AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has reacted over the signing of a peace deal between the United States and Taliban group in Doha, the capital city of Qatar gulf state, where she insisted over an important role of the Afghan women …
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By António Guterres Gender inequality is the overwhelming injustice of our age and the biggest human rights challenge we face. But gender equality offers solutions to some of the most intractable problems of our age. Everywhere, women are worse off than men – simply because they are women. The reality …
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KABUL- At least three civilians were killed and another 11 were injured Monday afternoon as result of a blast which was caused by explosives placed in a motorcycle near a football ground in southeastern Khost province of the country. The blast happened shortly after 4:00pm in Nadir Shah Kot district …
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AT News KABUL: Hundreds of Kabul residents saw former president Hamid Karzai driving on Kabul roads, a rare move by political leaders that surprised Kabulis. Government and political leaders live and work behind high walls in tight fortified areas guarded by armed guards and do not appear among the people …
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AT News KABUL: The effort to form a negotiation team is stuck between fear and hope. President Ghani and his rival in the last year’s election Abdullah are both emphasizing on the forming of inclusive and pervasive delegation, but sources close to Taliban say that if the government delegation was …
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By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: In defending his stance on releasing Taliban fighters from Afghanistan prisons, President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday that his government has made no commitment to free thousands of Taliban prisoners before direct negotiations with the Taliban, expected to start on March 10th. The Taliban demand for …
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AT News KABUL: A long-sought-after negotiation between the Afghan government and the hardline Taliban is expected in less than ten days, with both sides obligated to discuss ceasefire to end almost two decades of unrest. Washington and the Taliban signed a peace agreement Saturday in Qatar, in which the Taliban …
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AT News KABUL: The Pakistan government said Sunday that it has closed the crossing point in southern Afghanistan for a one-week period of time to avoid the outbreak of coronavirus. The Pakistani media quoted the country’s ministry of interior that the crossing ban term would begin from today (Monday). …
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By Rafiullah Anwari KABUL: Following the US-Taliban peace deal signed on Saturday evening between the US special representative for Afghanistan and the Taliban Co-Founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Afghan Women’s Network (AWN) expressed concerns regarding the Taliban’ prisoners release by the Afghan government, saying that there should be a clear …
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AT News KABUL: The US President Donald Trump has said that he would meet the Taliban leaders in the near future, following a peace deal signed between US and Taliban on Saturday evening in Qatar. Talking to a new conference, he said, “I‘ll be meeting personally with the Taliban leaders …
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