AT News KABUL: The recent conflicts between Taliban fighters and government forces in the eastern province of Laghman have forced hundreds of people to flee their houses and villages. The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission says that the displaced people need urgent assistance from foreign sources. Mohammad Reza Jaafari, an …
Read More »Lawmakers blame Afghan warring parties for ‘sabotaging peace’
AT News KABUL: The lawmakers on Wednesday session accused the Afghan warring parties of sabotaging the peace process with making “extra excuses” to attend the peace negotiations. They said that the government officials sought to remain in power and work for their personal interest, “not peace”. They said that the …
Read More »Taliban’s terror center busted in Logar
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have busted a big Taliban’s terrorist base in eastern Logar province on Tuesday night, defense officials informed on Wednesday. The Afghan Commando Forces carried out a preemptive crackdown in Kharwar district of the province on Tuesday night, in which destroyed a large Taliban’s …
Read More »Pakistan likely to host conference on Afghan peace
AT News KABUL: The Pakistani government is likely to host a conference on the Afghan peace process, sources privy to the issue said. This comes as the Afghan government has repeatedly called on Pakistan to offer honest steps regarding the Afghan peace process. The sources, talking on condition of anonymity …
Read More »Pakistan military officer killed in Helmand clashes
AT News KABUL: A Pakistani military member was killed in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan Air Force in the southern province of Helmand, the 215 Maiwand Military corps said on Wednesday. The Maiwand corps said in a statement that the Afghan security forces conducted airstrikes on the Taliban and Al-Qaeda hideouts in Popalzai …
Read More »Conflicts going on in 104 Afghan districts
AT News KABUL: Armed conflicts are going on now between government forces and Taliban fighters in 104 out of 387 districts of the country, according to security officials. Ahmad Zia Seraj, director of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), told the senators that Taliban’s attacks have increased sever per cent …
Read More »Taliban oppose US bases in Afghanistan’s neighboring states
AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants have expressed opposition of establishing of US military bases in the neighboring countries of Afghanistan. There are reports that the United States and Pakistan have agreed on American military bases in Pakistani soil after the US announced to pull soldiers out of Afghanistan on …
Read More »Taliban’s largest narcotics factory destroyed in Farah
AT News KABUL: A large Taliban’s narcotics factory was destroyed in a clampdown conducted by Afghan security forces in western Farah province on Tuesday night, officials said on Wednesday. A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, Fawad Aman said that the largest Taliban’s narcotics factory was destroyed by the Afghan …
Read More »Taliban put conditions to attend Istanbul Conference
AT News KABUL: As the U.S. and NATO Forces are withdrawing and Afghans pins hope on a senior-meeting in Turkey to reach a peace settlement and end the longest war- the insurgents put preconditions to attend the Istanbul Conference. Some top Taliban official talking on condition of anonymity quoted by …
Read More »Off to A Good Start in 2021, China Poised to be Ballast for Global Economy
By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan The Chinese economy continued to grow in the first quarter of 2021, with GDP reaching RMB 24931 billion, up 18.3% year on year and 0.6% higher than the fourth quarter of 2020, according to National Bureau of Statistics of the PRC. China, the …
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