AT News KABUL: The Taliban group claimed that they have released 732 members of the Afghan security forces since the start of the prisoner swap process to facilitate the intra-Afghan talks. Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban Qatar based political office’s spokesman said the group had released 20 Afghan security forces last …
Read More »Covid-19 cases nearing 32k
AT News KABUL: With 319 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 31,836 coronavirus cases across the country. Covid-19 positive cases slightly decreased, but still 28 patients have lost their lives to the virus. 1,520 patients were also recovered during this period. The Ministry of …
Read More »30 Taliban rebels killed in latest crackdowns
AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 30 Taliban insurgents in retaliation to their attacks on their checkpoints in three provinces, security officials said on Wednesday. In addition to that, 12 others Taliban rebels were also wounded in these attacks. Taliban fighters coordinately assaulted security forces …
Read More »It’s too early to discuss pulling out troops from Afghanistan: NATO
AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg said it is too early to talk about US and Coalition troops pull out from Afghanistan, but he said the decision would utterly reliant on the ground situation in Afghanistan. To avoid Afghanistan from becoming once again a safe haven for the …
Read More »Peace in Afghanistan strengthens regional connectivity: Khalilzad
AT News KABUL: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said that a stable Afghanistan is crucial for regional peace, security and stability of the Central Asia. He said this in a meeting with officials of Central Asian countries in Tashkent—Khalilzad has been embarked on his peace trip …
Read More »Afghanistan’s Right of Access and Transit under International Law
By Zia Nezam According to international law, land-locked countries, such as Afghanistan, have the “right of access” to sea portsand “freedom of transit through the territory of transit states.” United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (hereafter the “Convention”), Article 125. This Convention, which is also known as …
Read More »“Why Leaders Cannot Lead”
Book Review by Dr. Matin Royeen Leadership is an art and a science. A successful leader uses knowledge, experience and mentoring in creative ways to fashion a vision for himself/herself and the followers. The truth is that a good number of people in leadership positions lack the necessary skills to …
Read More »Taliban averagely carry out 44 attacks per day: NSC
AT News KABUL: The National Security Council (NSC) says that Taliban have increased attacks in different areas after the week-long reduction in violence, with the body’s spokesman Javid Faisal, saying that the number of the attacks carried out by the insurgents is averagely 44. The Taliban vowed to reduce violence …
Read More »Taliban’s attack pushed back in Jawzjan, tens of rebels killed
AT News KABUL: The government forces drove back a Taliban’s large attack in the northern province of Jawzjan, killing at least 32 assailants. The ministry of defense said Tuesday in a statement that the attack was carried out on the army outposts in the Qarqin district, in which some 25 …
Read More »Suicide attack plot foiled in Kabul
AT News KABUL: The intelligence operatives neutralized a “big suicide attack” in Kabul city. The National Directorate of Security said Tuesday in a statement that their operatives seized a truck filled with explosives for detonating in Kabul city. The statement said that the truck was seized in PD 12. It …
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