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AT News KABUL: At least 22 Taliban militants have been killed and three others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …

AT News KABUL: Afghan security forces have killed over 20 Taliban fighters in the airstrikes and artillery shelling in western Herat province, official said Saturday. These Taliban fighters were killed in the Khoh Zor and Chesht district of the province, said provincial governor spokesman, Jilani Farhad. Taliban’s key commander identified …

AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan has once again reiterated its stance of ceasefire in the peace talks and termed it an important constituent to facilitate the intra-Afghan talks for reaching a sustainable peace in the war-hit country. Briefing newsmen on Saturday, Presidential Spokesman Seddiq Seddiqi said that without …

AT News KABUL: A 40 years old man has been detained on charge of force marriage to a teenage girl in northern Balkh province, local officials said on Friday.   The eight years old teenage girl was forcibly marriage to 40 years old Fazuluddin as part of the cultural taboos, …

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai has flayed the Daesh or so-called Islamic State (IS) group presence in Afghanistan, sarcastically noting that the terrorist group was transported here through the sky. Addressing the Raisina Dialogue participants in India, Karzai ironically said Daesh descended from the sky into Afghanistan, adding …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan and China has inaugurated the Gwadar Seaport which is located in Karachi state of Pakistan and has been considered as the first transit trade between the two countries. The inauguration was welcomed with the arrival of first transit trade ship from China. Based on Pakistan embassy …

By Sayed Niyam Alami KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has launched an unprecedented academic discussion around the topics of Afghanistan’s culture, history and national identity aimed at making them public knowledge and essentially turned to a national debate.   Lecturers, students, researchers and experts from three universities – including the Kabul …

US-Taliban talks resume, rising prospects of an end to violence AT News KABUL: Talks between the United States and the Taliban have been resumed aimed at finding a political settlement to the Afghan conflict and also ending the American’s longest war. After a month-long break, the peace talks has resumed …

AT News KABUL: After a watchdog blamed foreign forces for spike in civilian deaths in Afghanistan, the US forces has said the best way to reduce civilian casualties is to reduce violence. A US forces spokesman said, “We are committed to reducing violence in accordance with the will of the …

AT News KABUL: The members of parliament on Wednesday approved a 65 million Euro loan from Italy for the Herat-Khwaf railway project. It would be a long-term loan. An agreement on this regard was signed between parliament’s commission of financial affairs on Wednesday. Azim Mohseni, head of the commission, called …