AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission expressed concerns over civilians’ casualties, saying that civilians’ killing should be stop. The commission said in a statement that it had always called on the Taliban to halt planting the roadside bombs that often inflict casualties on civilian. The commission released …
Read More »McKenzie says al-Qaeda will threaten U.S. from Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The top U.S. commander for the Middle East said Wednesday that the al-Qaeda terrorist network and ISIS-K would pose threats for the U.S. through Afghanistan. Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, cited the remarks amid the withdrawal of the American Service Members and …
Read More »Moral obligation to help Afghans who helped us: US
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. military is currently conducting retrograde operations to leave Afghanistan. U.S. military personnel there now will come home, and equipment in the country will also be shipped back, sold, destroyed or moved elsewhere. The deadline for withdrawal is Sept. 11, 2021. While soldiers leave the …
Read More »Stoltenberg assures NATO’s support to Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that as the alliance’s military presence is ending in Afghanistan, but NATO is opening a new chapter in the country and that its future support “will have three main pillars.” He said this in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron …
Read More »Taliban hold ties with al-Qaeda to continue killing of Afghans
AT News KABUL: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), claims that Taliban’s attacks against the people of Afghanistan increased 37 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, arguing that the militant group has maintained ties with the al-Qaeda terrorist network. The SIGAR said in a report that …
Read More »30 pc surge in Taliban attacks, claims Pentagon
AT News KABUL: The US department of defense says that Taliban have increased attacks on the Afghan forces and civilians by 30 percent, while still keeping ties with the al-Qaeda terrorist group. The Pentagon said in a report on Wednesday that the attacks had 37 percent increase comparing to the …
Read More »U.S. seeks international push to facilitate security for Kabul airport after withdrawal
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United States and its NATO allies are seeking a possible international push to help securing the Hamid Karzai International Airport of Kabul after the coalition troops withdrawal, the top U.S. general said on Tuesday. The U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark …
Read More »Taliban’s military victory faces international opposition
AT News KABUL: The U.S. appointed man for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad vows that the Taliban group’s military victory will face regional and international opposition as well as sanctions. Khalilzad argued that the Taliban have reason not to push for a military victory and instead pursue a negotiated political settlement …
Read More »Efforts underway for Istanbul conference
AT News KABUL: The state ministry for peace affairs is expecting the Taliban to attend the Istanbul Conference but the due time is of holding the meeting is yet to be specified. An official of the peace ministry, Azizullah Fazli said that the government negotiating team met the Taliban delegation …
Read More »US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan 20pc done: Report
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The effort to withdraw all United States forces from Afghanistan by September is up to 20 percent complete, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The command gave a completion range of between 13 percent to 20 percent, adding that five military facilities have been handed over to …
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