AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s point man for peace Dr. Abdullah Abdullah held separate meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, discussing the Afghan peace process. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Assembly. Abdullah and Zarif agreed that there …
Read More »Amid US exit, Pentagon sounds alarm on al-Qaeda threat from Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: As the U.S. is on verge ending its 20-year presence in Afghanistan, top Pentagon official says that international militant groups like al-Qaeda could pose threats from the country to Washington and alliances in two years. President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw troops completely from Afghanistan by …
Read More »Erdogan’s remarks misinterpreted, says Kabul
Turkey’s deal with Biden’s administration for key security roles in Afghanistan smacks of Ankara’s plan to expand its footprint after the U.S. withdrawal, amid speculations about which regional powers are trying to supplant the U.S. influence in the war-torn country after two decades of military intervention AT News KABUL: Afghan …
Read More »119 Taliban rebels killed in latest military Ops
AT News KABUL: At least 119 Taliban insurgents were killed and 84 others wounded during a series of military operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan security forces have conducted …
Read More »Destruction of public institution “irreparable”: Abdullah
AT News KABUL: Chairman of the high council for national reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah said that collapse of the districts put an irrevocable affects on humanitarian aids, public institutions and as well women and children. Talking in an event on Wednesday in Kabul, Abdullah called on the people to support the …
Read More »Republic, Taliban delegations reach breakthrough in Afghan talks
AT News KABUL: The negotiating team of the Afghan government and Taliban delegation in Doha reached a breakthrough over preparation and organizing the agendas of the intra-Afghan negotiations. “Last evening, the two sides’ contact teams held a meeting and discussed the coming negotiations’ organizing and preparations,” said, a member of …
Read More »Republic, Taliban delegations reach breakthrough in Afghan talks
AT News KABUL: The negotiating team of the Afghan government and Taliban delegation in Doha reached a breakthrough over preparation and organizing the agendas of the intra-Afghan negotiations. “Last evening, the two sides’ contact teams held a meeting and discussed the coming negotiations’ organizing and preparations,” said, a member of …
Read More »Afghanistan records highest single day death toll
Covid-19: 1,722 cases, 94 deaths in past 24h AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday said announced 1,722 new cases of Covid-19 and 94 deaths recorded across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the ministry, the cases were recorded out of 5,053 suspected samples …
Read More »Editorial: Inhuman, irresponsible trend of health worker assassinations
Five healthcare workers working door to door to vaccinate children against polio were shot dead by gunmen in five separate incidents in eastern Nangarhar province. No words can justify the senseless murder of healthcare workers. They were simply discharging their lifesaving polio vaccination and they were engaged in civic services. …
Read More »Govt forces recapture Faryab’s Dawlatabad district
AT News KABUL: Defense authorities say that the Afghan security forces have retaken the control of Dawlatabad district in northern Faryab province and the Taliban insurgents have suffered heavy casualty. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and commandos supported by Afghan Air Force carried out a clearance operation …
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