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By Javier Delgado Rivera  In late June, Deborah Lyons, the U.N.’s top envoy in Afghanistan, briefed the UN Security Council via teleconference on the situation in the country. Ms. Lyons told the world’s highest multilateral authority that for many Afghans life is still a daily struggle for survival, and that …

By Mujeeb R. Awrang KABUL: Disagreement over leadership of the Jamiat-i-Islmai Afghanistan – a politically party, has got out of the hand and will hardly hit the nail on the head after top members of the party decided not to recognize Salahuddin Rabbani as chief of the party, replacing him …

AT News KABUL: The government has called Taliban insurgents to cut relationships with all “foreign terrorist groups” as the militants had vowed to stop relations with the al-Qaeda group in a US peace deal signed late February. Sediq Sediqqi, President Ghani’s Spokesman confirmed a US state of defense report that …

AT News KABUL: The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad said that he discussed ‘economical development opportunities’ that would be following a sustainable peace in Afghanistan, with the Taliban Qatar based political office and Qatari officials. “Adam Boehler, CEO, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and I have concluded meetings …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has called on the government to seriously probe the killing of their two staffers. Seven days ago, Fatima Khalil, 24, was on her way to work at Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) when the car she was traveling in exploded. Khalil …

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has granted the highest army rank of ‘Marshal’ to his former vice-president Abdul Rashid Dostum, according to people close to Dostum. Enayat Farahmand, a close ally of Dostum, said Friday that they received the presidential decree on Thursday. Ghani’s office is yet to comment …

AT News KABUL: Senior members of the Jihadi party named Jamiat-i-Islami Afghanistan (JIA) are wrangling for the chairmanship after some party figures decided this week not to recognize Salahuddin Rabbani as chief of the party anymore. The decision was made in a meeting led by Atta Noor, the party’s chief …

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has come under serious criticism following a controversial statement about Afghan youth, who he said were engaged in ‘corruption’. On Wednesday, President Ghani appeared on a live TV debate on National Radio Television and conferred on his policies regarding Afghanistan’s issues. However, his response …

Corruption, especially administrative one, is a public menace in Afghanistan that has tainted the country’s reputation in almost every sector. Last month, the head of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said corruption existed at virtually every level of the Afghan government, including security and civil services. This …

The expected launch of all-Afghan talks this month have aroused interest of foreign investors and Afghanistan’s economic development AT News KABUL: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in a video conference with President Ashraf Ghani and Chariman Abdullah Abdullah conferred on overcoming obstacles in the way of …