AT-KABUL: At least nine Afghan National Army soldiers embraced martyrdom and five Taliban insurgents were killed in a fresh skirmish in Central Maidan Wardak province, officials said Wednesday. Provincial police spokesman, Hekmat Durani, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban insurgents stormed an ANA security post in Mangali area of Sayedabad …
Read More »Moscow forum a platform for Taliban: Political Party
At News Report-Kabul: The National Partnership Party, a government opposition political entity believes that the Moscow meeting was just a session to give privilege to Taliban, saying that Iran, Pakistan and Russia were the states who offered the privilege. Head of the party, Najibullah Kabuli said Sunday that the three …
Read More »No national policy to regulate media: Ministry of Culture
AT News Report-KABUL: The ministry of culture says the media outlets are yet to have a national policy for publication and broadcasting. Officials in the culture ministry said Sunday that shared a report of media violations with the media representatives, saying that the violations opposed the media law. Saber Mohmand, …
Read More »Herat governor steps down amid wave of resignations
AT News Report-KABUL: Mohammad Asif Rahimi has resigned from his position as governor from Western Herat province, a well-placed source said. According to the source, the president accepted the resignation of Rahimi. He had served as the governor of Herat since 2014. On Friday, the governor of Maidan Wardak province …
Read More »Govt breaks ground for Afs 13m school in Nimroz
AT News Report-ZARANJ: Local officials on Sunday launched construction work on a school building in Zaranj, the capital of southwestern Nimroz province, Pajhowk Afghan News reported. Provincial education director Masood Noori told the foundation stone laying ceremony in Akhonzada Mohammad Alam village that the school building would cost 13 million …
Read More »Moscow hosts Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks
AT News Report-KABUL: Russia on Friday kicked off a meeting for talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban movement with Moscow promising to work for a united and peaceful Afghanistan. Afghanistan had earlier sent a four-member delegation of the High Peace Council to Russia for talks with representatives of …
Read More »Khalilzad on four-nation visit in peace push
AT News Report-KABUL: U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan peace process, Zalmay Khalilzad, is visiting Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Pakistan as part of Washington’s efforts to jump start peace talks with the Afghan Taliban. Last month, Khalilzad met with Taliban leaders in Qatar to explore a way to …
Read More »Opposition alliance to announce candidate for presidential election
AT news Report-KABUL: Afghanistan’s grand coalition met on Thursday to hammer out an agreement over a joint candidate for the next year presidential election. Officials from the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan said their pick will be announced in coming days. Close aides to former national security advisor Mohammad Hanif …
Read More »Most Afghans believe past peace efforts failed
AT News Report-KABUL: Majority of Afghan people believe that past efforts for peace negotiations have failed, according to a study conducted by the Afghan Institute of Strategic Studies. The study has been conducted on the level of awareness of people about peace events. According to the study, over 63.3% of …
Read More »Government kept away from peace talks: Political parties
By Basir Qazizada-KABUL: Some of political parties who criticize the government, claim that it has been kept away from the peace talks. Mohammad Mohaqqeq, deputy chief executive said Friday during a ceremony on the occasion of 11th death anniversary of late member of parliament, Sayed Mostafa Kazemi that he was …
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