AT News KABUL: In reaction to the US President Donald Trump’s visit to Afghanistan, some domestic analyst believe that his trip to Kabul was aimed to gain a political achievements before US presidential election, which is going to be happened on 2020. They say that peace deal with the Taliban …
Read More »Ghazni blast kills three children
AT News Report KABUL: At least three children embraced martyrdom and one another received injury, after a rocket warhead went off in southern Ghazni province, official said Saturday. A Taliban mortar warhead left in Hasan Khill village of Qarabagh district of the province that blew up and killed three children, …
Read More »‘Regional countries should solve their problems’
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami revealed the setting up a joint committee between Islamic Republic of Iran and Afghanistan to organize border regions, Iranian media reported. The construction operation of Khaf-Herat railroad will be completed until restoration of peace and security in …
Read More »Moscow says war crimes in Afghanistan should be investigated
AT News KABUL: Russian foreign ministry has expressed concerns over concealing of UK forces’ war crimes in Afghanistan, saying that Moscow “strongly condemns the crimes against civilians in Afghanistan and urge the British and New Zealand authorities to complete the investigation and bring the perpetrators to justice.” Speaking to …
Read More »London Bridge attacker identified as Usman Khan of Pakistani origin
AT Monitoring Desk Metropolitan Police has identified the London Bridge attacker as British national Usman Khan, a 28-year-old male from Staffordshire, Dawn reported on Saturday. According to the details, Usman Khan was born in London and is of Pakistani ethnicity. He stabbed two people to death and left three injured on Friday, in …
Read More »Its people’s right to stage civil demos: IEC
AT News KABUL: Last Friday hundreds of supporters of “Stability and Convergence” electoral team led by Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah have come out on the streets of capital Kabul to express their anger over performances of the Independent Election Commission (IEC). The protestors have demanded the IEC to nullify the …
Read More »Editorial: Shambolic exercise
Although the prospects of resuming peace talks to end the 18-year conflict give war-weary Afghans a sense of relief, the highly disputed presidential election only takes it away. It’s been two months since the presidential election was conducted but the electoral management bodies haven’t been able to announce the preliminary …
Read More »31 more Daesh fighters surrendered to Afghan forces in Nangarhar
AT News Report KABUL: In the past weeks, a large number of Daesh or so-called IS fighters, have surrendered to the Afghan security forces with the latest on where a group of 31 Daesh fighter along with 62 women and children laid down their arms in eastern Nangarhar province. Nangarhar …
Read More »‘Contacts between US, Taliban laudable’
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a press conference on Friday said he welcomes “contacts” between the United States and the Taliban and said that the US consults with NATO allies “regularly” regarding peace efforts in Afghanistan. “Secretary Pompeo has discussed, briefed Allies. Ambassador Khalilzad has …
Read More »55 insurgents killed in fresh raids
AT News Report KABUL: At least 55 militants have been killed and three others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …
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