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We are at odds with Taliban over ceasefire AT News KABUL: Afghan peace delegation in Qatar says the resumed negotiations on a roadmap for peace talks have hit roadblock as the Taliban have been straddling the fence about ceasefire talks by floating inconsequential controversial issues. Negotiations for rules and regulations …

AT News KABUL: Ministry of Public Health in a joint venture with its health partners has started anti-polio campaign in 10 provinces. The campaign started from Monday and will be continued for five days, the ministry said in a statement. Around two million children under five years will receive immunization …

AT News KABUL: Operatives of the National Directorate of Security have foiled the IS-K or so called Daesh group’s attack in eastern Nangarhar province. The intelligence agency in a statement said that a member of the Daesh group, Nabiullah and his six associates had premeditated attack on a gathering of …

AT News KABUL: The Office of the National Security Council (ONSC) has been accused of incompetence with its staff scrambling with the professionalism. Members of the parliament on Monday say the council has become the country’s second front of the power. According to them, the council has been established against …

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani says there is no authority to change the current government system, and to bring amendment in the national constitution in Afghanistan. Ghani said this in a meeting with the journalists who recently covered the intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha, the capital city of Qatari. The …

AT News KABUL: Two coronavirus patients have lost their lives battling the virus in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Public Health said Monday. Coronavirus disease has taken the life of 1,455 patients since the outbreak of the pandemic started in the country around seven months ago, according to …

AT News KABUL: In winters, during school breaks from Kabul, I would go to Kandahar in search of warmer weather and the warmth of my extended family. Kandahar was a vibrant and cultured city in those days, with milder winters and mild-mannered people. The city smelled of pomegranate and fried …

By:  Dr. Matin Royeen The current Afghan peace initiative undertaken by the United States is a noble endeavor, but it lacks the necessary prerequisites towards a prosperous and violence free Afghanistan.  The bi-lateral peace agreement between the United States and the Taliban signed at the end of February of 2020, …

AT News KABUL: At least seven service members of army were killed when Taliban insurgents launched attacks on their outposts in Farah, an insecure province in the west sharing border with Iran, provincial officials confirmed. The incident took place in the Bala Boluk district, where the militants attacked the army …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban negotiation team has accused the government delegation of making hurdles in the intra-Afghan talks. The Kabul peace team has been accused of deliberately creating hurdles in a bid to prolong the process. A member of the Taliban negotiation team, Khairullah Khairkhwa said the Kabul government …