According to a United Nations report, the group’s elusive leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri is “probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda.” AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A significant part of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, including the group’s elusive leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is …

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in which Muslims observe daylong fasting, is supposed to be a time for strict piety, restraint and self discipline. But this year Ramadan saw unprecedented escalation in fighting and bloodshed in Afghanistan as the Taliban continued the ruthless carnage, targeting common Afghans in most …

AT News KABUL: Three districts are purportedly fallen into the Taliban as armed conflicts have been intensifying across the country. A local source in the eastern province of Nuristan, talking on condition of anonymity, said that the security forces retreated from Do Ab and Mandawal districts of the province. The …

Fearing the rapid surge of the Covid-19, the government last month enforced lockdowns on educational centers and institutions. The schools and Universities were closed while the parks, cinemas, wedding halls and other entertainment places remained opened for public. The lockdowns on educational centers become ineffective as the number of corronavirus …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. on Friday announced more than $266 million in new humanitarian aid for Afghanistan as part of its enduring commitment to the war-torn country while the American Soldiers and NATO forces are exiting the country. The announcement comes amid unrelenting violence and a stalled peace …

AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned bomb blast in a passenger bus in Kabul city and an airstrike in the southern province of Helmand in which a number of civilians including women and children were killed and wounded. In a statement issued Saturday, Karzai expressed his deep …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, says that Central Asian states play key role in stability in Afghanistan. In a meeting with Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Guterres, said Saturday that the UN and Central Asia would cooperatively work to help peace and stability in Afghanistan. The …

AT News KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks about a change in his country’s “decade-long” policy of pushing for strategic depth in Afghanistan to ensure that there was friendly government there. “Any Afghan government chosen by the people is who Pakistan should deal with,” Khan said in an interview …

AT News KABUL: Afghan and Turkmen officials met in western Herat province on Saturday to discuss join projects between the two countries. Foreign Minister MohmmadHanifAtmar leading a high level delegation visited Herat province to exchange views with his Turkmen counterpart regarding implementation, expansion of infrastructure projects, trade, transport, energy transfer …

AT News KABUL: At least 181 Taliban insurgents were killed and 83 others wounded in a series of military operations conducted by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, the defense ministry said Saturday. Backed by the Afghan Air Forces, the Afghan …