AT News KABUL: China is planning to build an $8.6 million military base on Afghanistan-Tajikistan border where only Tajik military personnel will be settled, Tajikistan’s officials have confirmed. The base will be handed over to the Tajik paramilitary unit later and is planned to be built near Wakhan in Badakhshan …
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AT News KABUL: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ordered a review of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan in August and the ensuing chaotic evacuations of thousands of Afghans. “I’ve ordered a series of internal reviews focused on our planning and execution for the evacuation and relocation effort in …
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AT News KABUL: A UN-led agency has warned that Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse as humanitarian situation is dire and could get much worse ahead of winter. Yasmine Sherif, the Director of Education Cannot Wait, an UN-led initiative said on Wednesday in Islamabad that more than half of …
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AT News KABUL: A top U.S. official on Tuesday warned that terrorist groups inside Afghanistan would be able to launch international attacks within six months if left unchecked. “We’re actually fairly certain that they have the intention to do so,” said Colin Kahl, the Defense Department’s undersecretary for policy, during testimony …
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AT News Kabul: Iranian Foreign Minister Hosain Amir Abdulahian has called on the Taliban to include all ethnic groups in their cabinet and form an all-inclusive government. In his talks with Pakistani foreign minister Mahmood Qureshi in the sidelines of Tehran summit on Afghanistan, Abdulahian said they are in contact …
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AT News KABUL: Iran is hosting senior officials from Afghanistan’s neighbouring states in a one-day conference to discuss the situation in the Taliban-ruled country, calling on the Taliban to establish Foreign ministers of Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on Wednesday gathered in Tehran. Foreign ministers of China and Russia …
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AT News China has pledged to help rebuild Afghanistan if the Taliban agree to join forces to neutralize threats of terrorist networks which “are stoking unrest among its Muslim Uyghur population”. Taliban’s deputy Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Qatar this week …
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AT News KABUL: First Deputy of Afghanistan’s Prime Minister Mullah Baradar met with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Doha on Monday evening and discussed ongoing political and economic situation in Afghanistan. Taliban’s spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said Mullah Baradar is leading a government delegation and met with Chinese Foreign …
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AT News KABUL: The renowned U.S. Republican Lindsey Graham has criticized U.S. president Joe Biden as the most incompetent president in his life because of his decisions on Afghanistan. In an interview with Fox News, he said that Biden’s plans did not work, blaming him for Afghanistan crisis. “President Joe …
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AT News KABUL: The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has welcomed Pakistan’s recent measure to lift restrictions and to ease movement of people and goods through official border crossings with Afghanistan. This happens after reports of border disruptions that have affected trade and regular population movements, including Afghan civilians who may need …
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