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AT News KABUL: Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai Head of the Negotiation Team of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during an online meeting with Afghans living in European countries said that strengthening of consensus among Afghans and having a unified voice will ensure sustainable peace and stability in the country. Mr. Stanekzai, …

AT News KABUL: At least four people were killed by unknown gunmen in Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Tuesday. Provincial press department said in a statement that a number of armed men opened fire on a military vehicle in PD 3 of Jalalabad city, …

By Shamim Shahid KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai has held an important meeting with the NATO Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, the NATO’s most senior civilian representative to Afghanistan in Kabul whereas they exchanged views on current situation, especially the peace process. Though details of such a meeting couldn’t made public but …

At least 65 media and rights workers have been killed in a series of attacks across the country since 2018. But 11 of them were killed within four months. The number of attacks rose substantially since the start of peace talks in September 2020. Thirty-two of the 65 victims were …

By Noor Ahmad Khalidi and Translated by Mujeeb R. Awrang Historic Background When, Mountstuart Elphinstone, the British (British India) representative came to the winter capital of Shah Shuja in Peshawar in 1809 to sign a deal with him to prevent the possible aggression of Napoleon, the territory of  Kabul kingdom …

AT News KABUL: At least 33 drug runners, including a woman, were found guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced to several years jail term in the past one week, anti-drug authority said on Tuesday.  According to a statement issued by the courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF), six drug …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 22 new infections of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours around the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic has reached to 55,540 cases across the country. According to the ministry, the new cases …

Kabul says targeting, killing civilians against human, Islamic values AT News KABUUL: Afghanistan has strongly condemned the killing of 13 innocent Turkish civilians by the terrorist PKK in northern Iraq. The Afghan Foreign Ministry in a statement said the targeting and killing of civilians are against humanity, as well as …

AT News KABUL: Late Monday night, the Afghan Special Forces stormed a Taliban compound in northern Baghlan province that was used as a prison, holding dozens of Afghan security forces and civilians. The Afghan Commando Special Forces raided the jail and rescued 42 people, including security members, officials said on …

AT News KABUL: At least 23 Taliban fighters have been killed and two others were wounded during latest military raids conducted by the Afghan security forces in two provinces in the past 24 hours, defense officials said on Tuesday. Afghan forces supported by Afghan Air Forces targeted Taliban insurgents in …