AT News Report KABUL: The trilateral meeting between special envoys of United States, Russia and China in Moscow concluded on Thursday where they reached consensus on the Afghan peace process. It was the second trilateral consultation on Afghanistan in Moscow, in which US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad, Chinese Special Envoy Deng Xijun, …
Read More »Karzai praises Pakistan leader for peace-supporting speech
AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai praised Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan for his recent speech in which he had said that he was trying to help “a negotiated-based resolve of the Afghan crisis”. Karzai mentioned friendly relationships between Kabul and Islamabad, saying that “The people of Afghanistan …
Read More »Afghan women call for ceasefire
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Women’s Network, a social body working on women’s rights, call on the government and Taliban to hold a ceasefire, calling Taliban fighters as their compatriots. Women have been the most critics of Taliban who banned them from going to school and work outside house …
Read More »Parliament opens after a four-year delay
AT News Report KABUL: The parliament’s 17th work round opened on Saturday after a four-year delay from the constitution’s foreseeing, and six months after the legislative elections held on October 20. President Ashraf Ghani in his opening speech touched the peace importance, saying that he was committed to the government’s …
Read More »UN envoy meets Taliban leader, discusses peace process
AT News Report KABUL: The United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, met Taliban’s co-founder and head of the group’s political office in Qatar. Taliban said Friday in a statement that the meeting focused on the peace efforts, civilian casualties prevention and humanitarian assistance to needy people …
Read More »Turkey delivers aid to Afghanistan after floods
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Turkish state-run aid agency has provided food and shelter for approximately 1,000 families suffering from floods in northern Afghanistan, the agency announced. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) said it distributed food packages and tents to the families who lost their homes due to …
Read More »Pakistan no more promotes internal conflict in Afghanistan
AT News Report KABUL: US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Friday welcomed statement by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on his appeal for reduction of violence and also of not be party to any internal conflict in Afghanistan anymore. Khalilzad says in a tweet that he “greatly …
Read More »Iran, India back Afghan-owned peace process
AT News Report KABUL: Iranian and Indian ambassadors to Afghanistan have reiterated their country’s support over Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process, the National Security Council (NSC) said on Friday in a statement. They said this in a separate meeting with Afghan National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib. During meeting …
Read More »Iran criticizes US policy toward Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif criticized the wrong policies of the US in war-torn Afghanistan, saying talking to the Taliban about Afghanistan’s future but excluding the Afghan government from it has achieved nothing. He said while speaking at the Asia Society, while also touched upon ISIS, …
Read More »Editorial: The end of war
Before embarking on a five days trip to China, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Afghanistan’s conflict has brought great suffering for both Pakistan and Afghanistan for last 40 years. Now, after a long wait, the Afghanistan Peace Process presents a historic opportunity for peace in the region and …
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