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AT News Report-KABUL: The United States has lashed out at the Taliban’s new wave of offensive, urging them to abandon their safe havens and return to Afghanistan to participate in a collective development endeavor. Earlier on Wednesday,the Taliban launched their annual offensive and condemned the U.S. troops for having blown …

AT News Report-KABUL: Police officials have brushed away speculations that a mass grave has been discovered in capital Kabul, alleviating the panic among residents. Recent speculations circulating on social media regarding discovery of a mass grave in capital Kabul are fabricated lies, said officials at the Criminal Investigation Department. Such …

AT News Report-KABUL: Addressing a gathering marking the 26th victory Day of Mujahidin,President Ghani on Saturday reiterated call on the Taliban to join peace talks. The president emphasized that most of the Taliban, except a fraction of them, were against fighting. Ghani called on the Taliban to accept his unconditional …

AT News Report-KABUL: Top defense officials have announced that Afghan forces used drones to detect and subdue Taliban’s spring fighting tactics in four zones of the country. The defense ministry spokesperson said drones provide a great counter-balance measure against the Taliban and give defense forces necessary information about its tactics. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The recent peace offer to the Taliban has been fully backed by the NATO member countries, terming it unprecedented opportunity to end the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan—taking huge toll on civilians. President Ashraf Ghani has offered unparalleled peace offer to the Taliban in order to bring a …

Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to travel to China for a summit with President Xi Jinping, Afghanistan’s former President Hamid Karzai called for India to discuss terror issues with China, as well as Russia, if the U.S. is unable to stem terror attacks from Pakistan. “Once [India-China] ties are …

TEHRAN: Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran’s SNSC, and Guo Shengkun, the Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China, agreed that US is after inflicting damage on Iran, China, and Russia and the three should adopt joint strategies in response. “We take the …

Despite impulsions and compulsions of the unruly Taliban and the wicked Daesh and their obdurate sponsors, under any circumstances will Afghanistan’s grand plans relegate. Afghanistan is staging a landmark election campaign and the plans to stage the grand democratic transfer of power will never falter with these trifling occurrences. Meanwhile, …

AT-KABUL: Chief of National Directorate of Security,Masom Stanikzai,underwent a questioning of lawmakers in the Lower Houseof the Parliament on Wednesday over an increasing surge in insecurity in Afghanistan. The lawmakers accused the security chief of failing to foil terrorist activities and shenanigans of terrorist groups in Afghanistan. National security chief …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: An Afghan journalist was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in southern Kandahar province on Wednesday morning, said provincial officials. “Two unknown gunmen rolling a motor cycle opened fire on 30-year-old Abdul Manan Arghand in the morning and killed him in Kandahar city,” said Kandahar Police Spokesman Ziad …