AT News KABUL: The Taliban group has released 30 Afghan security forces in Panjwayee district of southern Kandahar province. A photo went viral on social media shows that the detainees include police officers, border forces and local police personnel. A spokesman for the Taliban group, Yusuf Ahmadi said that the …
Read More »Khalilzad warns “targeted killings” threaten peace process
“People like Yousuf Rasheed and Farishta Kohistani are essential for any society. They are its conscience and keep its heart beating. They should not be fearful, intimidated, or worse, killed.” AT News KABUL: US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad has infuriated over recent target killings in Afghanistan, saying …
Read More »‘Presence of militants in Pakistan cause crisis, instability in region’
Activities of insurgent elements and their leaders in Pakistani territory clearly violate Afghanistan’s national sovereignty, posing a serious challenge to achieving sustainable peace, says Ministry of Foreign Affairs AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan has expressed its deepest regret and concern that some Taliban leaders were see in the …
Read More »Peace can’t be achieved by force
By Bilal Yusufi KABUL: As the incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump is edging his end at White House, he has escalated efforts – apparently pressurizing the Afghan government to come to a conclusion with the Taliban as it would give Trump glee to some expects after being defeated by the …
Read More »Editorial: Civil employees and activists victims of terrorism
Different types of attacks have been recently targeted very innocent people in Kabul and the provinces. The people who are not and have never been in the battlefields against Taliban or any other armed group so the attackers could have an excuse to justify that they have taken revenge of …
Read More »Conflicting reports over Zabul district fall to Taliban
AT News KABUL: Officials in the southern province of Zabul said that Atghar district has fallen to the Taliban after the Afghan security forces retreated. However, earlier, the ministry of defense said in a statement it has decided to shift the security outpost from Atghar to its neighboring district of …
Read More »A policeman killed, two wounded in Kabul IED blast
AT News KABUL: In the early hours of Wednesday, an IED blast in Kabul claimed the life of a police officer and wounded two others, Kabul police confirmed. The IED blast targeted a police vehicle in PD 12th of the city, according to police statements that fall short to provide …
Read More »COVID-19 in Afghanistan: 271 new infections, 21 deaths reported in last 24 hours
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 271 new positive cases of coronavirus and 21 fatalities in the past 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 51,360 since the outbreak of the virus started nearly one year ago. The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said that the new cases were …
Read More »58 Taliban rebels killed in latest military stings
AT News KABUL: At least 58 Taliban militants were killed and 14 others were wounded during latest crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the last 24 hours, defense ministry said on Wednesday. The Taliban insurgents planned to attack the Afghan security forces positions in Maiwand …
Read More »AID COULD AND SHOULD PRODUCE BETTER RESULTS
A Look to Afghanistan Partnership Framework, 2020 Afghanistan Conference in Geneva By Wasil Ahmad Akhtar For the last two decades Afghanistan has been dependent on aid from other countries. The country needs considerable resources to overcome on issues facing in the last five decades. In past two decades, many conferences …
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