By Mansoor Faizy Afghanistan is a country where peace is still a distant dream for its citizens. Its people have suffered decades of unrest and infighting. Fighting has not subsided even as political and diplomatic efforts intensify. Civilians continue to bear the brunt of an imposed, grisly war. In one …
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AT News KABUL: Amid a tough fight against militancy in Afghanistan, Kandahar authorities have said that more than 76 Taliban militants have been killed following ground and aerial military strikes by Afghan and foreign forces in the province. Sputnik quoted Kandahar Police Chief Spokesperson as saying that security forces staged …
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AT News KABUL: Hundreds of people in Ghor and Herat have called in droves for a swift start of the long-awaited negotiations between the Kabul government and the Taliban – expected to take place after a US-Taliban peace deal aimed at ending conflict in the country. There have been eleven …
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AT News KABUL: Two key leaders of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist leaders were recently killed mysteriously in Kabul, Afghanistan, the group confirmed late Thursday night. Sheikh Khalid Haqqani, the former deputy chief of TTP and member of the group’s central committee, along with another commander Qari Saif Peshawari …
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AT News KABUL: Northern Badakhshan province still does not have any suspected cases of the novel coronavirus, provincial health director said – a surety that came from findings of mobile health teams dispatched in 7 districts bordering Tajikistan. This is two days ago, authorities had said that borders to Tajikistan …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces have the utmost capability to defend their country and to further pressurize the Taliban fighters, interior minister said on Thursday. Speaking in an event highlighting ‘challenges and opportunities for sustainable reform in the ministry of interior’ organized by Afghan Institute …
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AT News KABUL: The Netherland embassy in Kabul has launched an inventiveness titled ‘Orange Business Network’ – an initiative supporting the Afghan enterprises in start-up and phase-up fields of business. The embassy in a statement on Wednesday said that it has hosted an event regarding Orange Business Network, where Minister …
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AT News KABUL: A delegation appointed by the lawmakers to probe the arrest order of militia commander in the north Nezamuddin Qaisari, says that the order was illegal. Ali Akbar Qasemi, a lawmaker and member of delegation, said Wednesday that they assessed the issue impartially and found that the order …
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AT News KABUL: In a statement on Wednesday, the Election Support Group (ESG) acknowledged the patience displayed by all Afghans awaiting the announcement of presidential election results and notes recent statements by electoral authorities that they will shortly announce important decisions on the appeals adjudication process. “Safeguarding the integrity of …
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Taliban splinter group says their 30,000-strong army is waging war against ‘Taliban Emirate’ militants AT News KABUL: A Taliban splinter commander has said that peace negotiators in Qatar are stooges of Pakistan – amid marathon Washington-Taliban talks to find a solution to the conflict in Afghanistan. Mullah Abdulmanan Niazi said …
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Afghanistan Times
