AT News Report KABUL: Three May is World Press Freedom Day. This is the day when we celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, defend the media and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Media freedom and the number of media outlets …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar was finally declared a global terrorist by the UN Security Council on Wednesday The UN Security Council Committee statement: On 1 May 2019, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and associated …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United States has reaffirmed its committed to a political settlement to the Afghan conflict and preventing future terrorist attacks. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo suggested in an interview a broad coalition of non-Taliban Afghans to reinforce the ongoing peace process. Speaking to a congressional …
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AT News Report KABUL: Discussions between US peace envoy and the Taliban negotiation members started on Wednesday in Qatar with the goal of creating a durable and lasting peace in Afghanistan, where the Taliban pushed for finalizing US troops withdrawal. In a statement Taliban said Special Representative of the US …
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AT News Report KABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation who just wrapped up meeting in Pakistan, said he held talks with Indonesia Foreign Minister Retno Marsuid, discussing Afghan peace process. Taliban group in a statement too said their political leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, along with his team, …
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Whatever might be its outcomes but countrymen irrespective of their political views, ideologies and communal identities are attaching great hopes with the consultative Loya Jirga going on at Kabul. President Ashraf Ghani seem too much isolated as almost major politico-religious groups and popular individuals are on boycott but some of …
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Iran regularly pays the Taliban in Afghanistan’s in Farah, top intelligence official in the western province said on Wednesday. Abdul Razzaq Lunai, provincial chief of intelligence agency National Directorate of Security, said that there were three types of Taliban in Farah in terms of source of support. He detailed that …
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AT News Report KABUL: A prominent politician and ex-Jihadi commander Mohammad Ismail Khan casted doubt over legitimacy of Consultative Loya Jirga that has been inaugurated on Monday with at least 3,200 delegates, saying the Jirga has been convened by government which soon loses its legitimacy. Speaking at a gathering in …
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AT News Report KABUL: Ata Mohammad Noor, a powerful political opposition to President Ghani’s government says that extending government’s term would be illegal, threatening that the country would be led to “serious crisis” if the president stays in power after his term ends on May 22. Noor who was fired …
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AT News Report KABUL: Businessmen have suffered million of Afghanis loss so far as trucks carrying their goods are stopped at the four entrances of Kabul city due to security of the ongoing Loya Jirga. These traders said Tuesday that their goods were mostly foodstuff like chicken, fruit and vegetable …
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