By Ahmad Shah Katawazai U.S. special envoy for reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has arrived in Doha for his crucial meeting with the Taliban. The meeting is aimed to broker a deal on a ceasefire, put an end to the decade’s long war, and pave the way for U.S. troops reduction in …
Read More »Iran doubts US intention in Afghan peace talks
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, at a joint press conference with his Afghan counterpartFazlHadiMuslimyar in Tehran, said that the US is not genuinely after establishing peace in Afghanistan, adding that Washington is after obstructing foreign investments in the war-torn country, farsnews has reported. “The security of …
Read More »Afghan forces killed Taliban’s designated deputy governor for Panjshir
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan security forces have killed a key Taliban member and the group’s designated deputy governor for Panjshir—a relatively peaceful province that recently Taliban trying to destabilize. Ministry of Interior in a statement on Sunday said that the operation was carried out by Afghan security force in …
Read More »Shopping day in Texas turns deadly; 20 dead
Twenty people were killed and more than two dozen were injured in a mass shooting at an El Paso shopping center on Saturday, according to Texas and local authorities, (CNN) reported. “Lives were taken who should still be with us today,” Gov. Greg Abbott said at a news conference near …
Read More »Parwan residents blame local officials for growing insecurity
AT News Report KABUL: A number of residents of central Parwan province on Saturday accused the local officials ofneglect amid growing insecurity in the province. “The provincial police chief doesn’t pay attention to our demands and doesn’t even know about the challenges we face,” said an inhabitant of the province, …
Read More »Editorial: A big miscalculation
It has been for a second time that U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed a strong desire to end the Afghan war. In announcing his new Afghanistan strategy in 2017, Trump warned against a hasty withdrawal, adding that America’s enemies must never know their plans or believe they can wait …
Read More »MoD spurns SIGAR’s report on ‘ghost’ soldiers
AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Saturday vehemently spurned a report by a US watchdog on the existence of ‘Ghost’ Personnel” in the ranks of the Afghan National Army (ANA), saying the military personnel had rather a 100 percent physical presence on the ground. According to …
Read More »Khalilzad optimistic for a good peace deal with Taliban
AT News Report KABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, ZalmayKhalilzadhas expressed optimistic over a good peace deal with the Taliban, saying “Taliban are signaling” and they would like to conclude an agreement with Washington. After his two-day tripe to Islamabad, the US Ambassador, Khalilzadarrived Friday in Doha to …
Read More »Karzai protests to UN over Trump’s repeated reckless remarks
AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai in a meeting with UN’s top envoy for Afghanistan voiced his disgust and protest of US President Donald Trump’s repeated remarks regarding killing millions to win the Afghan war. Karzai said this on Saturday during a meeting with Tadamichi Yamamoto, who is …
Read More »1,500 killed, wounded in July; upsurgein civilian casualties
AT News Report KABUL:The United National Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Saturday expressing deepest concern over return of civilian casualty rate to high levels in the month of July, urged all parties to protect civilians. UNAMA in a statement said that the United Nations in Afghanistan reminds all parties …
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