AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reaffirmed commitment to improve the capacity of Afghan security forces, a media report said on Wednesday. Nirmala expressed the view during her address at minister-level meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in China. “We must also work towards the …

AT-KABUL: Afghanistan is anticipating a substantial growth in the mining sector as the country has joined the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF), as the only policymaking organization for natural resources. The Afghan minister of mines and petroleum on Wednesday expressed hope that IGF membership was considered to a golden chance …

AT-KABUL: CEO Abdullah Abdullah has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to eradicate corruption countrywide. In a meeting with the US Inspector General for Afghanistan John Spoko in Kabul, Abdullah said it was the top priority of the government to tame the scourge of corruption and also put forth his anti-graft plans. …

Zha Hyoung RHEE-Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Afghanistan Tomorrow, the world will be all eyes on the Korean Peninsula. The historic inter-Korean Summit will take place on 27th at Panmunjeom, where the Armistice Agreement for the Korean War was signed more than six decades ago. People not only …

The First World War was a calamity for Germany and Europe. The Second World War was an even bigger calamity for Germany and Europe. But without both wars, there would be no European Union (EU) today—in which several powerful countries living under this union. This is clear indication that war …

AT-KABUL: The government in reaction to the announcement of Taliban’s spring offensive, downplayed it only as a “propaganda”, alleging that the militants have lost ability in the battleground. Taliban on Wednesday announced the beginning of their annual offensive usually starts in April or May by the weather warming. The insurgents …

AT-KABUL: The defense ministry has said that the US airstrikes have caused significant damages on the Taliban insurgents. The US announced that its army dropped 1,186 bombs on the Taliban sanctuaries in the first quarter of the ongoing year. Defense Ministry Spokesman, Mohammad Radmanesh said that the strikes were launched …

AT-KABUL: At least 15 journalists were killed in different violence cases in 2017 in Afghanistan, the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said. The Paris-based organization said Wednesday in a report that 2017 was the “deadly period” for journalists in the war-torn country. The report reflected “growing animosity towards journalists. Hostility towards …

AT-KABUL: An estimated 160,000 to 200,000 children under one year of age in Afghanistan − one in three – received zero vaccinations last year. These gaps in routine immunization coverage not only put the lives of under-vaccinated children at risk but also everyone around them, the Ministry of Public Health said in a …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday called for a peace process in war-ridden Afghanistan while criticising the United Nations Security Council for its inability to handle the contemporary security challenges. Swaraj reiterated the need for bringing reforms in the UNSC to be able to …