AT News Report KABUL: In a press conference with his Australian Counterpart Prime Minister, Scott Morrison at the White House, US President Donald Trump said he called off the peace talks with the Taliban group after they showed disagreement to nod for a ceasefire. He said the Taliban were under …
Read More »Pakistan warns peace talks be affected if Afghanistan rejects border line recognition
AT News Report KABUL: Pakistan says that Durand Line is an internationally recognized border line, calling on Afghanistan to recognize it. It warned in a statement released Saturday that Afghan peace talks would be affected if Kabul rejected to recognize the Durand Line. The line has been long a matter …
Read More »We won’t negotiate with Taliban while they continue killing Afghans: Trump
AT News Report KABUL: The United States has strongly condemned the Taliban’s cowardly attacks against the Afghan people, in which dozens of people were killed and wounded, The White House said in a statement, adding President Donald Trump will not carry talks with group until they shun violence. “Today’s (Tuesday) …
Read More »Pentagon identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Pentagon identified the Green Beret killed Monday in Afghanistan as Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin. Griffin, 40, of Greenbrier, Tenn., was killed by small arms fire while engaged in combat operations in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, the Department of …
Read More »OIC condemns twin Taliban bombings that killed, injured dozens
AT News Report KABUL: Yousof Al-Othaimeen, the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the ongoing terror acts in Afghanistan, including the two recent one occurred on Tuesday, killing 48 people and wooding scoreothers. The OIC in statement send to Afghanistan Times said that Al-Othaimeen …
Read More »Afghanistan, Pakistan inaugurate 24/7 Torkham gate to bolster transit trade
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan and Pakistani authorities on Wednesday launched round-the-clock operations at a key crossing post as the two countries aim to boost bilateral and transit trade. Senior Afghan officials and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan formally inaugurated the Torkham crossing through which about 10,000 people cross daily. The …
Read More »Trump says Taliban knows “they made a big mistake”
AT News Report KABUL: US President Donald Trump in a fresh tweet has said that Taliban knows they made a big mistake and they have no idea how to recover it. “Taliban has never been hit harder than it is being hit right now. Killing 12 people, including one great …
Read More »Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat after soldiers killed
AT News Report KABUL: Pakistan summoned Afghanistan’s Charge d’ Affaires in Islamabad on Saturday to protest against killing of three Pakistani soldiers, while one more seriously injured near Durand Line. “A strong demarche was made over the latest incident of firing on a Pakistan military contingent engaged in completion of …
Read More »Stoltenberg assures Ghani of NATO’s full support
AT News Report KABUL: In a telephonic conversation with President, Ashraf Ghani, NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated alliance’s support to Afghanistan, saying that NATO would train, fund and help Kabul to create a proper condition for peace. “Good to speak with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan. NATO Allies and partners remain fully committed …
Read More »Afghan security chief warns of “connections” between foreign extremists and the West
KABUL: A U.S. airstrike killed a major ISIS recruiter in eastern Afghanistan. No other details are known, but this comes as ISIS, al Qaeda and the Taliban are all increasing their attacks in Afghanistan. The Taliban may have doubled down on their efforts to gain leverage over the U.S. in …
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