AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday has said that people expect the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to announce the result of presidential election based of clean votes. Addressing council of ministers’ session, Abdullah said “we are at the doorsill of assessment of election votes, so we …
Read More »63 militants killed in latest ops
AT News Report KABUL: At least 63 militants were killed and 19 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 on Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …
Read More »Al-Baghdadi’s death a hard blow to Daesh; war yet to over
By Mansoor Faizy The Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh extremist group in Afghanistan, is said to have control some 88,000 sq km of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq that has imposed its brutal rule on almost eight million people there. Moreover, the group …
Read More »Al-Baghdadi’s death a hard blow to Daesh; war yet to over
By Mansoor Faizy The Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh extremist group in Afghanistan, is said to have control some 88,000 sq km of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq that has imposed its brutal rule on almost eight million people there. Moreover, the group …
Read More »Is a peace deal in Afghanistan possible?
Ahmad Shah Katawazai After a month-long thaw starting from last September, the Afghan peace process has now started to gain some momentum. United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul yesterday to discuss the future of peace talks with the Taliban. On …
Read More »Editorial: Afghan peace dynamics
The efforts for revival of the peace talks are in full swing as the US chief peace negotiator for Afghanistan met leaders in Kabul after arriving in the country on an unannounced visit on Sunday. It’s his first visit to Afghanistan since President Donald Trump halted talks with the Taliban …
Read More »“Intra-Afghan talks shortest path for peace”
AT News Report KABUL: The Presidential Palace has called direct talks with the Taliban, ceasefire and renouncement of militants from the ongoing war in the country as the only shortest way to reach peace and stability in Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq Sediqi said Sunday the Afghan government has …
Read More »Russia deploys S-300 missile system to border with Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: One S-300 anti-aircraft missile system has been deployed to Tajikistan for the first time, reports RBC news agency, citing its source close to the Russian Defense Ministry. A second source close to the Ministry confirmed the deployment of the missile system to the border with Afghanistan. …
Read More »Senators call for truce priority on peace talks agenda
AT News Report KABUL: A number of senators call on the countries involved in Afghanistan issues to observe a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire on the agenda of the peace negotiations. The senators said in their Sunday session that the independent election commission should announce the preliminary results of presidential election …
Read More »Analysts accuse govt. of political treatment with militia commander
AT News Report KABUL: Some political analysts and members of parliament accuse the government of treating politically with a militia commander Abdul Ghani Alipoor’s case. Alipoor was charged for illegal activities and was arrested last year by security forces in Kabul. But he was released soon and some analysts believe …
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