AT News Report KABUL: Taliban say that nobody would represent Afghan government in the intra-Afghan negotiations slated to be held next week in the Qatari capital of Doha city. The Doha meeting is a follow up of the February’s session held between Taliban representatives and some politicians from Kabul including …
Read More »Tadamichi highlights role of Afghan women in peace, security
AT News Report LASHKAR GAH: The following is a transcript of the statement delivered by the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto on the Role of Women in Peace and Security in Afghanistan. Dr. Sima Samar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission; H.E. Yasin Khan, Governor of Helmand …
Read More »Government forms negotiating team to sabotage peace process: Analysts
AT News Report KABUL: Political analysts say that individuals close to government were appointed in A number of political analysts believe that the government was to repeat its failed experiences by forming the council of reconciliation leadership, arguing that the council was very similar to the existing high peace council …
Read More »Pak’s cement exports decline to Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Pakistani cement is facing difficulties in finding market access to Afghanistan, because total exports share of Afghan market has dropped to 24 percent in 8MFY19 from over 54 percent in FY2007, Pakistani media reported Monday. The reason is that Afghanistan has opened doors to other …
Read More »Nangarhar roadside blast kills two
AT News Report KABUL: Yet in anther act of violence, at least two people have been killed and five others received inures in a roadside blast ripped Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar province on Monday morning, some source said. However, provincial official confirmed killing of one civilians. This …
Read More »Nearly 100 Taliban rebels killed in West amid peace talk preparations
AT News Report KABUL: Afghan security forces killed at least 99 Taliban fighters as part of five-day clearing operations in Balamorghab district of western Badghis province, the ministry of defense said Monday. Clashes between the government forces with support of foreign forces, and Taliban insurgents have not subsided even in the …
Read More »Khalilzad leaves Kabul after “productive talks” with Afghan leaders
AT News Report KABUL: US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad held productive talks with President Ashraf Ghani and other Afghan leaders, where he underscored the imperative of reducing violence across Afghanistan, before to leave Kabul. Ambassador Khalilzad departed Kabul Sunday evening following productive talks with President Ghani on …
Read More »Ex-Minister sent to jail on graft charges
AT News Report KABUL: Former Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdul Razaq Wahidi has been sent behind bars for three years on corruption charges and misuse of authority related to his duty when he was serving as deputy minister of finance back in 2015. He was nominated as minister …
Read More »Editorial: Treating humans like war hostages
Enabling to go ahead with worst kind of maltreating of humans at the busiest international crossing point Torkham, the personnel of Pakistan’s law enforcing agencies are exploiting very well the increasing political tension between Kabul and Islamabad. Inside both the countries in particular and rest of the world in general, …
Read More »CEO says inclusive Afghan team to attend Doha peace talks
AT News Reports KABUL: Chief Executive Office slammed Taliban for commenting that persons who attend the Doha meeting on behalf of Kabul, cannot represent the government. The chief executive spokesman said Monday that the group was not in a position to make decision for the internationally-recognized government. FeraidoonKhozon, a spokesman …
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