AT News KABUL: Kabul Police has arrested 10 people on charge of plundering, robbery and carrying illegal arms during latest crackdowns. Ministry of Interior (MoI) has said that Kabul police arrested these suspected criminal in 1st, 3rd, 6th and 15th PDs of Kabul, the capital city. Three pistols also discovered …
Read More »Ceasefire, a prerequisite for a sustainable peace in Afghanistan
By Wali Muhammad Alizai Peace is a grave desire in a conflict-ridden Afghanistan after four-decades-long ruinous war. It now seems that the U.S.-Taliban peace talks would pave path for the prevalence of everlasting peace in the country, which will ensure stability, development, education and protection of women rights in the …
Read More »America’s peace deal won’t stop Taliban hostilities: Saleh
AT News KABUL: A hectic effort spearheaded by the United States negotiating a settlement with the Taliban won’t stop the militants’ hostilities in Afghanistan even if a peace deal is brokered and that they would never halt their attacks on Afghan people, said ex-spymaster and the incumbent president Ghani’s running …
Read More »No peace negotiation without women’s attendance
AT News KABUL: The government would not hold negotiations with Taliban without women’s attendance, an official said. “The country will go to a permanent problem if women are not in the peace talks,” Abdul Salam Rahimi, acting state minister for peace said Friday. He reiterated that the ministry was responsible …
Read More »Ghani melting under criticism for remarks on Karzai, Abdullah
Analysts allude to President’s pathetic politic of blaming his predecessor for his own administration’s failures AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani’s recent remarks about his predecessor Hamid Karzai and his rival in presidential race Abdullah Abdullah for not boasting any conclusive plans for Afghanistan and the peace process has set …
Read More »Afghanistan ranked among world’s most corrupt countries
AT News KABUL: Transparency International revealed that Afghanistan is among the top 10 most corrupt countries in the world. In its Corruption Perception Index 2019, states that anti-corruption efforts have not made progress in the country since 2018. Based on the index, Afghanistan scored 15 out of 100 in 2017, …
Read More »What is behind the walls
Afghanistan has been jumbling with the adversities that have been posed by war since ages. The Afghans have suffered a lot and the country’s infrastructures trashed in the most rebellious way, taking years to rebuild. But hopes have emerged for a possible end to this deadly phenomenon after engagement of …
Read More »Doha talks prolonged over US withdrawal and prisoner release
AT News KABUL: A source close to the ongoing peace negotiations between Taliban and the US diplomats, have said that the talks had been lengthened as the sides are unable to agree on a complete US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the release of 5,000 Taliban fighters from government custody. Suhail …
Read More »Every Afghan wants peace and ceasefire, says survey
AT News KABUL: A survey launched by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Afghan Policy Group says that every Afghan wants peace. It says that 60 per cent of Afghans are optimistic to gaining of peace, while 40 per cent express concerns over the process, looking at it from ambiguity …
Read More »Protests erupt in Ghor in demand for welfare projects
AT News KABUL: Hundreds of residents of western Ghor province on Wednesday staged set-ins in front the of provincial governor’s office, demanding the authorities to pay efforts in launching welfare projects in the province. Ghor provincial council member, Abdul Hamid Natiqi said the government should have included funds for the …
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