AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Militant attacks against American troops and other targets in Afghanistan hit a record high in the final months of last year, an US federal watchdog said Friday. In a report, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said the rebels conducted more than 8,200 attacks …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A senator on the US Armed Services Committee has asked the Pentagon to explain why it has proposed yet another helicopter model for the Afghan Air Force (AAF) instead of the Black Hawks it has been sending for years. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., questioned what he …

AT News KABUL: To push the Afghan peace process and to discuss the current round of talks with Taliban representative in Doha of Qatar, the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad has reached Islamabad on Friday, and hold talks with the country’s authorities. According to Pakistani media, he …

AT News KABUL: Authorities of the World Health Organization has held a second emergency meeting regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus in Geneva, where they provided public health advice or suggests formal temporary recommendations to counter the virus. The Organization has also called on worldwide countries to be taking fully preparation …

AT News KABUL: A Kabul-based electoral watchdog on Friday voiced grave concern over its recent findings suggesting that the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC)’s affairs were stymied by immense political pressures from election stakeholders. Ahmad Zubair Habibzada, spokesperson for the Transparent Election Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA), said these undue pressures …

Following month-long rifts, the Wolesi Jirga finally approved the draft national budget for the current fiscal year on Jan 22, only to spark fierce reactions from disgruntled Afghans in different provinces – including Ghor and Wardak among others – due to what they call ‘unfairness and imbalance’ in allocated resources to the …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: At least 64 U.S. military personnel in Iraq suffered brain trauma in an Iranian missile attack launched in retaliation after President Trump ordered the killing of an Iranian general. The 64 service members — 14 more than previously reported — have been diagnosed with mild traumatic …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A report issued on January 20 by the United Nations claims Al-Qaeda continues to have “close and mutually beneficial” relations with the Taliban despite the latter group’s holding talks with US negotiators in Doha to broker a peace deal. The report by the UN Analytical Support …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A US agency warned on Friday that Afghanistan will need vast amounts of foreign funding to keep its government afloat through 2024. International money pays for roughly 75 percent of all of Afghanistan’s costs, while government revenue covers barely a quarter of Afghan public expenditures. The …

AT News KA BUL: A top US diplomat in Kabul has underscored the need for transparency in the electoral process, including the final results. “We strongly support the efforts of the election complaints commission to complete its work in a transparent, fair, and timely manner. Impartiality and consistency will deliver …