AT News KABUL: Any confrontation arising between the two election commissions will incontrovertibly stymie the sweeping ballot audit and recount, said Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan, amid a rift that recently broke out between the duo panels over a controversial recount. This state of opposition and confrontation has incapacitated both …

The agreement seems to be tied to a week-long reduction in violence and its continuity AT News KABUL: Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said Monday the United States and the Taliban have reached a final peace deal in one of the world’s longest-running conflicts. For nearly one and half years, representatives …

AT News KABUL: Twenty-six exporters of Afghanistan’s finest fruits, nuts, juices, saffron, and spices are showcasing their products for international buyers at the world’s largest annual food and hospitality trade show—Gulfood Expo Dubai—from February 16 to 20. For the 10th consecutive year, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes that the ongoing peace talks between the United States and Taliban end with positive result to help reduction in violence in Afghanistan. Guterres said Monday in the Pakistani capital city of Islamabad that he was following the Afghan peace process …

AT News KABUL: The special auditing process of the disputed votes have been completed, the Independent Election Commission said, adding that the final results of the September 28th presidential election would be announced within three, or four days. IEC Commissioner Haneef Danishiar on Monday said that based on initial reports …

AT News KABUL: A group of 56 members Taliban fighters, including their local commanders, have renounced violence and surrendered to the Afghan security forces in western Herat and Ghor provinces on Sunday, officials said on Monday. Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense Fawad Aman said that following surrender of Taliban …

AT News KABUL: Afghan security forces repelled Taliban attack in outskirt city of northern Kunduz province. Taliban attack over army forces pushed back in Shora Khak area of Kunduz by army forces after reaching additional troops, said a statement issued by Ministry of Defense (MoD). The Afghan security forces were …

AT News KABUL: At least 22 Taliban militants have been killed and 14 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Monday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said that the Afghan National …

It’s been nearly five months but the fate of the last year’s presidential election hasn’t been determined yet. Dominantly marred by fraud and mired in controversies, the results of the September’s polls are still in the doldrums, rendering the future of Afghanistan in limbo. The current situation has also resulted …

AT News KABUL: Some 5,000 Taliban fighters held in the government detention would be freed after the US finalizes peace deal with the insurgents, a senior Taliban official Maulavi Abdul Salam Hanafi said. Hanafi, a member of the group’s political office in Qatar, said Monday that the deal would be …