Amidst resuming of talks between US Special Envoy and Taliban leaders at Doha, Qatar from Monday, former President Hamid Karzai has shown sever resentment over targeting of civilian population in military’s retaliatory actions against what the government called militants. The talks believed to be results oriented in the wake of …
Read More »Khalilzad likely to discuss Afghan peace with Mullah Baradar in Doha
AT News Report KABUL: The United States Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation is expecting to hold talks with Mullah Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s number two and the group’s deputy leader for political affair—just days after reports were doing round that Baradar will miss next round of peace talks in Qatar …
Read More »Govt invalidates expired weapon licenses
AT News Report KABUL: The government invalidated all weapon licenses that their date of use was expired, the interior ministry announced on Sunday. The ministry has also ordered police to collect the weapons with expired licenses from holders. Thousands of people have received weapon licenses from interior ministry in the …
Read More »‘Civilian deaths hit highest record in 2018’
AT News Report KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday released report over Afghan conflict, in which civilian deaths hit highest record in 2018. According to report more civilians were killed in the Afghan conflict last year than at any time since records have been kept, …
Read More »First ever Afghan cargo embarks to India via Chabahar port
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Afghanistan where it is no more a landlocked country, has sent first shipment of the Afghan goods to India through Chabahar commercial port on Sunday since the port fictionalize year ago. The convoy is included 23 trucks carrying 570 tons of goods that would reach India …
Read More »Official rebuffs Taliban claim seizing Kandahar’s Maroof district
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan provincial security officials on Saturday rebuffed Taliban insurgents claim of capturing Maroof district of southern Kandahar province, terming it as baseless. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousaf Ahamdi claimed their fighters brought district centre and police headquarters under their control on Friday late night. He also …
Read More »Moscow or Doha, which is lucky coin for Afghanistan to end war
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Expectation from the ongoing peace push to end the decades old war in Afghanistan by US, and Russia to convince Taliban shun violence, is getting momentum but with unguarded optimism about the reconciliation with the group. Efforts between the two rival countries, US and Russia, who …
Read More »535 rebels killed, 470 drug smugglers detained in past 20 days: MoI
AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Saturday said that 535 militants have been killed, 163 others wounded and 470 drug smugglers were detained during joint operation of the Afghan security forces within past 20 days. In a briefing to newsmen, MoI Spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said that …
Read More »ED: Presidential polls vs Peace Process
Overwhelming majority, especially socio-politico, religious and communal leadership is engaged in preparations and campaigning in connection with fourth Presidential polls, schedule to be held in coming July. As a result, it posing bad or negative impacts on US brokered Peace Process which in the wake of recent developments seems to …
Read More »Balkh police detained three illegal armed men
AT News Report KABUL: Three illegal armed individuals have been detained during operation in northern Balkh province, security official said Saturday. Ministry of Interior said in a statement that police Special Forces detained three illegal armed men in Nahr-e-Shahee district and seized also their seized their two AK-47 with two …
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