Zalmay Khalilzad, the US’ point man for Afghanistan reconciliation, has recently met with the top officials in Kabul for the first time since American President Donald Trump abruptly called off the peace talks with the Taliban last month. This trip of Khalilzad shows that the initial steps to reinvigorate the …
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AT News Report KABUL: The electoral observers warn that any postponement in the announcement of the presidential election’s preliminary results could cause political crisis. The preliminary results of the September 28 presidential election was scheduled to be announced on October 19, but the independent election commission failed to announce it …
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AT News Report KABUL: The members of parliament claim that peace leadership is held by individuals whose families are in abroad, referring to some members of the high peace council as well as officials in the state ministry for peace. The lawmakers said in the parliament’s Monday session that the …
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AT News Report KABUL: Over 350,000 people have been displaced by conflict across war-torn Afghanistan during the current year so far, says the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). According to the OCHA’s data, overall, 354,664 people were displaced in 31 of the total of 34 provinces …
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By Mosa Ahmadzai The Independent Elections Commission (IEC) postponed the result of the recent presidential elections for sometimes to ensure transparency and fairness in the elections. The elections result was expected to be announced on 19 October, the electoral Commission announced on Sunday that the preliminary result of the elections …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least two construction workers have embraced martyrdom and five others received injuries after a mine detonated in an under construction school in Kot district of eastern Nangarhar province on Monday, official said. A mine placed by the enemy went off in a school, in which …
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By M. Ashraf Haidari The past four decades have hardly been kind to the peace- and freedom-loving people of Afghanistan. But despite the many destructive conflicts imposed on the country, Afghans armed with a steel willpower have persevered to survive and thrive in what is an increasingly complex and dangerous …
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AT News Report KABUL: In an interview with a Pakistani media, the NATO’s top civilian representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Nicholas Kay said that NAOT helping Afghanistan and its people to achieve a sustainable peace, and it is the priority of the allies. Kay called on the Taliban to listen to …
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Ahmad Shah Katawazai After a month-long thaw starting from last September, the Afghan peace process has now started to gain some momentum. United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul yesterday to discuss the future of peace talks with the Taliban. On …
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AT News Report KABUL: A number of Afghan politicians are believing that efforts of the U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad to achieve political settlement is moving very slow. Khalilzad was in Kabul recently, and held meetings with top Afghan officials to discuss the Afghan peace process. He …
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