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AT News KABUL: In the wake of multifaceted peace talks in Doha, the High Council for National Reconciliation has once again called on the Taliban to agree on a ceasefire during intra-Afghan talks. The ceasefire comes as the both sides (Afghan peace team and Taliban negotiating members) have failed to …

Since the warring sides sat at the negotiating table in Qatar earlier this month, bloodshed and violence have increased in Afghanistan. The calls for a ceasefire are falling on deaf ears while the negotiators have so far failed to agree on a roadmap despite being engaged for nearly two weeks. …

AT News KABULL: President Ashraf Ghani spoke on the phone with Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan on Friday. Both sides talked about the ties between the two countries, the peace process, and President  Ghani emphasizing on ceasefire, Presidential Palace Spokesman, Sediq Sediqqi said in a tweet. In this call, …

AT News KABUL: Taliban insurgents have killed 28 government forces in the south after the besieged forces surrendered, officials said. Zelagay Ebadi, governor spokesman for Uruzgan province, where the incident happened, said Friday that the militants killed soldiers in the Gizab district. Killing of prisoners of war is considered war …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of defense says a unit of the army’s commandos was stationed in Wardak, a province some 50 kilometers west of Kabul city, where Taliban insurgents carry out attacks on the security and defense forces as well as civilians. The deployment of the commando unit in …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban and the government-appointed negotiating teams are trying to convince each other agree on their opinions to make an agenda for the main peace negotiations after two weeks of discussions. Taliban negotiators are insisting in their February peace deal with the United States to be the …

AT News KABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad claims confidence of peace in Afghanistan. Khalilzad said Friday that his optimism to the peace in the war-torn country was based on the meetings he had held with the leaders of the government of Afghanistan and Taliban group. …

AT News KABUL: Some members of parliament blame Taliban militants for killing the people of Afghanistan under the name of peace, while their negotiators are busy in peace talks with the government representatives in Qatar. The lawmakers said in their Wednesday session that Taliban’s thought to win war was wrong. …

AT News KABUL: National Statistics Office says that including of mother’s name in the ID cards is voluntary, not compulsory.  “The name of applicant and his/her surname followed by father and mother’s name are registered in the electronic ID cards,” said head of the office, Ahmad Javid Rasouli on Wednesday. …

AT News KABUL: Peace negotiations with the Taliban will never culminate in ‘one country, two systems’, said Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation. In a conversation with “Foreign Relations Council” think tank in the U.S., Dr. Abdullah ruled out the birth of two forms of …