AT News KABUL: A top U.S. official on Tuesday warned that terrorist groups inside Afghanistan would be able to launch international attacks within six months if left unchecked. “We’re actually fairly certain that they have the intention to do so,” said Colin Kahl, the Defense Department’s undersecretary for policy, during testimony …
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AT News Kabul: Iranian Foreign Minister Hosain Amir Abdulahian has called on the Taliban to include all ethnic groups in their cabinet and form an all-inclusive government. In his talks with Pakistani foreign minister Mahmood Qureshi in the sidelines of Tehran summit on Afghanistan, Abdulahian said they are in contact …
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AT News KABUL: Iran is hosting senior officials from Afghanistan’s neighbouring states in a one-day conference to discuss the situation in the Taliban-ruled country, calling on the Taliban to establish Foreign ministers of Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on Wednesday gathered in Tehran. Foreign ministers of China and Russia …
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AT News China has pledged to help rebuild Afghanistan if the Taliban agree to join forces to neutralize threats of terrorist networks which “are stoking unrest among its Muslim Uyghur population”. Taliban’s deputy Prime Minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Qatar this week …
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AT News KABUL: First Deputy of Afghanistan’s Prime Minister Mullah Baradar met with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Doha on Monday evening and discussed ongoing political and economic situation in Afghanistan. Taliban’s spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said Mullah Baradar is leading a government delegation and met with Chinese Foreign …
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AT News KABUL: The renowned U.S. Republican Lindsey Graham has criticized U.S. president Joe Biden as the most incompetent president in his life because of his decisions on Afghanistan. In an interview with Fox News, he said that Biden’s plans did not work, blaming him for Afghanistan crisis. “President Joe …
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AT News KABUL: The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has welcomed Pakistan’s recent measure to lift restrictions and to ease movement of people and goods through official border crossings with Afghanistan. This happens after reports of border disruptions that have affected trade and regular population movements, including Afghan civilians who may need …
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AT News KABUL: A group of women staged a peaceful protest in Kabul on Tuesday against the closure of girls’ schools, saying the world remained indifferent about women’s rights in Afghanistan. Protesters gathered at gates of UNAMA in Kabul accused the international community, human rights groups, and United Nations of …
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AT News KABUL: Chinese and Pakistani leaders on Tuesday called on the international community to provide urgent humanitarian and economic aid to Afghanistan, as the United Nations has warned the country will face acute food and medicine shortages in the coming winter. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister …
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AT News KABUL: The UN World Food Programme has once again warned that millions will face starvation this winter in Afghanistan unless urgent humanitarian aid is delivered. In a statement, WFP said that more than half the population – about 22.8 million people – face acute food insecurity, while 3.2 …
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