By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday has reported three more cases of coronaviurs, also known as Covid-19 in western Herat province, putting the totally number to four. These individuals had recently returned from Iran—a source of virus outbreak in the country. Public Health Minister, …
Read More »Taliban’s return to power “impossible hypothesis”
AT News KABUL: Following the US President Donald Trump’s remarks that the Taliban could possibly overrun the US backed government in Afghanistan after the foreign troop withdraw – the Presidential Palace has said that the Taliban’s comeback to seize the power is an “impossible hypothesis.” President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq …
Read More »Taliban rebels kill seven civilians in Herat
AT News KABUL: Local officials in western Herat province said Saturday that Taliban rebels have killed at least seven civilians and wounded 17 others. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman Jilani Farhad said the militants staged the attack on late Friday in Khwaja Noor village of Kashk-e-Robat districts of the province. He said …
Read More »Leaders Call for Investigation into Friday Terror Attack
By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Afghan leaders, Mohammad Karim Khalili and Mohammad Mohaqiq have asked for a serous investigation over Friday’s attack on a gathering commemorating Abdul Ali Mazari’s death anniversary, in which 32 people were killed and 58 others received injuries. The dead anniversary of deceased leader of Wahdate Islamic …
Read More »Russia Seeks to Heighten Role in Afghanistan As U.S. Withdraws
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. counterinsurgency campaign against the Taliban militant group in Afghanistan is at its end, with the U.S. military’s plans toward a total withdrawal as Russia has called on Kabul to help fill the gap. Russia’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, in an interview with …
Read More »Editorial: Paradoxical overtones
Last week, the Americans and the Afghan Taliban inked what appeared to be a historic deal in Doha aimed at laying the groundwork for an end to the nearly two-decade-long conflict in Afghanistan. However, naysayers who pointed out that this was a doomed accord right from the outset were right …
Read More »‘I see you’ — a fight for justice
AT News KABUL: Justice matters—a social campaign titled “I see you” lunched in Kabul to make sure no injustice done through ongoing peace process that no clarity has been seen yet. A painting of US top negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad and Deputy Taliban Leader, Mullah Baradar, has been tinted on a …
Read More »Editorial: A dignify peace
In fact, many development and stable countries across the globe once were in turmoil and conflict—a situation that griped Afghanistan since four decades where not end sees in sight. US had reached an agreement with the Taliban to end its longest war and bring its troops back home. The issue …
Read More »US’s efforts to lift obstacles before intra-Afghan talks
AT News KABUL: The US government is trying hard to remove some obstacles made on the way to intra-Afghan dialogues. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to pay a visit to Kabul for this purpose. US President Donald Trump has assured Taliban’s head of political office Mullah Abdul …
Read More »Military Casualties Spike as Violence Intensifies
A few days after the U.S.-Taliban peace deal, violence has spiked across the country with belligerents killing 29 security personnel AT News KABUL: At least 29 security forces were killed on Wednesday amid deadly battles between the Taliban, government and coalition forces across the war-scarred Afghanistan. Taliban have resumed their …
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