AT News Report KABUL: The government denies the reports that President Ghani’s National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib was summoned during his US visit by the country’s stated department. The reports about Mohib’s summon came after he accused US special envoy for Afghanistan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad at a UN Security Council …
Read More »NATO steps up fighting against terrorism: Stoltenberg
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who presented his Annual Report for 2018 on Thursday, March 14, said the future of the alliance’s 15-year presence in Afghanistan will depend on the outcome of peace talks involving Taliban militants. He said NATO has stepped up in the fight …
Read More »We no longer pose a security threat to world: Mohib
AT News Report KABUL: The youngest National Security Advisor said that Afghan has now changed a lot and no longer pose security threats to the world. Here is remarks of Dr. HamdullahMohib at “The Future of U.S.-Afghanistan Relations: A View from Afghanistan”. A moderated discussion with Ambassador Husain Haqqani I …
Read More »UNAMA calls on warring parties to protect civilians
AT News Report KABUL: UNAMA takes note of the recent decision by the Afghan Government to address reports of civilian casualties apparently caused by pro-Government forces in three separate incidents on 8 and 9 March in Maidan Wardak, Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, including the instruction of the President for a …
Read More »Afghan government, Taliban should hold intra-Afghan talks: Karzai
Former Afghan president hopes for an intra-Afghan dialogue in which the Afghan government is present. US officials and Taliban representatives have wrapped up their longest round of talks – lasting 16 days – in Qatar’s capital. While both sides hailed progress on key issues in Doha, there was no major breakthrough coming …
Read More »Afghanistan condemn New Zealand terrorist attack in which 49 killed
AT News Report KABUL: Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. The leadership of the National Unity Government strongly condemned it. The country’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described the incident as a terrorist attack and one of New …
Read More »Editorial: New Zealand massacre
An armed persons have showered bullets against the faithful who were assembled for offering the Friday (Juma prays) with automatic guns at two different mosques in New Zealand on Friday. As a result, around 49 people were killed and at least over 20 other injured. Preliminary media report quoting Police …
Read More »Editorial: Tribesmen killing
Though the Afghan government has announced probing killing of eight Kabulkhel tribesmen at Beermal Paktika but certain circles in neighbouring Pakistan are too much exploiting the matter with a view of further gapping relations between the Pakhtoons, made disintegrated by the previous British colonial rulers through controversial Durand Line. Couple …
Read More »Fifth round of US-Taliban talks concluded to what?
By Mansoor Faizy and Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: It took 16-day for the chief American peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad to finally ink or at least come to a conclusion to some points with the Taliban group—while some officials casted doubt over the success of the meetings—although huge progress had been claimed—and …
Read More »Abdullah says Taliban using peace talks for ‘propaganda,’ urges U.S. to keep troops
KABUL: The Taliban is using peace talks with the United States for “propaganda purposes,” Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah told RFE/RL, urging Washington to keep troops in the country until a formal settlement that includes Kabul has been signed with the militants. Abdullah also said Afghans were “concerned” that the …
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