AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said he will ask the management of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital to establish cancer hospital in Afghanistan. Addressing a rally in Orakzai, Imran said he visited the hospital today in Peshawar where he met two cancer patients from Mazar-e-Sharif …
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AT News Report KABUL: The much-anticipated and the most critical peace talks between Afghan delegation and Taliban members have been revoked due to disagreement by Qatari government over who should attend. Qatar government rejected 250-member list proposed by Afghan sides to sit in talks with Taliban in April 20-21 in …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The index on press freedom released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) this week shows that the situation of media in Afghanistan has “worsened” as it has descended to 121 from 118 where it stood last year. The organization has mentioned insecurity as one of the main …
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Amidst growing confusion, reservations and opposition, the first ever round of intra Afghan dialogues is commencing at Doha, capital of Qatar from Friday. Taliban issued a list of 25 persons whereas the Afghan government has issued a long list of 250 persons for attending the conference and discussing ways and …
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At the moment Afghanistan is in a whirl of unending war and unfettered turmoil. Despite tremendous efforts, peace still is a distant dream, rather the Taliban group announced their “spring offensive”, making situation more complex ahead of peace talks to be held on 20th April between Afghan delegation and Taliban …
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AT News Report KABUL: Chinese envoy in Afghanistan attended a seminar at the President Palace titled “The Role of Afghan Women in the Peace Process, where Frist Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani delivered speech, stressing over women’s role in the peace talks. Among the 70-odd attendees were Afghan female high …
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AT News Report KABUL: The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this week that United States is trying to end the longest war in United States history in Afghanistan, the US Department of State said in a statement, Addressing a ceremony at Texas A&M University, Pompeo said that the …
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AT News Report KABUL: In its latest report on the treatment of conflict-related detainees in Afghanistan published Wednesday, the UN documents an encouraging reduction in the number of cases of torture since 2016, but notes its ongoing concern at the high number of detainees who continue to report torture and …
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AT News Reports KABUL: A key Taliban commander has been detained by the Afghan security forces in western Farah province, security officials said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said Mullah Azizullah, famous as Zekria, was arrested in a preemptive operation by the Afghan National Police based on intelligence …
Read More »AT News Report KABUL: In the wake of ongoing peace talks, the Taliban have freed five workers of the Citizen Charter Program in southern Uruzgan province, an official said Wednesday. Governor spokesman Adam Khan Jilani told Pajhwok Afghan News the workers were abducted by the Taliban as a result of …
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