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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 …

AT News KABUL: As Afghan government and Taliban are drawing roadmap for peace negotiations in Qatar, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Information and Culture and activists are demanding bigger media role in intra-Afghan talks. Media representatives must have a proactive role in peace negotiations in Doha, said Deputy Information and Culture Minister …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban have blocked the Kabul-Ghor road for traffic for two days after the militants took control of the area, provincial officials said. Mohammad Mahdavi, a member of provincial council, said Wednesday that the insurgents have planted mines on the road. Mohammad Musa Kalim, district governor of …

AT News KABUL: At least four IS-K or so called Daesh affiliates, were killed in a military operation conducted by the national directorate of security in Jalalabad, the capital city in eastern Nangarhar. Provincial governor’s office said in a statement that security forces sought to detain the terrorists alive but …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 49 new coronavirus positive cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 39,145 across the country. Health Ministry said that out of 213 suspected samples tested in laboratories in the past 24 hours, 49 were reported positive. According to MoPH, 17 …

Among several other scuffles, mismanagement at the top rank government agencies is another factor – wreaking havoc in Afghanistan’s prone public institutions at this critical juncture. The abrupt terminations, hiring and rehiring in the government agencies are the other drive forces thought to be detrimental for the country’s already troubled …