AT News KABUL: The US and NATO led mission top commander, Gen. Scott Miller said that the people of Afghanistan want peace and that the Taliban should lower the level of violence. “Afghans want peace,” the US commander said in visit to North of Afghanistan in which he was also …

AT News KABUL: Three people were killed in different security incidents in Kabul—an uptick in violence incidents in the capital city that has underlined security deterioration to a highest level.     The Ministry of Defense in a statement confirmed that one of its top officials alongside his driver was killed by …

AT News KABUL: The start of direct negotiations between the Kabul peace negotiators and the Taliban team is very much necessary in the course of fragile political situation and continuation of deadly war across the country. Continuation of violence and bloodshed that badly harmed the country’s security and national stability …

AT News KABUL: Some political experts believe that China could play an important role in elimination terrorist and extremist groups in Afghanistan. Khalid Sadaat, a political analyst said that China could occupy a crucial part in the present situation in Afghanistan and the peace process. He categorized the importance of …

AT News KABUL: Former Presidential Candidate and NDS Chief, Rahmatullah Nabil has alleged that the Taliban’s military commission has plotted assassination of many political and civil society activists in the country. By releasing a statement associated with the Taliban, Nabil claimed the Taliban’s assassination circles had planned to kill 17 …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 68 Taliban insurgents in clashes in three provinces—Badakhshan, Zabul and Faryab, defense ministry said on Saturday. Since few days, the Taliban insurgents carried out an assault on the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) checkpoints in Arghistan district …

As Afghanistan is seemingly getting closer to the launch of intra-Afghan talks – sooner or later – there needs to be efforts made on building and institutionalizing peaceful mindsets and thinking among Afghans. On the contrary, those who are advocating achieving that end are being targeted and killed. A recent …

AT News KABUL: With 59 new infections in the last 24 hours, now Afghanistan officially has 37,953 coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Public Health said on Saturday. According to the ministry, out of 328 suspected samples, 59 were reported positive—24 in Kabul, 21 in Herat, 11 in Balkh, one case …

AT News KABUL: The defense and security forces launched a military exercise on the occasion of Independence Day in Kabul. The Ministry of Interior said in a statement that the drill was launched on Friday inside the compound of military training center. National Security Adviser Hamdullah Moheb, acting defense minister …

AT News KABUL: Security and defense officials say that nearly 100 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes with army and police during the past 24 hours in different areas. The 209 Shaheen and 217 Pamir military corps based in the northern provinces of Balkh and Kunduz respectively, said Friday that …