AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A ceremony was held in Torghundi city of the Afghanistan’s Herat province to mark the transfer of high capacity electrical equipment from Turkmenistan for the needs of the Afghan economy, Trend reports referring to Turkmen Altyn Asyr TV. In particular, a transformer with a capacity of …
Read More »Karzai condemns Nangarhar attacks on civilians
AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned night raids and airstrikes in the eastern province of Nangarhar that killed and injured civilians in the Khogyani district. Karzai denounced cruelty and military operations against civilians, calling for an immediate stop in military operations on villages and residential areas. The …
Read More »Neighboring countries need to take steps toward a peaceful Afghanistan: Chinese envoy
AT News KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Management and Resources, Naheed Esar on Wednesday has met with the Chinese Ambassador to Kabul Mr. Wang Yu, where they focused a range of issues of mutual interest and bilateral arrangements. At the outset, the two sides recalled the traditional ties between the …
Read More »30 militants killed in fresh ops
AT News KABUL: At least 30 Taliban militants have been killed and 10 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 Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …
Read More »Afghan forces repel Taliban’s Ghazni attack, killing 11 rebels
AT News KABUL: Afghan security forces “repelled” a coordinate Taliban attack on a joint army-police security checkpoint in Ghazni province, provincial police chief said, adding that 11 Taliban fighters were killed in the failed offensive. The attack against the checkpoint in Shahbaz area on the Kabul-Kandahar highway was occurred on …
Read More »Afghan forces kill 55 Taliban rebels in Ghor
AT News KABUL: At least 55 Taliban militants have been killed during joint operations carried out by the Afghan security forces in western Ghor province, ministry of defense said on Wednesday. These Taliban militants were killed during a joint clearance operation carried out by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces …
Read More »Neighboring countries need to take steps toward a peaceful Afghanistan: Chinese envoy
AT News KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Management and Resources, Naheed Esar on Wednesday has met with the Chinese Ambassador to Kabul Mr. Wang Yu, where they focused a range of issues of mutual interest and bilateral arrangements. At the outset, the two sides recalled the traditional ties between the …
Read More »Violence across Afghanistan underscores urgency of ending conflict: Aisha Khurram
Complete speech of Aisha Khurram, Afghanistan’s Youth Representative of the United Nations at UNSC. One early morning a young father was having a walk with his children, in the quiets of his village. As the father slowed to fix his ride, his children being told so went ahead. Not a …
Read More »Dialogue leads to peace, not the swords: EU Envoy
“Peace in Afghanistan deserves all our efforts and commitment. Afghans have the right to start new and peaceful lives. They have already been very patient. The EU wants the real peace process between Afghans to start,” EU Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Roland Kobia said. By Mansoor Faizy On 28th September, …
Read More »Germany ready to mediate for Afghan peace negotiations
AT News KABUL: Germany is ready to intercede the government of Afghanistan and Taliban militants to hold negotiations, said German Ambassador to Kabul, Markus Potzel. Taliban who previously rejected any talks with the government, have recently showed interest in sitting with representatives of President Ashraf Ghani. The militants’ spokesman in …
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