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By Mansoor Faizy The Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh extremist group in Afghanistan, is said to have control some 88,000 sq km of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq that has imposed its brutal rule on almost eight million people there. Moreover, the group …

By Mansoor Faizy The Islamic State (IS), which is also known as Daesh extremist group in Afghanistan, is said to have control some 88,000 sq km of territory stretching from western Syria to eastern Iraq that has imposed its brutal rule on almost eight million people there. Moreover, the group …

Ahmad Shah Katawazai After a month-long thaw starting from last September, the Afghan peace process has now started to gain some momentum. United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul yesterday to discuss the future of peace talks with the Taliban. On …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai welcomed a joint statement signed by the representatives of Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan on the Afghan peace. The quadrilateral meeting held Friday in Moscow city of Russia, discussed further steps regarding the peace process in Afghanistan. Karzai in a …

AT News Report KABUL: The Presidential Palace has called direct talks with the Taliban, ceasefire and renouncement of militants from the ongoing war in the country as the only shortest way to reach peace and stability in Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq Sediqi said Sunday the Afghan government has …

AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday said that the Afghan security forces have launched clearing operation in Chak district of the central Maidan Wardak province. According to the ministry’s statement, the so called “Shahin 17” raids have been launched since last week and several villages …

AT News Report KABUL: A number of senators call on the countries involved in Afghanistan issues to observe a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire on the agenda of the peace negotiations. The senators said in their Sunday session that the independent election commission should announce the preliminary results of presidential election …

AT News Report KABUL: Some political analysts and members of parliament accuse the government of treating politically with a militia commander Abdul Ghani Alipoor’s case. Alipoor was charged for illegal activities and was arrested last year by security forces in Kabul. But he was released soon and some analysts believe …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai in meeting with the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad and Lisa Curtis, Deputy Assistant to the US President and Senior Director for South and Central Asia at the National Security Council, expressed concerns over the postponement of the intra-Afghan …

AT News Report KABUL: Some influential political elites have accused President Ashraf Ghani of making obstacle against the Afghan peace process. “Ghani wants to forcedly engage in peace talks, he should not oppose the resumption of these negotiations,” said Saleh Mohammad Regestani a member of a political party “Hezb-e-Jamiat”. But …