AT News KABUL: The US and Taliban peace negotiations stopped temporarily on December 12th, is to remain postponed until the New Year, sources familiar with the talks said Sunday, but did not provide details for exact date. The US chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad is reportedly back in Washington for the …
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AT News KABUL: The long-delayed preliminary results of the September vote have finally announced on Sunday by Independent Election Commission (IEC) that shows President Ashraf Ghani leading with 50.64 percent and his main rival Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, with 39.5 votes. IEC Chairwoman, Hawa Alam Nuristani in a news conference …
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AT News KABUL: Habiburahman Hamidzada, a social activist in her article said that President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah are struggling with the crisis of racism, power dispute and tribal tension and that these crises have been severely intensifying in Afghanistan. The Independent Election Commission on Sunday has …
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AT News KABUL: The ministry of information and culture has said that 160 million Afs has been allocated to repair and rebuild the historic sites across the country. Acting minister, Hassina Safi said in a press conference that over 5, 000 historic moneymen have been surveyed, in which at least …
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AT Monitoring Desk SHARAN: Air raids conducted by the foreign troops have killed at least 18 Haqqani Network militants in southeastern Paktika province, an official said Sunday. Mohammad Ayub, an Afghan National Army (ANA) commander based in Birmal district, international troops conducted airstrikes in the area late on Saturday night. …
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AT News KABUL: Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Idrees Zaman met with the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Afghanistan, Mr. Peter Prügel as well as representative of the Berghof Foundation. The two sides exchanged views on a range of issues, including the upcoming intra-Afghan dialogue. In this …
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AT News KABUL: French Embassy in Kabul on Sunday welcomed the initial announcement of Afghan election results, saying, “We take note of the preliminary results of the presidential election.” The fact that this democratic process could take place in a difficult context is in itself a victory for the Islamic …
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AT News KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has welcomed the announcement of the preliminary results for Afghanistan’s presidential election and commends the country’s electoral bodies – the Independent Election Commission (IEC) and the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) – for their work leading up to the announcement. “On 28 …
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By Mansoor Faizy Afghanistan can be called one of the dangerous places for various media outlets to operate. Ranging from insecurity, lack of protective legislation – or rather its proper implementation – to strongmen’s threats, there are many issues endured by the media people. Mostly journalists are the ones facing …
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AT News KABUL: Two former Taliban officials say that a nationwide truce would be announced by next week as the US and Taliban negotiators have gained a peace deal. Sayed Akbar Agha, a former Taliban commander said Saturday that the truce would long for 10 days and would coincide with …
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