Liu Jinsong Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan On 14 June, the Council of Heads of Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met in Bishkek. The Chinese and Afghan heads of states joined leaders of 18 other countries plus international and regional organizations got together on strategies for regional development. In …
Read More »Protest erupts after ANP young leader shot dead in Peshawar
From Our Correspondent PESHAWAR: Sartaj Khan a young leader of Awami National Party (ANP) was shot dead by unknown bike riders in Gulbahar area of Peshawar on Saturday afternoon. Sartaj Khan driving his own car was passing through a most busy road of Gulbahar just adjacent to Gulbahar Plice Station …
Read More »Finally, parliament gets speaker
AT News Report KABUL: After ending month-long disputes, Wolesi Jirga members on Saturday finally elected Mir Rahman Rahmani as new speaker with major of votes. Rahmani, a businessman and MP from Parwanprovince, and Khan Mohammad Wardak, an MP from Wardak province stood tocompete for the seat of speaker in run-off …
Read More »Indian, Iranian firms ready to invest in Afghanistan’s shipping line
AT News Report KABUL: Representatives of an Indian and an Iranian firm arrived in Kabul to negotiate with Afghan officials over a possible investment in the newly-established shipping industry of Afghanistan, said officials. The firms sent their representatives to the capital, Kabul, and have expressed their high interest of …
Read More »ED: Talks resumed with huge hopes
The US Special Envoy and Taliban negotiation team have resumed seventh round of peace talks in Doha, Qatar on Saturday with great hopes of an end to over four decades long hostilities and prolonged era of terror and violence, causing lives to millions of people and worth trillions of American …
Read More »Berlin backs Afghan-owned peace process
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The German foreign minister put his weight behind Afghan-owned peace process, saying peace could be brought to Afghanistan only by the Afghan people. Heiko Maas and his visiting Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani met in Berlin on the ongoing peace process in the war-ravaged country. “Germany stands …
Read More »No place for Taliban in Balkh: Officials
AT Monitoring Desk KAB UL: Local officials in northern Balkh province said the Taliban militants have been wiped out from Balk and Dawlat Abad districts of the province after the Afghan security forces conducted comprehensive raids against the insurgent. Provincial Police Chief, Gen. Mohammad Ajmal Faiz, said the security forces …
Read More »Taliban’s ambush leaves 25 uprising members dead in Baghlan
AT News Report KABUL: At least 25 pro-government public uprising membershave been killed in a Talibanambush in the northern Baghlan province, an official of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Saturday, adding 15 militants were also killed in an ensuing clash after security forces’ arrival. FawadAman, Deputy Spokesman for MoD, …
Read More »ICRC to stay active in Afghanistan despite ‘security challenges’
AT News Report KABUL: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said it would keep working in Afghanistan despite increasing “security challenges”. The ICRC President, Peter Maurer in a meeting with chief executive Abdullah Abdullah that working in Afghanistan was a priority of the committee, promising that their …
Read More »Taliban attack police checkpoint, kill eight officers in Daikundi
AT News Report KABUL: Taliban fighters attacked a checkpoint in the mountainous province of Daikundi, killing at least eight police officers, local officials confirmed. The incident took place in Padgag area of the Kejran district early Friday, in which another 16 officers injured. Provincial Governor, Sayed Anwar Rahmati, said that …
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