AT News Report KABUL: Security officials in the northeastern province of Takhar confirmed that Taliban fighters carried out attacks on some districts late Thursday including the Chah Aab district, where they controlled the district for a few hours before they were defeated by reinforcement. Khalil Asir, provincial police spokesman, said …
Read More »Afghans concerned over Daesh threat after Taliban likely deal
AT News Report KABUL: Afghans are worried about a threat by Daesh terrorist group after a likely peace deal between the US and Taliban, with officials considering the threat “serious and dangerous”. Kabir Haqmal, Spokesman for the National Security Council, says that some Taliban fighters would probably join Daesh after …
Read More »In a rare move authorities fined company Afs6m for cutting street trees
By Sadeq Yusufi KABUL- Kabul Municipality in a rare move has fined a private company for Afs 6 million after cutting several trees on a Kabul street and referred the company to judicial organs for further actions, officials said Thursday. The Private company recently chopped off at least 24 trees …
Read More »Editorial: Ceasing war?
The US diplomats and the Taliban representatives are inching close to sign a peace agreement, likely in few days, while conflicts sill continuing as the Taliban fighters not only rejected ceasefire call rather intensified unhuman attacks, killing and wounding dozens of innocent people. This caused the Afghan security forces to …
Read More »Iranian smugglers digging up relics in Ghazni, says MoIC
AT News Report KABUL: Afghans officials on Wednesday accused Iranians of illegally excavating and smuggling antiquities from southern Ghazni province Noor Aqa Noori, head of the antiquities department at the Ministry of Information and Culture, (MoIC)made levelled the allegations while speaking at a conference of the South Asian Association for …
Read More »400 Wardak people flee fresh violence to Bamyan
AT News Report KABUL: Surging insecurity and conflicts between the Taliban and public uprising forces have displaced hundreds of people from their homes in Maidan valley area of central Wardak province to neighboringBayman province, residents said on Wednesday. Leaving behind cultivated lands and homes, the displaced families said they walked …
Read More »US-Taliban finalize peace deal; Khalilzad likely in Kabul on Thursday
AT News Report KABUL: Sources close to the negotiations says that the US and Taliban negotiators finally reached an agreement over peace deal on Wednesday, a deal that comes after nearly one year negotiations between the US envoy for Afghan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban negotiators. The sources said that …
Read More »14 pro-govt. forces killed in Heart’s Taliban attack
AT News Report KABUL: Over 14 public uprising forces were killed and ten others, including civilians wounded in a clash occurred between the pro-government forces and Taliban militants in western Herat province, official said Wednesday. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Abdulahad Wali confirmed the attack, saying that the clash took place around …
Read More »Russia accused West of double standards over Daesh presence in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations earlier stated that at least 4,000 Daesh militants are currently present in Afghanistan mainly operating in the provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, Sputnik reported. Russia is concerned about the double standards demonstrated by the West toward the presence …
Read More »Pompeo says US never seeks permanent presence in Afghanistan
AT News Report KABUL: As the US and Taliban are being closed to a peace deal, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said that Washington “has never sought a permanent military presence in Afghanistan.” He said that US mission in Afghanistan was to defeat al-Qaida, adding that such efforts …
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