AT News Report KABUL: The US Secretary Mike Pompeo in a telephonic conversation with President Ashraf Ghani, reaffirmed his country’s commitment to achieving a durable peace in Afghanistan. The secretary underscored Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad’s role in facilitating an inclusive peace process, US Department of State said …
Read More »Winter operations against rebels ‘successful’
KABUL: The government says that during the winter operations, heavy casualties were inflicted on the armed opposition groups, with the security forces regaining more areas. Ghafoor Ahmad Jawid,spokesman of the ministry of defense said on Wednesday that the operationsgoing on in different provinces,would continue untilthe end of the winter. He …
Read More »New mayor assigned to Kabul
AT-KABUL: Ahmad Zaki Sarfaraz has been appointed as new Kabul Mayor based on a decree issued by the Presidential Palace on Wednesday. The President Ghani’s new appointment made after 4-month, and during that period the Kabul Municipality was running by acting mayor. The decree states that the appointment of Ahmad …
Read More »Islamic Bank of Afghanistan acquires title sponsorship rights of Afghanistan-Ireland series
AT-KABUL: The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Wednesday signed an agreement with the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan for title sponsorship rights of the upcoming nine-match series between Afghanistan and Ireland. The series, consisting of three T20Is, five ODIs and one Test will commence from 21st February in Dehradun, will be played …
Read More »Editorial: Moscow moot concluded
The reunioning of leading Afghan citizens at Moscow has strengthened the hopes of those countrymen who have paid great prices for the sovereignty and solidarity of their motherland in the last four decades. Appearing with one voice on concluding of the first day and first ever direct talks with each …
Read More »Ahmadi appoints as acting Minister of Commerce
AT-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday appointed his economic advisor Ajmal Ahmadi as acting Minister of Commerce and Industries. “In line with the paragraph 13 of article 64 of the constitution of Afghanistan, the appointment of Mr. Ajmal Ahmadi as acting of minister of commerce and industries of the Islamic …
Read More »Miller sees no winners in Afghan war
KABUL: The United States top military officer in Afghanistan has said that no party will win the Afghan war, a statement that is apparently supporting his civil colleagues who are in a hurry to end Washington’s longest war without a result for both Kabul and Washington. General Scott Miller, who …
Read More »Army pound rebel hideouts as peace talks pick up pace
KABUL: Security and army troops carried out in the last day heroic operations which led to clearing many areas of rebels, as negotiations between Afghan politicians and the Taliban over the future of Afghanistan are taking momentum. The army, police and intelligence forces killed at least eight Taliban insurgents and …
Read More »Education Ministry drafts new educational policy for girls
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Education Ministryhas drafted a policy aimed at improving women’s education system and addressing their challenges in Afghanistan. The minister of education Mirwais Balkhi talking in a gathering on Wednesday said that the policy would pave the ground for women to get access to the education and reduce the …
Read More »Afghan negotiators in Moscow upbeat as Taliban talks advance
KABUL: Afghanistan’s negotiators on second day of the Moscow meeting on Wednesday express hope the talks with the rebel Taliban will yield positive outcome, calling it as ‘constructive’ towards restoring peace in Afghanistan. The conference that kicked off a day earlier in Moscow and resumed on Wednesday is aimed at …
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