AT News Report KABUL: The United States and Taliban are expected to finalize their peace deal within eight days, Pakistani Ambassador to Kabul, Zahid Nasrullah Khan says, if true, a big victory for the two sides, while the government of Afghanistan still remains in sidelines. The eighth round of negotiations …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least five staffers of the Ministry of Counter Narcotics (MCN) have been killed when seven others received injuries after an explosives-rigged bicycle hit their shuttle vehicle in capital Kabul on Tuesday, officials said. Spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, Nasrat Rahimi said that a sticky …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least 40 Taliban fighters have been killed and another six injured in western Herat province in what local officials on Tuesday labeled it an ‘internal fight’ between rival factions. However, the Taliban group claims attacking a base of ‘pro-government uprising’. Deadly battles for turf …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Presidential Palace in reaction to Taliban’s statement said that Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) is fully prepared to protect the compatriots against threat and thwart any attempt aiming at disruption of election. The Taliban group termed presidential elections as misleading and illegitimate, and …
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AT News Report KABUL: The two mates of presidential runner Zalmay Rassoul for upcoming September election, have announced their break off with the team after Rassoul withdraws as a presidential candidate in favor of President Ashraf Ghani. The Abdul JabarTaqwa, the first vice president, and Ghulam Ali Wahdat, the second, …
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AT News Report KABUL: A notorious commander of Taliban group was killed among six militantsduring a crackdown conducted by the Afghan security forces in central MaidanWardak province, official said Tuesday. Ministry of Interior said akey Taliban commander named “Nasrat” was killed along with his six accomplices in an operation carried …
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AT News Report KABUL: NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday that there was a real chance for peace in Afghanistan as U.S.-Taliban peace talks continue in Qatar. Briefing newsmen in Wellington, New Zealand, Stoltenberg said, “We now see a real chance for peace in Afghanistan, we are closer to …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Taliban group on Tuesday called presidential elections, slated for 28 September, as misleading and illegitimate, and warned to disrupt the process, calling on Afghan masses to stay away from gatherings of electoral campaigns and rallies. In a statement, the Taliban said fighters should “stand against …
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As the countdown to the historic day has already begun, the vibrant Afghan youth and overall population have made elaborate preparations with national and patriotic fervor to mark the centenary of Afghanistan’s Independence Day. Former King Ghazi Amanullah achieved independence from Great Britain nearly 100 years ago, though Afghanistan has …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) on Monday inked nine multimillion dollars’ worthagreements of marble mining in western Herat province, incorporating amendments at the request of contractors. “These amendments have been brought in line with international standards in order to avoid legal issues in the …
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