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AT News Kabul: At least six election commissioners have been introduced to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) for declaring hundreds of valid votes ‘void’ in central Daikundi province.  The provincial office of the Independent Election Complaints Commission (IECC) has stated that 358 votes of eight polling stations in Daikundi are …

Following reports about patronage appointments in the Ministry of Interior, the incumbent president Ashraf Ghani has called for an end to favoritism in appointments in military ranks. This is against the backdrop of allegations against Ghani himself for ethnic favoritism in high-rank appointments in the Foreign Ministry. Talking at the …

AT News KABUL: Afghan lawmakers on their Monday session have suspended the annual budget of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC). The decision taken after MoIC Acting Minister, Ajmal Ahmadi did not appear before the parliament—a move according to the MPs, has disgraced the house of the people and …

AT News KABUL: Political analysts say that Taliban militants would probably avoid talking with the government once they make a deal with the United States. Taliban have so far sat with the US envoy for Afghanistan peace Zalmay Khalilzad for 10 times in Qatar to negotiate about end of American’s …

Incumbent president Ashraf Ghani’s administration has come under criticism for systematic favoritism in high-ranking appointments to Ghani’s own ethnic group. Appointments in diplomatic missions appear to favor those close to the president under the aegis of reforms and given the appearance of ethnic diversity. The accusation has been leveled by …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien told Axios in an exclusive interview that “it is possible” US President Donald Trump will cut a deal with the Taliban this year but that even if a deal can’t be struck, the president is still poised to …

AT News KABUL: At least seven inmates at a prison in southeastern Afghanistan have escaped through breaking window of a mosque from inside the jail, officials confirmed on Monday.     They escaped from a jail in Gardez city, the capital of the province on Sunday, the governor’s office said. Provincial …

Aisha Khurram It was 06:00 o’clock of a cold and cloudy morning, Dec 11th-2019 when I packed my backpack and suitcase to leave Kabul and begin my long solo trip to Berlin and then to the NYC. I landed in Berlin at 05:30 late evening, then went out for dinner, …

AT News KABUL: Afghans deserve peace. No more indiscriminate IEDs which maim and kill innocent civilians, Nicholas Kay, NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan. Answering questions posed in twitter, he said that “no attacks on schools and mosques. The Taliban must end violence. It is time to focus on the …

AT News KABUL: The United States and Taliban are negotiating a possible release of more than 5,000 militant prisoners and a reduction of Taliban violence before a peace deal could be struck, according to sources privy to the developments, in what is seen as an unprecedented concession to the militant …