AT News KABUL: Passport offices have reopened in seven provinces of the country to issue passports to citizens, in a move by the Taliban to ease passport services amid hectic rush in Kabul passport office. Passport offices have resumed operations in Herat, Kandahar, Kunduz, Balkh, Nangarhar, Khost and Paktia provinces …
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AT News KABUL: In a signal of possible direct engagement with the Taliban, the United States and Qatar signed an agreement on Friday, setting the stage for Doha government to be the U.S. diplomatic representative in Afghanistan. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatar’s Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, said on Friday in Islamabad that Afghanistan does not need a large military and no longer needs former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF). Speaking at a public talk in one of Pakistan’s Institute of Strategic Studies, Muttaqi said …
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AT News KABUL: The eighth summit of the Turkic Council was held in Istanbul on Friday, emphasizing on a global mobilization to help Afghanistan from collapsing. Hosted by Turkey, presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan attended the summit, with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev drawing attention to ongoing developments in Afghanistan. …
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AT News KABUL: At least three people were killed and 15 others wounded in Spin Ghar district of tumultuous Nangarhar province after a bomb exploded at a mosque during Friday prayers, Taliban and witnesses said. Doctors and Taliban officials have confirmed three people were killed and 15 others were injured …
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AT News KABUL: A majority of US war veterans are critical of America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, believing that the US didn’t leave that war with honor, according to a new survey. “Veterans are feeling an intense array of emotions regarding the end of the war, including humiliation, betrayal, anger, …
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AT News KABUL: Britain’s High Court has received documents suggesting that senior military officers buried evidence that British troops were executing detainees and unarmed people in Afghanistan. The court case follows a BBC report that raised allegations of unlawful killings by special forces during the war in Afghanistan. According to …
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AT News KABUL: The Islamic Emirate has asked all former Afghan Air Force members and pilots to return to the country as they are seeking to build a new air force. Zabihullah Mujahid, the Islamic Emirate spokesman, assured on Thursday that no security threat will be posed to pilots as …
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AT News KABUL: Ariana Afghan Airlines said on Thursday it has begun regular twice-weekly flights from Kabul to Islamabad, joining Kam Air airlines which has begun flying five times a week between the two cities. Ariana, which began regular services to Dubai this week, will operate flights between Kabul and …
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AT News KABUL: Eight nations including India, Iran and Central Asian countries have stressed the need for forming “an open and truly inclusive government” in Afghanistan, at the third Regional Security Dialogue held in New Delhi on Wednesday. The National Security Advisers and Secretaries of the National Security Councils of …
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