AT News Report KABUL: Political pundits say that after US officialscut all ties with Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib, US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, likely may not even meet President Ashraf Ghani at presence of Mohib during his tour to Afghanistan. This comes as a senior …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Sunday met with the visiting Uzbek delegation, led by Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, where they discussed in detail progress made in the Afghan peace process and future steps in regards. Ustad Mohammad Mohaqiq, Haji Din Mohammad, Uzbek’s Special Representative for …

AT News Report KABUL:At least 14 Taliban insurgents have been killed and three others wounded during an airstrikes conducted by the foreign forces in southern Helmand province, official said Sunday. Resolute Support Mission (RSM) air forces targeted enemy’s hideout in Matkai area of Nadlai district at around 12:00pm local time …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 14 insurgents have been killed and 10 others received injures during crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces in western Farah province, security officials said Sunday. The Afghan National Police conducted clearance operation since three days in different villages of Posht Rod district, in …

AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Human Rights Commission reports of sexual harassment of children at schools and seminaries, calling it shocking and a matter of concern. “There is no law regarding the prevention of children sexual harassment at schools and madrasas so that schools and madrasas come under surveillance. …

AT News Report KABUL: People in the tribal area of Waziristan have cut barbed-wire drawn by Pakistani army along the Durand Line which Islamabad recognizes as official border line with Afghanistan. People in Waziristan say that only they and other Pashtoons living on the two sides of the line have …

AT News Report KABUL: After a 24-hour fighting between Taliban and national security and defense forces in the northeastern Badakhshan province,the militants captured the Arghanjkhowa district on Friday night, said local officials. Nik Mohammad Nazari, provincial spokesman said that the security forces havetactically retreated from the district to avoid civilian …

AT News Report KABUL: The Afghanistan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA), a government agency supervising telecommunication services, has ordered the private telecommunication companies to correct their activities and provide high-quality call and internet services to the people, otherwise, it says would penalize them. Officials at the authority said that in a …

Whatever type of ceasefire is negotiated in Doha, it would have two basic ingredients: (i) moratorium on all types of attacks by all parties, here the Government and the Taliban cessation of hostilities, and (ii) initiation of process leading to political settlement.  Both ingredients are not mutually exclusive and they …

The issues of extremism and terrorism are getting more complex for Pakistan as on one hand, the United States moves a fresh resolution on Jesh I Muhammad chief Maulana Masud Azhar in United Nations Security Council and on the other Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has shown disappointment over acts …