AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah’s electoral team claim that the results of last year’s presidential election was no longer valid after Abdullah joined the government in a power sharing deal he signed Sunday with President Ghani. The deal allows Abdullah to run the High Reconciliation Council and people from his …
Read More »Can Abdullah lead Afghanistan’s peace quest?
AT News KABUL: After a longstanding dispute over formation of an inclusive government, the two feuding Afghan leaders, President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah had signed an agreement to end the country’s political crisis, as Afghanistan already looming in a historic and fragile peace process, in addition to the …
Read More »Taliban slams Ghani-Abdullah deal as ‘repeat of early mistakes’
AT News KABUL: The Taliban group has reacted to President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, who is now the President of the High Council for Peace and National Reconciliation, over formation of an inclusive government, saying that what is going on in Kabul is “only repetition of the past …
Read More »Taliban burn five people in Ghazni
AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters have torched the bodies of five people in central Ghazni province, security official said on Monday. The incident took place in Qiaq village of Jaghato district, according to local officials and the victims are three civilians and two national police personnel. However, the Taliban …
Read More »India touts political settlement between Afghan leaders
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The government of India has welcomed the Political Agreement concluded by the political leadership in Kabul. “India has consistently supported inclusive governance, national unity, strong institutions, Constitutional order, rights of all sections of society and the territorial integrity of Afghanistan, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said …
Read More »Doha Accord Leaves the Fate of Afghans and the Country in the Balancev
Emboldened by unprecedent gains in diplomatic arena with the support of certain regional countries led by Pakistan, and a win-lose results in Doha agreement between the United States and the Taliban, the group has recently increased its military campaign against Afghan Government after a temporary lull that paved the way …
Read More »Coronavirus; Afghanistan cases surpass 7K
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health on Monday said that it has recorded 408 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 7,072 across Afghanistan. Health Ministry said that out of 858 samples, 408 were tested positive. 162 cases were recorded in Kabul, …
Read More »China: Afghan political agreement is a victory of a great nation
AT News KABUL: China has welcomed political agreement signed between feuding Afghan leaders—President Ashraf Ghani and Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and has termed it a great victory for Afghanistan and its people. “Welcome the signing of agreement by President Ghani and Dr Abdullah. It’s the vision of leaders. It’s victory of …
Read More »30 Taliban rebels killed in military stings
AT News KABUL: Ministry of Defense on Monday said that 30 Taliban fighters were killed in the latest series of crackdowns in five provinces of Afghanistan. MoD Deputy Spokesman Fawad Aman said that 18 Taliban rebels were killed in airstrikes in Kunduz and Maidan Wardak provinces on Sunday night. He …
Read More »Taliban staged 3,800 attacks since US peace deal
AT News KABUL: The government alleges that Taliban militants have carried out 3,800 attacks in the first three months of the current year, while the insurgents have lately begun spring offensive, a wave of attacks annually begins in April or May. Intelligence Director, Ahmad Zia Seraj said Monday that the …
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