By Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: The United States says it expects the Taliban to form an inclusive government, saying channels of communication with the Taliban will remain open on important issues. US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said on Friday that he would visit Qatar on Sunday for meetings on …
Read More »ISI chief in Kabul for cementing ties with Taliban
AT News KABUL: Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief FaizHameed on Saturday arrived in Kabul and spoke with Taliban regarding cementing Afghanistan-Pakistan ties. This is the first high-level Pakistani official visits Kabul after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. According to Pajhwok News Agency, Pakistani media say he held detailed talks …
Read More »Karzai concerned over Panjshir clashes
AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed his deepest concerns over the clashes erupted between the Taliban fighters and so-called resistance armed men in the northern province of Panjshir. “Unfortunately, despite efforts of the mediators, military operation and fight erupted in Panjshir, which is a deep concern and is …
Read More »UN urges Taliban to allow Afghans travel abroad
AT News KABUL: The United Nations Security Council called on the Taliban to facilitate a safe passage for the people intending to leave Afghanistan. The UNSC in a statement, which was issued after an emergency meeting regarding Afghanistan, didn’t say anything about the formation of a safe zone in Kabul. …
Read More »End of U.S. longest war in Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: The least remaining of the U.S. Forces late Monday left the Kabul- Hamid Karzai International Airport, ending its longest or so-called endless war in Afghanistan. The U.S. secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin said that Washington put an end to this war with the evacuation of civilian personnel, …
Read More »Afghan children ‘at greater risk than ever’, top UNICEF official warns
AT News KABUL: Afghan Children have paid the heaviest price in recent weeks of increased conflict and insecurity, said the regional director for UNICEF South Asia, George Laryea-Adjei. Not only have some been forced from their homes, and cut off from their schools and friends, they have also been deprived …
Read More »Rockets target Kabul city
AT News KABUL: Several rockets fired from the outskirts of Kabul targeted the city on Monday morning, according to reports, amid the speedy withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan that is expected to end on Tuesday (August 31). The reports cited eyewitnesses who said that the rockets hit the …
Read More »‘Discussions continue for inclusive govt in Afghanistan’
AT News KABUL: Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, a senior member of the Taliban’s political office said on Saturday that consultations are going on with different ethnicities and political parties about the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Addressing the country on the national radio and television station, Stanikzai stressed …
Read More »Seven killed two attacks near Kabul airport
BY: BKS AT-KABUL: Seven people including a suicide bomber were killed and few others were injured after a rocket hit a residential area in north of the city and in a separate attack US forces targeted a suspected suicide bomber near Kabul airport. A suspected suicide bomber was targeted and …
Read More »Four more provinces fall to Taliban
AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants reportedly captured four provincial capitals in their lightning advances that speeded up since August 6 when they first took control of Zaranj city, the center of the southwestern province of Nimroz. Reports said Saturday that the insurgent fighters seized Assad Abad, capital of Kunar …
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