AT News Report-KABUL: To purge the current challenges, including security deterioration, the tribal elders and other provincial officials of eastern Paktia province in a big gathering, backed voices for holding traditional Loya Jirga. They see Jirga has only remedy left to overcome challenges, KabulNews reported. The tribal elders and members …

AT News Report-KABUL: The Ministry of Borders and Tribal Affairs has strongly rejected the unilateral fencing of Durand Line and tribal people, including border police forces have been stopped Pakistan’s fencing work in Zazai district of Khost province. Addressing a press conference the other day here in Kabul, deputy minister …

AT News Report-KABUL: Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS), unveiled the book titled (China in the 21st Century) in Kabul. In a session organized by AISS in conjunction with the publication of the book, the importance of bilateral relations between Afghan and China was discussed. Political analysts say Afghanistan and …

AT News Report-KABUL: At least 95 insurgents have been killed in different crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different parts of the country within 24 hours, security officials said on Friday. In a press statement, the Ministry of Defense (MoD), said militants killed in different operations in …

Copying with drug production and drug addicts is an overwhelming challenge for the Afghan government. Afghanistan has one of the highest rates of drug use in the world, with an estimated three million addicts, around 10 percent of our population of 30 million. The government and related organization has been …

AT-KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai emphasized that the US new strategy for Afghanistan had nothing, but the continuation of war and bloodshed. “The US with its new strategy wants to use Afghanistan as a jumping board, which has no message for Afghans, except the continuation of war,” Karzai said, speaking …

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Fighters loyal to the Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh terrorists have killed at least 15 Taliban insurgents in north-western Jawzjan province, security officials said on Wednesday. Taliban insurgents targeted after two Daesh fighters in an unparalleled act of disguising in women Burqa, opened fire and …

AT-KABUL: Afghan security forces have targeted a big gathering of the Taliban insurgents in western Herat province before they could attack government controlled areas in a big offensives, in which Taliban fighters were invited from neighboring provinces as well, officials said Wednesday. Around 200 to 300 Taliban fighters, most of …

Post the new US strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia, major developments are taking place around the globe. The US, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan’s leadership are making bilateral visits to safeguard individual and collective interests. Kabul, New Delhi and others among the peace-loving voices had earlier welcomed the US tougher …

AT-KABUL: At least 60 militants were killed and 18 others wounded in different operations launched by the security forces within past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense said in a statement that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security …