Saudi Arab Prince Muhammad Bin Sultan arrived on a two days visit of Pakistan at Islamabad on Sunday. Beside holding talks with Pakistan’s officials Prince Muhammad Bin Salam is also going to meet a delegation of Qatar based Taliban leaders. Earlier in previous January Taliban leaders have refused to fly …
Read More »54 rebels killed in latest military raids
AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan security forces have killed at least 54 militants while 31 others received injures in multiple extensive military crackdowns conducted across the country in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement said Sunday that the Afghan National Army (ANA) in …
Read More »Afghanistan-Pakistan Poor Trade and Transit Relations: The Need for Arrangements
By: Esmatullah Karimi-Stable and robusttrade and transitwill benefit both countriesregarding job creation, poverty reduction, taxes, cheap and qualitative products, etc. Afghanistan and Pakistan as two neighboring countries share strong cultural, religious, and trade relations for decades.The presence of over two millionrefugees in Pakistan, the almost 2500 kilometersDurand line, and the …
Read More »Pakistan should respect ethnic variety: Watchdog
AT News Reports-KABUL: The Human Rights Watch asks Pakistani government to pay respect to the ethnic variety in the country and stop violence against “peaceful protests”. Brad Adamzad, head of the body’s Asia branch has said that the Pakistani officials should recognize the ethnic variety as strength not as a …
Read More »Ghazni blast leaves civilian dead, injured three others
AT News Reports-KABUL: One civilian was killed and three others wounded in a bomb explosion on Saturday in Ghazni province, an official said. Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor said Saturday that the incident took place after the bomb hidden in snow blasted in Kocha-e-Qasabi area, police district 1 …
Read More »Central Bank denounces EU decision of not fighting money laundering
AT News Report-KABUL: The Central Bank denounces the European Union for including Afghanistan in its blacklist over not doing enough to fight against money laundering activities as baseless. The European Union has recently added Afghanistan in the blacklist that along with 22 other countries is considered as threat for money …
Read More »Mohib says everyone knows we take our sovereignty extremely seriously
AT News Report-KABUL: The Youngest National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib, who addressed a Town Hall meeting on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference [2019] exhibited highest moral of patriotism by saying that Afghans from all walks of live are very serious about their country’s sovereignty. “Everyone knows we take our …
Read More »US to reduce some 14,000 troops in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: A top US general has said that his country was likely to bring home more than 1,000 troops from Afghanistan which is part of bringing reduction in the expenses of the US resources, ruling out its connection to the fresh peace talks with Taliban insurgents. General Joseph …
Read More »Germany’s Merkel warns U.S. against withdrawing from Afghanistan, Syria
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that a hasty U.S. pullout from Afghanistan and Syria, believing hasty pullout from Syria runs the risk of strengthening the roles of Russia and Iran in the Middle East. Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on February 16, Merkel questioned whether …
Read More »Stoltenberg sees peace only in Afghan-led talks
AT News Report-KABUL: Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General met with President Ashraf Ghani in the sidelines of Munich Security Conference; they discussed Afghan government owned and led peace process and joint combat against terrorism, and stressed on regional countries’ sincere cooperation on peace in Afghanistan, Presidental Palace said in a …
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