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AT-KABUL: Unknown men destroyed one of power pylons transmittingthe 110 kilovolt electricity from the Salma hydropower dam to Herat city, theprovincial capital of the province with the same name in the west of thecountry, the national power company (Breshna) said Tuesday. The incident took place late Monday night in the …

AT-KABUL: Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah says that thecurrent situation encourages some people to leave the country as they lose hopefor the future. “Let’s not imagine that Afghan people’s problems have been solved. We are managing the country in such a condition and we don’t think that the situation is similar …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Iranian Deputy Culture Minister Mohammad Soltanifar,in a meeting with some members of Afghanistan’s Joint Committee of Governmentand Media, underlined that Tehran and Kabul should expand bilateral mediacooperation, and called for efforts to prevent the two countries’ ties fromfalling into political games. He stressed the need for promoting …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan envoy to the United Nations has warnedall parties to the conflict in his country that the Afghans, who paid a heavyprice in the past 40 years, would not tolerate any ‘misuse’ of the peaceprocess. Addressing a UN Security Council (UNSC) meeting in New York on the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday saidthat Pakistan has provided assistance for the dialogue between the US andTaliban in the UAE and expressed hope the talks would be successful. “Pakistan has helped in the dialogue between Taliban and the US in Abu Dhabi. Let us pray …

AT-KABUL: The UN’s top envoy in Afghanistan said the possibility of a negotiated end to the conflict in Afghanistan has never been more real in the past 17 years than it is now. Tadamichi Yamamoto told the Security Council he is encouraged by several recent developments, including the appointment of …

AT-The Union cabinet of India has given its nod to signagreements with Afghanistan in the field of education which will allow studentsfrom that country to use courses devised here. The MoU would facilitate students and faculty of educational institutions in Afghanistan to register and use the SWAYAM courses. SWAYAM is …

AT-KABUL: Community elders, civil society activists, religiousscholars and media representatives in the central highlands province ofDaikundi gathered at an UN-backed symposium to strategize on ways to promotesocial cohesion, both locally and nationally, in the interest of advancingpeace. More than 20 community leaders attended the event, organized by UNAMA’s Bamyan regional …

The US led peace talks in Abu Dhabi capital of United Arab Emirates continued for second consecutive day on Tuesday. However, there is no further developments in second round of direct talks between the US and Taliban political office Qatar. The Talban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement on twitter said …

KABUL: Talks between U.S. and Taliban officials aimed at arranging peace negotiations in Afghanistan were set for a second day on Tuesday after discussions around the future of foreign forces and a possible six-month ceasefire, Taliban sources said. The three-day meeting in Abu Dhabi is at least the third time …