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AT News KABUL: The Long War Agency in a recent report said that 19 percent of the Afghanistan’s soil is controlled by the Taliban. The agency said that it has collected the information from the media reports and government organizations. The Long War published a graphic map that shows 47 …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Georgian forces have started the process of withdrawing from Afghanistan as part of the broader pull-out of American and NATO forces from the country. Georgia has for many years been an important contributor to ISAF – the NATO led forces that has been in place in …

AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan welcomes NATO’s commitment to support Afghan security and defense forces after foreign withdrawal. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said recently that the military organization would continue supporting Afghan army and police when they end their military presence in Afghanistan by September this year. …

AT News KABUL: The United States expresses concerns that their military equipment would be likely seized by Taliban once Washington pulls soldiers out of Afghanistan by September 11. Brigadier General Matthew Trollinger of the US army, said Saturday that there was no guarantee that Taliban would not seize their arms …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Former US President George W. Bush said during a Fox News interview that completely withdrawing U.S. armed forces from Afghanistan is not necessary and could create a vacuum in the region. “I’ve always warned that no U.S. presence in Afghanistan will create a vacuum, and into …

AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission expressed concerns over civilians’ casualties, saying that civilians’ killing should be stop. The commission said in a statement that it had always called on the Taliban to halt planting the roadside bombs that often inflict casualties on civilian. The commission released …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The top U.S. commander for the Middle East said Wednesday that the al-Qaeda terrorist network and ISIS-K would pose threats for the U.S. through Afghanistan. Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, cited the remarks amid the withdrawal of the American Service Members and …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. military is currently conducting retrograde operations to leave Afghanistan. U.S. military personnel there now will come home, and equipment in the country will also be shipped back, sold, destroyed or moved elsewhere. The deadline for withdrawal is Sept. 11, 2021. While soldiers leave the …

 AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that as the alliance’s military presence is ending in Afghanistan, but NATO is opening a new chapter in the country and that its future support “will have three main pillars.” He said this in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron …

AT News KABUL: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), claims that Taliban’s attacks against the people of Afghanistan increased 37 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, arguing that the militant group has maintained ties with the al-Qaeda terrorist network. The SIGAR said in a report that …