The Afghan government and the Taliban will go ahead with peace talks in Doha in the near future. The prisoners’ release process eventually after so many ups and downs came to an end. Tiny issues still remain unsolved, but it will not damage the prospect of the peace process. Both …
Read More »Afghan forces kill 46 Taliban rebels in latest military stings in North
AT News KABUL: At least 46 Taliban insurgents were killed and 37 others wounded in clashes with the Afghan security forces in the North of Afghanistan. The 209 Shaheen corps said Friday in a statement that Taliban planed to set attacks on security forces in Qaisar district of Faryab, with …
Read More »Protestors block Kabul-Kandahar highway in Ghazni
AT News KABUL: A large number of residents of central Ghazni took out to the Kabul-Kandahar highway to give vent to their concerns over intensification of insecurity in capital city of the province. The protestors, who called for the dismissal of the local officials, blocked the Kabul-Kandahar Highway. Abdulmanan, an …
Read More »Intra-Afghan talks delayed
Kabul peace team was expected to fly to Doha on Friday but postponed because Taliban negotiators face visa problems and some other troubles in Pakistan AT News KABUL: The Afghan government’s peace negotiating delegation’s visit to Qatar was once again postponed due to several problems their Taliban interlocutors face in …
Read More »President Ghani has no role in future of Afghanistan: Durrani claims
Durrani accused the US of bribing the Taliban by secretly paying them $500 million annually AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Former chief of Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Asad Durrani said that President Ashraf Ghani has no role in Afghanistan in the future. In an interview with Pakistan Today, Durrani said that …
Read More »Karzai, Abdullah discuss peace process
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai met with the chairman of the high council for national reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah, discussing the finalization of the council’s leading members. During the meeting they exchanged views on the peace process and pledged to do their utmost for its success. The council said …
Read More »2,000 families displace in recent Faryab unrests
AT News KABUL: Some 2,000 families have displaced their villages as the new surge if violence threatened their lives in the northwestern province of Faryab. Clashes between Taliban insurgents and government forces forced these people to flee their houses in the Qaisar district, according to provincial governor Naqibullah Fayeq. He …
Read More »Afghan soldier martyred in clash with Pakistani forces
AT News KABUL: An Afghan army service member was martyred during an armed clash with Pakistani troops who attacked on Afghan forces along the Durand Line. The clash took place late Thursday night in the Mohmand Dara district of Nangarhar province in the east, provincial officials confirmed, saying that three …
Read More »Editorial: Prisoner swap resumption: A welcome news
In a major development in the path to peace, the Afghan government has notified of recommencing the prisoner swap between the warring sides. The troubled prisoner release process has been facing problems for a while now; however, the High National Reconciliation Council (HNRC) says all the hurdles to the launch …
Read More »Mixed reactions on mothers’ name inclusion in ID cards
AT News KABUL: The announcement of the approval of the bill to include the mother’s name in the National Identity Cards (NIDs) has been met mostly with a positive response from the people and women’s rights activists in Afghanistan. Earlier reports revealed that the Afghan Cabinet’s legislations committee has approved …
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