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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The UK and its allies “reserve the right” to launch new military action in Afghanistan should international terrorism thrive, the British government has said. According to the UK’s Forces news outlet, defence minister James Heappey has left the door open for military action should “ungoverned spaces” …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: In a blunt assessment Wednesday, the top U.S. general for the Middle East told Congress it will be extremely difficult but not impossible for the U.S. to find, track and take out counterterrorism threats in Afghanistan once all American troops are withdrawn. Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Former President George W. Bush says he is concerned that President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 could harm women and girls in the long run if the “brutal” Taliban returns to power. Biden announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The German military is planning a more rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan than previously planned, the Defence Ministry informed parliament on Wednesday, according to information received by dpa. Consultations with partners in NATO are under way that could see Germany’s 1,100 troops pull out by as early as …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: More than 110,000 people in the past week have signed an online petition asking the U.S. government to give refuge to the family of a slain Afghan interpreter, Stars and Stripes reported on Wednesday. Taliban insurgents are believed to have killed the man, known by the …

AT News KABUL: At least 45 Taliban rebels were killed and 14 others wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Tuesday. The Afghan security forces supported by the Afghan Air Forces conducted operations against …

AT News KABUL: At least 11 security forces were kill when Taliban fighters launched attacks on their outposts in the provinces of Badakhshan, Herat and Faryab, local officials confirmed. Another 19 forces were injured, according to officials.In Badakhshan province in the northeast, eight security forces were killed after Taliban stormed …

AT News KABUL: Taliban leaders have been busy in negotiations with the representatives from Turkey, Qatar, the United States and the United Nations in the Qatari capital of Doha for a few days, with sources close to Taliban saying that the parties were trying to build trust between the US …

AT News KABUL: Tens of students at a state-run high school in the west part of Kabul city protested the shortage of teachers and textbooks on Tuesday. Students at the Faiz Mohammad Kateb high school, said their problems have not been solved since the beginning of the new educational year …

AT News KABUL: The population in Afghanistan surpasses 33.6 million that consists of 16.5 million females and 17.1 million male, said the National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) in its annual report on Tuesday.  According to NSIA officials, 70% people were living in the rural areas while the remaining 30% …