AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal has putted weight behind peace talks with the Taliban insurgents in a bid to put an end to the ongoing war, it has been reported. “Peace cannot be brokered under duress, but it needs good and positive intentions because …
Read More »IMF praises Afghanistan’s pursuit of self-reliance
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the second review of Afghan government’s measures in structural reforms and praised the country for its commitments and performance, Wadsam “Afghan Business News Portal” has been reported. Finance Ministry’s spokesperson Ajmal Hammed Abdul Rahimzai said the IMF had appreciated “the …
Read More »Editorial; FATA fate
Speaking on the fate, and origin of FATA in the light of India’s Independence Act, 1947, and agreement between the late Afghan King Amanullah Khan, and British India in Rawalpindi in 1921, the Chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) Mahmood Khan Achakzai, in his address on the floor of …
Read More »15 Taliban insurgents killed in Faryab
AT-KABUL: At least 15 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 22 others wounded during an operation carried out by Afghan security forces in northern Faryab province, a security source said on Saturday. A statement issued here Saturday, said that at least 15 Taliban insurgent were killed and 22 others injured …
Read More »Turkish aid agency builds school in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Turkey’s state-run aid agency inaugurated a school in northern Afghanistan’s Faryab province on Friday. The school built and equipped by Turkey’s Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has 16 classrooms, a Turkey News Agency (Anadolu) reported. Faryab’s Deputy Governor Abdul Muqeem Rasih, Provincial Education Director Mohammad Yasin Arsalan, …
Read More »Resolute Support to further pressurize Taliban
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Lieutenant General Richard Cripwell, the deputy commander of Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said the US-led International community has been in dire need to further militarily and financially pressurize and suppress the Taliban and other terrorist outfits during this winter. The Resolute Support deputy commander said the …
Read More »Purging insurgency; Ready to work with US in Afghanistan: Putin
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Moscow is ready to work with Washington in Afghanistan to purge insurgency as terrorist groups are getting stronger in northern part of Afghanistan, it has been reported. Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country is concerned over the strengthening of terrorist groups in northern Afghanistan. Speaking at …
Read More »No military ‘coordination center’ with Pakistan: MoD
AT-KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Friday denied establishing of any type of military ‘coordination center’ between the military of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan’s Foreign Office has said earlier that the two countries have formally agreed to install liaison officers at each other’s army headquarters. “So far, we haven’t …
Read More »‘Afraid of fair vote’; Govt has no will to hold parliamentary election: Manawi
AT-KABUL: There is no will within the government to hold parliamentary elections, the former Independent Election Commission (IEC) Chief Fazl Ahmad Manawi said, calming the government afraid of fair vote. Manawai said this while speaking at a gathering of the Afghanistan Salvation Alliance on Friday, soothing the government yet to …
Read More »‘Efforts on to clear snow-clogged roads’
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Heavy snow has closed major roads in Ghazni, Maidan Wardak and Bamyan provinces, the Ministry of Public Works announced on Friday, assuring of efforts to clear-clogged roads. The ministry said efforts at clearing the now from the roads were underway involving contracted firms and local councils. Public …
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