AT News KABUL: A meeting, held between President Ashraf Ghani and UN Special Representative for Afghanistan, stressed on needs for reduction of violence and ceasefire in Afghanistan. The Presidential Palace said in a statement late Tuesday that both sides exchanged views on the Afghan peace. The UN special envoy to …
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By Dr. Matin Royeen As the Afghan peace and reconciliation process between the Taliban and the Afghan Government enters a new phase of substantial discussions, both the Afghan people and their international counterparts are eagerly waiting for an end to violence and war. This difficult journey of peace and reconciliation …
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AT News KABUL: A magnetic bomb killed the deputy of the provincial council for the western Ghor province, local officials said on Tuesday. Abdul Rahman was killed and one other member of the provincial council received injuries after a magnetic bomb placed in their vehicle went off, officials said. No …
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AT News KABUL: A primary tribunal in Bamyan province acquitted Zaman Ahmadi a journalist served for several years in prison as well as 12 civil society activists also in jail and ordered for their release. Ayyamoddin Faqiri, head of the court said Tuesday that evidences and witnesses against Ahmadi and …
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AT News KABUL: The parliament plans to call the members of Afghan peace negotiating team to answer the lawmakers’ questions about their three-month long negotiations with the Taliban representatives in Qatar. Maryam Sama, a Kabul representative in the parliament asked her colleagues to call the negotiating team for explanation about …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says that teachers should be prioritized in immunization against the deadly coronavirus around the world after health workers who are “on the first line” in fighting the epidemic. Henrietta Fore, the UNICEF Executive Director, said Tuesday in a statement …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Electoral College declared Joe Biden as the winner of U.S. election while President Donald Trump yet to concede his lost. Biden secures 306 electoral votes from presidential electors and his disputed rival Trump was only able to receive 232 votes. Heightened security was in place …
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Kabul Deputy Governor, his secretary and a police officer were killed on Tuesday morning in separate “senseless act of violence” AT News KABUL: A bombing and a shooting attack have killed at least three people, including the Deputy Governor of Kabul, a capital city where its security situation has been …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan reported 27 coronaviruses -related deaths on Tuesday, an uptick in the fatalities as the second wave of Covid-19 has rapidly started spreading around the society. Daily tally of the new infection is also increasing – 256 new cases were recorded on Tuesday, according to the Public …
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AT News KABUL: At least 44 drug runners were found guilty of drug trafficking and were sentenced to years of jail terms in the past one week, officials said on Tuesday. A statement issued by the Courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF), said that four drug traffickers were sentenced …
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