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As expected, the intra-Afghan talks in Doha are making slow progress as unraveling the decades-long conflict is indeed no easy task. The Afghan government and the Taliban negotiating teams have agreed on only one of two contradictory items so far, predominantly related to the internal code of conduct and the …

AT News KABUL: After nearly 20 years of conflict in Afghanistan, the warring parties meet face-to-face at the negotiating table in the Qatari capital, Doha. One of the key players in the Afghan peace process has been Afghan-born American diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad, who has led the efforts to achieve peace in …

AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health says that government hospitals received 14,000 violence affected women including 100 rape victims in the first six months of the ongoing Persian Year. The ministry said Friday that 4,333 women were the victims of physical violence, 100 victims of rape, 1,021 victims …

AT News KABUL: Public health officials say that 25 new cases of Coronavirus were identified and registered across the country, taking the total number of patients to 39,000. The ministry of public health said Friday in a statement that the new patients of the coronavirus were found in the provinces …

9th death anniversary of jihadi leader Burhanuddin Rabbani marked AT News KABUL: Afghanistan Peace Grand Council Chief, Abdullah Abdullah, has said the Afghan government’s peace negotiators are in Doha to end animosity with the Taliban. At the 9th death anniversary of former president and jihadi leader Burhanuddin Rabbani in Kabul, …

AT News KABUL: The clashes between government forces and Taliban fighters is intensifying in several provinces while the both sides negotiating teams in Qatar to talk about peace ways. The number of casualties from two sides has been reported very high. 216 Taliban fighters have been killed in 12 provinces …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan government’s negotiating delegation says they are optimistic in a ceasefire agreement with their Taliban interlocutors. The two negotiating teams have not yet held official meetings. Taliban side has only focused on the technical issues. Nader Naderi, a member of the government team told Al-Jazeera broadcaster …

AT News KABUL: Acting Defense Minister, Assadullah Khaled ridiculed the Taliban’s allegation to win the war, rejecting the claim as “a dream and madness”. Taliban had earlier claimed to use their ‘Plan B’ if meetings with the government of Afghanistan failed. The Plan B was explained as continue fighting and …

There is a joke in Afghanistan that is called the government. The big player made the joke after Usama played a game with the big player, the dangerous game. This game brought the American, the European, and many other players to Afghanistan. They empowered the killers, the alcoholics, the womanizers, …

 Dr. Matin Royeen Ph.D. The current peace discussions between Taliban and the Afghan representatives  in Doha, fundamentally deal with two vital issues.  How to reconcile past trauma, resolve the  current conflict by achieving peace that safeguards the national interest of Afghanistan.  I would like to share some thoughts about these …