AT News KABUL: The resurrection of US talks with the Taliban in Qatar has elicited galloping optimism within Afghanistan about a historic peace deal to restore peace and plot a road map to a post-war Afghanistan. Afghanistan High Peace Council is convinced that a fresh trip of US special envoy …

“Our salvation, stability, and security lies in our understanding and cooperation,” Karzai said in Tehran AT News KABUL: In the wake of dangerous straining of U.S.-Iran ties in recent days, former Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Tuesday stressed the need for de-escalation after the US assassination of a top Iranian …

AT News KABUL: Authorities in western Farah province on Tuesday said that several villages had been cleared of Taliban militants during operation conducted by Afghan security forces. Different villages cleared from Taliban during crackdown carried out by Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) in outskirt of Farah city and …

AT News KABUL: A recent escalation of tensions between Washington and Tehran in the Middle East following the US killing of a top Iranian general has shaken American allies, prompting the NATO alliance to seek restraint and de-escalation. Secretary-General of the trans-Atlantic alliance Jens Stoltenberg in a meeting with NATO …

TEHRAN, IRAN – The leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatened on Tuesday to “set ablaze” places supported by the United States over the killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. airstrike last week, sparking cries from the crowd of supporters of “Death to Israel!’’ Hossein Salami made the …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran’s lawmakers unanimously voted for a motion to designate the US Army and the Pentagon as terrorist organizations in response to a recent move by Washington to assassinate Iran’s revered commander, Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, Tasnim news agency reported Tuesday. The generalities and details of the …

AT News KABUL: Kabul police has detained a man accused of killing his wife in Kabul, the capital city. The accused killer is Jawid resident of Shahrak Kamyab area of 17th PD, Kabul Police Disk said in a statement on Tuesday. “The husband is accused of murdering his wife inside …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has cautioned that escalating tensions in the Middle East following the killing of Iran’s Al-Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani could hit the already fragile reconciliation process in neighbouring Afghanistan. “The crisis will have a negative impact on Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s efforts …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Three men have been arrested in Spain over the alleged sexual assault of three sisters from the United States on New Year’s Eve, authorities said. The alleged victims, aged 23, 20, and 18, who are from Ohio, were reportedly attacked on New Year’s Eve in the southeastern …

AT News KABUL: Tension between the guests of two families during a wedding party cost the life of Attorney General Office (AGO) IT Director, Masihullah Ahmadzai, an unfortunate incident in which two more guests were injured in Kabul city, police confirmed. The incident took place Sunday night during a wedding …