AT-KABUL: National Security Advisor Haneef Atmar and his U.S. counterpart John Robert Bolton in a video conference late Tuesday evening discussed security and political situation in Afghanistan and the broader region. Both sides emphasized on improvement and continuation of mutual commitments and maintenance of bilateral relations. They also discussed Afghan …
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AT-KABUL: At an event hosted by top UN officials, prominent women’s rights activists and civil society leaders spoke out against Afghanistan’s traditional mediation practices, stressing that serious crimes against women and girls continue to go unpunished in the country’s justice system, despite longstanding legal mechanisms set up to address them. …
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For nearly 45 years, Iran has been violating the Helmand Water Treaty and getting up to four times more water from the river than it is allowed. It’s time to stop, says Afghan ambassador Abdul Farid Zikria Earlier this month, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a speech in …
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Apparently a mutual understanding and concordance between Kabul and Islamabad for the promotion of solidarity and peace and the launch of reciprocal measures to fight terrorism is taking momentum. Unanimity has also been shaped for the enforcement of the flamboyant APAPPS construct which defines a path for both the states …
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AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday received a number of leaders and tribal elders from Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province at his office, where he listened to their grievances over civilian casualties. Tribal chieftains explained about military operations and civilian casualties in Dasht-e-Archi, hoping that civilian casualties stop as …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: China has welcomed Afghanistan’s new peace strategy with the Taliban and said peace was the only suitable option to end current conflict in Afghanistan, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Tuesday. Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai has traveled to China and …
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AT-KABUL: A number of lawmakers at Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) on Tuesday questioned the effectiveness of Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) terming it unproductive in bringing peace and stability rather insecurity has been grown. The senators once again reiterated call for cancelation of agreement, insisting that US is not …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Meshrano Jirga chairman on Monday called on Speaker of Saudi Shura Council Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al-Sheikh, discussing several issues, including Afghan peace process and upcoming Ulema conference. Ziaur Rahman, spokesman for the Meshrano Jirga, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Muslimyar was currently in …
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AT-KABUL: At least nine people – mostly civilians including kin of Wolesi Jirga Speaker – were killed and eight others wounded in an operation in eastern Nangarhar province last night, said officials. Nangarhar Police Spokesman Hazrat Husain Mashriqiwal said that the operation was carried out by Afghan forces at 11:00 …
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AT-KABUL: The law enforcement has arrested 16 individuals on charges of drug trafficking over the past week, said officials. The court of Criminal Justice Task Force on Tuesday in a press statement said that 16 smugglers were arrested by the counternarcotic law enforcement in several crackdowns in various provinces and …
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