AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned an air strike in Kandahar province that killed and wounded civilians. The attack took place in the Arghandab district and seven members of a family are among other civilians killed including children. The former president believes that only successful peace talks …
Read More »Ghani’s adviser accuses ex-spy chief of holding much property
AT News KABUL: Wahid Omar, an adviser for President Ashraf Ghani accuses former intelligence director Rahmatullah Nabil of holding a lot of properties. Omar said Sunday that he would be ready to change all of his assets with only “five per cent” of Nabil’s properties and one of his houses …
Read More »22-day break: Will 2nd episode of peace talks possible to take place in Afghanistan?
AT News KABUL: The Afghan and Taliban negotiators agreed on a 20-day break in peace talks continued for three months in the Persian Gulf’s Arab state of Qatar. The two sides announced late Tuesday that the next round of the intra-Afghan negotiations would begin on January 5, 2021. None of …
Read More »Gen. Miller receives Afghan drawdown orders
“The violence is too high. The Taliban violence needs to come down. We’ve had many discussions about this.” AT News KABUL: Gen. Scott Miller, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said that he has received orders of cutting down the number of American soldiers to 2,500. Talking to the reporters …
Read More »What are the dimensions & solutions for Afghanistan’s proxy war?
By Mohammad Arsallan Zeyar Whenever warriors fight against your government’s interests based on other’s profit, this is called a proxy war. In this war, the thought of war is determined by war policymakers that they sign a contract of conflict with war players. War policymakers provide sources, strategy and tactics …
Read More »COVID-19: Afghanistan records 126 new infections, 11 deaths on Saturday
AT News KABUL: Afghanistan recorded 126 new positive cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 48,952 cases around the country since the outbreak of the virus started in the country several months ago. Another 11 patients have lost their lives battling the virus during …
Read More »Interim govt. provides a peaceful solution to Afghan conflict: Survey
An interim government is already an option on the table between the U.S. and the Taliban: Political pundits say AT News KABUL: The Afghan experts, reacting to a recent survey conducted by the Institute of War and Peace Studies (IWPS) said that interim government now a possible solution, and feasible …
Read More »119 Taliban rebels killed as violence rages in Afghanistan
AT News KANDAHAR: At least 119 Taliban rebels were killed in the latest military crackdown conducted by the Afghan defense and security forces in the past two days in southern Kandahar province, provincial officials said Saturday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Ahmad Bahir Ahmadi said that onslaughts were conducted in Panjwaye, Maiwaind, …
Read More »Next round of talks should be held in Afghanistan: Mohib
AT News KABUL: Hamdullah Mohib, President Ashraf Ghani’s National Security Adviser calls for the relocation of the ongoing negotiating team to inside the country and says that the Afghan and Taliban negotiating teams to continue the remaining rounds of the intra–Afghan talks at home. Mohib wrote Saturday on his …
Read More »Saleh severely criticized for his provocative remarks
Narrative of Taliban, Daesh’s killing of Shia Muslims from a high-ranking government official exacerbates atmosphere of psychological insecurity against the Shia community, a Shia leader say AT News KABUL: Mohammad Mahaqiq, the leader of Hezb-e-Wahdat Islami and Shah Hussain Murtazawi, President Ashraf Ghani’s aid have reacted over remarks made by …
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