intelligence forces have busted a kidnapping band of seven members in Kabul, the National Directorate of Security said in a statement on Tuesday. The statement said that the group has been involved in kidnappings, armed robberies, and extortion in the capital. According to the statement, the group was …
Read More »Govt mulls better internet services for women, children
KABUL: Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology said on Tuesday that it will deliver safer and faster internet services for women and children. The pledge was given during a ceremony on the occasion of ‘safer internet day’. Children and women are highly likely to be misused, threatened and harassed through …
Read More »Kabul, Moscow discuss peace efforts, bilateral relations
AT-KABUL: Top leadership within the National Unity Government and Russia’s key envoy to Afghanistan discussed several issues including prospective over peace efforts, and bilateral relations. Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday met with Russian Ambassador to Kabul Alexander Mantytskiy, where both sides discussed bilateral relations, security cooperation and peace efforts …
Read More »Gen. Miller says talks with Taliban key to end war
AT-KABUL: To end the longest war, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan said that Taliban are absolutely key part to the endgame in the war. There is no endgame in Afghanistan providing a safe haven for terrorists, the commander insisted Speaking to an ABC News team, …
Read More »Editorial: President Trump on pullout of troops
Confusion still persists over the issue pertained to pulling of US troops out of Afghanistan, as majority of Afghans and peace loving people from all over the world considering it un-logical and detrimental to the very interests of Afghanistan. The US President Donald Trump has once again insisted that he …
Read More »Thousands of displaced in dire straits in Jawzjan
KABUL: Thousands of displaced families due to conflict in northern Afghanistan are struggling for their lives amid extremely harsh weather conditions in Sheberghan city. A few of the families were allocated in schools by a commission in Sheberghan city but the rest of them are living in the tents struggling …
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