AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: At least thirteen Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers have been killed, three injured and two others arrested in the Taliban attack in northwestern Faryab province, an official said. Police Chief Mohammad Nasir told Pajhwok Afghan News the Taliban stormed security forces trenches in the Kohistan district …
Read More »Editorial: No truce so far
The second round of intra-Afghan dialogues, hosted by Russian Federation at Moscow terminated without any fruitful and positive outcomes thus making disappointed the already war stricken countrymen. However, before concluding the dialogues focused on current situation of Afghanistan and plight its people who are hostages to global powers engaged in …
Read More »“Considerable progress in Moscow talks”
KABUL: The two-day talks between Taliban and Afghan politicians ended in Moscow on Thursday without announcing a clear decision, but their joint statement said progress was made on some key issues. The talks that wrapped up late Thursday involved a 14-member Taliban delegation led by co-founder of the movement Mullah Abdul …
Read More »33 freed from Taliban captivity in Helmand
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan Special Forces have freed at least 33 people from a Taliban-controlled jail in Sangin district of southern Helmand province, Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Friday. The operation was carried out on Thursday, the ministry in a statement added. Three members of the Afghan National Police, …
Read More »10 civilians killed within 2-day Kabul blasts
AT News Report KABUL: Security situation has been getting worse in Kabul, the capital city, as besides criminal cases, two separate blasts have taken the lives of 10 civilians within past two days. A heavy blast rocked Kabul city on Friday morning in which four civilians were killed and six …
Read More »“Govt. an obstacle before peace talks, elections”
AT News Report KABUL: A number of political parties mostly government opposition once again accused President Ashraf Ghani and his administration of making “obstacles” before the ongoing peace process and negotiations as well as the September presidential polls. Representatives of these parties said in a Friday gathering in Kabul city …
Read More »Editorial: PTM on protest
At last Pakhtoon Tahafuz Movement (PTM) leader and Member of parliament in Pakistan Mohsin Dawar surrendered himself to law enforcing agencies after four days sit in protest in Miranshah headquarter of North Waziristan bordering with Afghanistan. Mohsin and other PTM stalwarts have announced end to sit in protest in response …
Read More »Six killed in suicide attack on Military University in Kabul
AT-KABUL: At least six people were killed and another six were injured on Thursday noon after a suicide bomber targeted the entrance of the Marshal Fahim Military University in west of Kabul city. The bomber on foot tried to enter the premises of the facility but was identified and stopped …
Read More »Govt. retakes control of Ghazni’s Deh Yak district
AT News Report KABUL: Ministry of Defense says that army managed to retake control of the Deh Yak district of Ghazni province, an area being under Taliban for almost two years.“National security and defense forces in an operation launched Monday, retook the whole district of Deh Yak from Taliban terrorists …
Read More »Afghan politicians, Taliban members meet for second time in Moscow
Removing barriers from lasting peace road stressed AT News Report KABUL: A number of politicians led by former President Hamid Karzai sat for the second time in front of Taliban representatives in Russia’s capital city of Moscow, a session followed by the February gathering called as ‘Moscow Meeting’, in which …
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