AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani called on the Taliban not to be afraid of a ceasefire, a prerequisite to what the Kabul administration deem it important for trust building measures that gives confidence to the success of the peace talks. “Don’t be afraid of a ceasefire, nobody is going …
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AT News KABUL: The US Chargé d’Affaires in Kabul, Ross Wilson urged a peace settlement that “brings about security and protects the rights of all Afghans.” He cited the remarks in a meeting with head of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, Shaharzad Akbar. “I discussed our shared concern about …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Defense on Wednesday said it has adopted all efforts to build up security belts across Kabul and its districts. The operation would run by the Afghan National Army’s 111 divisions, the ministry said. Commander of 111 divisions, General Ramin Muqbel said that more soldiers …
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AT News KABUL: The coronavirus, a pandemic that in some way contained in Afghanistan, have taken the lives of two Afghans in the past 24 hours. The Public Health Ministry on Wednesday said another 62 Afghans have contracted the virus in this period, bringing the nation tally to 39,548 across …
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A prelude to Afghan peace talks is facing drawbacks. Negotiations continue to fall short of a deal as delegates wrangle over how to conduct the talks. All spurious excuses proffered by militants and attempts to impose conditions to subvert our objective for peace are incompatible with ground realities. More delays …
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October 7th marks the 19 years of the collapse of the Taliban’s regime. A lot has happened since then. After nearly two decades of war, the Taliban are now pushing for a return to power, having signed a landmark troop withdrawal deal with the US in February and currently holding …
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AT News KABUL: A band of 31 people including a Pakistani national who pleaded guilty for trafficking narcotics have been sentenced in Kabul to 10 to 30 years in prison over past week, anti-drug authority said on Tuesday. Appellate courts of the Criminal Justice Task Force convicted and sentenced eleven …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has lost one of its best National Cricket Team players, Najeeb Tarakai. He was 29 years old and succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in eastern Nangarhar province after he had severely received injuries in a traffic accident. “Afghanistan Cricket Board and Afghanistan Cricket Loving …
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AT News KABUL: The National Directorate of Security has arrested fifteen militants of the Taliban group who were planning to execute targeted killings on security forces and political figures in Kabul, officials said on Tuesday. The terrorists were arrested in an interdiction operation and were tasked to assassinate security officials …
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AT News KABUL: Health ministry has confirmed 64 new coronavirus infections being registered in the past 24 hours, pushing the total nation tally to 39,486. These cases come out positive from 372 suspected samples tested during this period of time, the health ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. 35 …
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