AT News Report KABUL: Gen. Austin Scott Miller, Commander of US and NATO Forces in Afghanistan on Friday praised the Afghan Commands for pressurizing the Taliban insurgents by carrying out several operations against them, assuring of US and NATO’s troops to be remained a partner of Afghans in war and …
Read More »Kabul, Canberra bolstering bilateral ties
AT News Report KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs and Acting Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman on Monday met with Charge d’affaires of Australian Embassy in Kabul Mr. James Hall, in which both sides shed lights over key issues, including mutual relations and forthcoming presidential elections set to be held …
Read More »Chief Executive ‘optimistic’ about Trump’s push for peace
KABUL: The government seems optimistic to what it calls “peace approach”, arguing the regional and international efforts had helped with the process. The chief executive office says that US president Donald Trump’s recent statements on Afghan peace, made Afghans be more hopeful for peace. “Now that regional and international efforts …
Read More »Police defuse roadside bombs in Logar
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 »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 »Women’s media activity at low ebb in Faryab
KABUL: Women journalists are rarely seen in the media outlets in northern province of Faryab, fragile security situation and lack of support for them are called as main elements. There are only three women working with the media in Faryab, according to provincial journalists’ association. Sharifa Ahadi, one of the …
Read More »AGO addresses 2,700 cases of violence against women
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Attorney General Office has addressed 2,701 cases of violence against women this year and perpetrators of violence were not included in presidential pardon decrees. “These cases of violence against women had been addressed since December 2018, most of which received logical conclusion,” said AGO spokesman Jamshid Rasouli. He …
Read More »Trump says Afghan peace talks are ‘going well’
KABUL: Days after peace negotiators of the Taliban and the United States touted progress in Qatar talks, US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that talks in Afghanistan ‘are going well’. “Afghanistan talks are proceeding well,” Trump wrote on Twitter. He did not address any possible peace accord with the …
Read More »Pakistani terror network ‘busted’
KABUL: Afghanistan’s secret service – NDS – has “busted” a Pakistani terrorist network involved in a conspiracy to stage insurgent attacks in southern province of Nimroz. Intelligence agents staged a pre-emptive raid in Zaranj city, capital of Nimroz province, killing a terrorist and arresting three terrorists hailing from Pakistan, said …
Read More »Editorial; Doha talks follow up
Instead of going ahead with the thin but too important patch up made between the United States Special Representative Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar led Taliban team in Doha, Qatar, Pakistan made a disappointing act by halting visa services in its Mazar-i-Sharif consulate general. Kabul based Pakistan …
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