AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United States envoy Angela Aggeler met with Pakistani Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa to continue bilateral discussions on post-withdrawal Afghanistan and the peace process. “During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, overall regional security situation, including recent developments in Afghan peace process, and bilateral …
Read More »Four civilians killed in attack on university bus
AT News KABUL: A roadside bomb targeted a mini bus carrying University Lecturers and Students in Charikar city of Northern Parwan province, killing four civilians and wounding 11 others, security officials said on Saturday. The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon in PD-7 of the provincial capital city. A spokesman for …
Read More »Two civilians killed by security forces firing in Badghis
AT New KABUL: A father and son were killed in shooting of the security forces after the two failed to stop at a security check post and ignored the repeated warnings of the security forces in Ab-e-Kamari district of northwestern Badghis province, an official said on Saturday. District Governor, Khudadad …
Read More »Australia asked to avoid “catastrophic moral failure”, evacuate Afghan interpreters
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Australian government says it is “urgently” processing the visa applications of several Afghan interpreters who worked for the Australian Defense Force (ADF), amid growing concerns for their safety following the closure of Australia’s embassy in the Afghan capital and the ongoing drawdown of international troops. …
Read More »Taliban seek military victory: Afghan negotiator
AT News KABUL: A Membes of the Afghan negotiating team blamed the Taliban for prolonging violence, saying that the group believed “it can win the war militarily”. An Afghan negotiator, Abdul Haffiz Mansoor said that the group was reluctant to agree on “any of government’s offer” and that it still …
Read More »Afghan forces kill 210 Taliban fighters in counterattacks, as violence mounting
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces killed 210 Taliban insurgents in a series of operations across Afghanistan, the latest flare-up in violence as the two sides intensified hostilities in the wake of a fragile peace process. The surge in violence took an upsurge after foreign troops withdrawal announcement made …
Read More »11 criminals nabbed in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The Kabul Police Cell has arrested 11 criminals who are charged for different crimes in latest crackdowns around the city in the last 24 hours. The captured people are accused of killing, robbery, looting of citizens’ mobile phones, selling drugs and stealing of vehicles in 1st, 2nd, …
Read More »Egypt Mufti says Afghan war is illegal
AT News KABUL: Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam has given a fatwa on Friday, an Islamic directive, saying the ongoing war in Afghanistan is illegal and has no root in Sharia law. Killing of one innocent human being is considered as killing of all humanity, the …
Read More »PTM leader says peace in Afghanistan means peace in world
AT News KABUL: The leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen termed the Afghan peace as peace for the world, saying that if the government and Taliban asked the movement to mediate “it will be ready to do it”. Pashteen, who is a Pashton rights activist on the …
Read More »Afghanistan records 1,741 COVID-19 cases, 37 deaths in last two days
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan recorded 1,741 cases of Covid-19 with 37 deaths during the past two days, health officials said Friday, warning that the third wave of the pandemic is circulating across the country. During the past two weeks, the numbers of positive cases have rapidly surged as the people …
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