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AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah, director of the reconciliation council said that the US would pull all its soldiers out of Afghanistan by the end of this year. “We have been in war for 42 years and in war with Taliban for more than two decades and this is the …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 82 new positive cases of Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 40,369 cases throughout the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday. These cases come positive out of 398 suspected samples, 32 new cases were recorded in Herat, …

NSA Hamdullah Mohib fears threat of civil war looms large on Afghanistan after a whirlwind American troop pullout, but he is confident Afghan government will spare no effort to cushion the blow of an impending US exit AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib, warned that Afghanistan is …

AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has called on the Taliban to reduce violence and agree on a comprehensive ceasefire. In reaction to a car bombing attack in western Ghor province, the commission said that such subversive acts were in contrary with the international norms and standards …

AT News KABUL: NATO Allies and partners met at the plenary meeting of the Afghan National Army Trust Fund Board on Monday. They reviewed the implementation of their financial contributions in support to the Afghan security forces, discussed contributions for 2021 and reiterated their commitment to provide financial support to …

AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan’s point man for peace process, has issued escalated remarks against the Taliban for sticking to their guns about ramping up violence amid ongoing negotiations in Qatar. High Council for National Reconciliation chairman, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, took on the Taliban in an event in Afghan …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have warded off Taliban attack in northern Baghlan province and killed seven of the Taliban militants, defense ministry said Monday. The Taliban fighters had planned to attack several check posts of the Afghan security forces in Kilagai area of Baghlan province on Sunday …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 34 Taliban fighters in latest military stings conducted in Zabul province. 12 more Taliban rebels were wounded in the operation carried out in Shinkai district of the province, provincial officials said Monday.    Governor Spokesman, Gul Islam Sial said …

Kabul is struggling to salvage fledgling peace talks as Taliban’s escalating violence is entrenching fears of collapse of the intra-Afghan dialogue and a reversal of rapprochement with the rebels AT News KABUL: Afghan officials scrambled on Monday to keep fragile peace negotiations from falling apart in the wake of the …

AT News KABUL: The parliament blames government for not doing enough to prevent the increasing insecurity around the country. Parliament Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani, called Taliban’s attack on Ghor province as “barbaric”, saying they would summon security officials for explanation about the Sunday attack in provincial capital Firzo Koh that …