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AT News KABUL: The First Vice President, Amrullah Saleh called on Taliban, a group where the Afghan government is trying to reconcile with, is to not be afraid of a ceasefire. Speaking in a gathering in the Kohdaman district of Kabul, Mr. Saleh said that a ceasefire is one of …

AT News KABUL: At least 47 Taliban militants were killed and 30 others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces across the country in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Sunday. The Afghan security forces supported by the Afghan Air …

AT News KABUL: A public servant was shot and dead by unknown gunmen in Kabul city on Saturday night, officials said on Sunday. “Two Taliban militants shot and killed a public servant, Aziz Rahman in Qala-e-Kashef area 5th PD of Kabul, said Kabul Police Spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz. Soon after the …

AT News KABUL: The US Envoy for Afghan Peace, Zalmay Khalilzad who is in Kabul, met President Ghani about what is called “preparations for Turkey conference”. Presidential office said in a statement that the meeting discussed recent progresses on peace and preparations for Turkey conference expected to be held this …

AT News KABUL: Intelligence operatives detained a key member of the Daesh terrorist group identified as Ghulam Naser also known as “Al Khurasani” during a special operation in Police District 8 of Kabul city, said the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in statement issued on Saturday. Al Khurasani was a …

AT News KABUL: Officials in the southern province of Kandahar say that the security forces cleared the Arghandab district of Taliban presence. District Governor, Mohammad Sharif Rasuli, said on Saturday that the area was “now fully controlled” by security forces. According to him, the Taliban planted landmines in some parts …

AT News KABUL: Thousands of people from several districts called for an end to violence, saying that the ongoing peace efforts should be expedited. The gathering at the Ghazi Stadium called “Kabul People’s Voice for Peace” attended by thousands of people on Friday, where they called on the warring sides …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: After a brief halt, the government of India has accelerated the work on Chabahar Port early this year and the strategic Iranian port is expected to be operational by next month, Financial Express reported on Friday. In 2015, India agreed to help develop Iran’s Chabahar Port …

AT News KABUL: A number of Afghan religious scholars in a gathering lambasted the government for its failure to ensure the safety of the Afghans, saying at least 90 clerics were also killed in last year’s violence. They came together in Kabul the other day to discuss issues related to …

By Shamim Shahid Whatever might be reasons behind didn’t allowing PIA plane, carrying a nine-member Pakistan parliamentary delegation at Kabul airport on security grounds, have at somehow generated too many questions. Even it would also pose bad impacts on already polluted relations between the two neighboring countries. The plane returned …