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AT News KABUL: Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, says the Afghan government and the Taliban should discuss the architecture of a new government. According to reports, Khalilzad said on Tuesday that both the Afghan government and the Taliban should not repeat the mistakes made after …

AT News KABUL: Afghan troops have killed hundreds of the Taliban “terrorists” in strategic military onslaughts in which 119 of them were wounded since Tuesday, officials have said. At least 274 Taliban terrorists were killed by Afghan security forces during clashes and counter-attacks that occurred in Nangarhar, Logar, Kandahar, Farah, …

AT News KABUL: With violence at its boiling point, the United States says one of its many concerns about Afghanistan is that it could slip into civil strife. There has been a sharp uptick in Taliban-linked violence since April when US President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of all American …

AT News KABUL: More than 285 attacks of the Taliban militants have been repulsed and 643 terrorists were killed by Afghan security forces in eastern Nangarhar province in the past two months, according to officials. According to a statement issued by Nangarhar Press Disk, Nangarhar Police Chief Sultan Dawod said …

AT News KABUL: Members of the United Nations Security Council expressed their “deepest concerns” about the high levels of violence in Afghanistan following recent Taliban offensives, and called for an immediate reduction of hostilities. In a statement, the Security Council voiced its concerns about the number of “serious” human rights …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says in a report that intensifying of violence has slowed the Afghan government’s efforts to fight corruption, adding that although Kabul has taken positive steps in making laws for counter corruption. The UNAMA released its fifth annual report titling …

AT News KABUL: One security force member was killed and number of others wounded in a car bombing carried out by Taliban- that also inflicted casualties on civilians in Maidan Shar, the capital city of central Wardak province. Provincial Police Spokesman, Mohammad Mustafa Mayar said that gunfire erupted between security …

AT News KABUL: Two “important regional and international sessions” are expected to be held soon in Qatar to discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan, foreign minister Hanif Atmar said. Atmar said that Afghanistan’s international allies have been called to attend the session, adding that Taliban should be barred from “barbaric attacks …

AT News KABUL: Leader of the Awwami National Party in Pashtonkhwa, Mahmood Khan Achakzai called on Pakistani government to denounce support for the war in Afghanistan, saying that peace in this country is important for regional stability. In a gathering held in Pashtonkhwa to condemn the assassination of Senator Usman …

AT News KABUL: Two “important regional and international sessions” are expected to be held soon in Qatar to discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan, foreign minister Hanif Atmar said. Atmar said that Afghanistan’s international allies have been called to attend the session, adding that Taliban should be barred from “barbaric attacks …