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AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have retaken the control of the Ab Kamari district in northwest Badghis province, a local officials said on Saturday. However, the ministry of defense rejected the falls of the district to the Taliban from the beginning. Abdul Nasir Nazari, the Provincial Council …

By Seddiq Hussainy Since years, China has been striving to revitalize the ancient Silk Road and expand it into a global trade network to connect its southernmost parts to Central Asia and South and Southeast Asia, Eurasia, and Europe. But Afghanistan has been peripheral to China’s intercontinental project because drastic …

AT News Report KABAUL: The finance ministry says it has allocated 369 million Afs (around five million USD) for the expenses of the Consultative Loya Jirga slated to be held this month to discuss peace ways. More than 2,000 people from across the country are to be called for the …

Afghanistan stars Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan have lashed out at Afghanistan selection committee after their surprising decision to sack Asghar Afghan as captain of the team. With less than two months remaining before Afghanistan play just their second World Cup, the selectors dropped a major bombshell by sacking the …

“We can’t leave peace efforts” AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai says he would persuade the government to attend the upcoming meeting between Taliban and Afghan politicians scheduled to be held in Qatar. The Qatar meeting called in Afghanistan as intra-Afghan dialogue is actually the sequel of Moscow …

An Exclusive Interview with Omar Zakhilwal Dr. Omar Zakhilwal, who held key posts in the previous and current governments, said the national unity government has failed to take the nation on board regarding the peace negotiations. He also accuses the government of trying to monopolize the peace efforts. Zakhilwal, who …

AT News Report KABUL: Former and incumbent Presidents, including other government officials and politicians held a joint meeting with US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad at Presidential Palace on Wednesday, where they exchanged views on the peace process. In this meeting, former President Hamid Karzai suggested that in …

AT News Report KABUL: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) head Aftab Sherpao said that Afghanistan was a sovereign state and the success of the peace talks would only be possible and long-lasting if Afghan government was included in the process. The QWP leader was talking to Afghan Ambassador Shukrullah Atif Mashal …

AT News Report KABUL: Any sorts of pressure on the government in a bid to act illegal in regards to the current peace push is not acceptable, President Ashraf Ghani told a gathering of civil society members and journalists organized at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday evening. “The peace talks …

AT News Report KABUL:  Ministry of Education (MoE) has planned to provide literacy training programs to 400,000 people across the country this year. MoE will establish 16,000 literacy training courses throughout the country, said a statement issued by MoE. Through these literacy training 400,000 people over 15 years would be …