AT News KABUL: Russia is planning to deliver humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in the coming days and that it is preparing for a new round of talks next month on the crisis in Afghanistan, said Zamir Kabulov, President Vladimir Putin’s special representative on Afghanistan. This came days after Russia hosted …
Read More »Iran to host international summit on Afghanistan
AT News KABUL: Iranian government will host an international minister-level conference, including Afghanistan’s neighbors, on Wednesday for talks about inclusiveness of new government and stability in Afghanistan. The Islamic Emirate is not invited to the meeting yet, but government spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said he hopes the meeting’s outcome will benefit …
Read More »EU may return to Afghanistan in a month
AT News KABUL: The European Union is planning to reopen its diplomatic mission in Afghanistan within a month as the bloc is trying to increase involvement with the Taliban government. The move means that EU diplomats will return to Kabul about 12 weeks after they fled the city, as Brussels …
Read More »US negotiated with Taliban because it was losing: Khalilzad
AT News KABUL: The United States was losing the war to the Taliban, said ex-US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, and that peace negotiations were chosen as an alternative to avoid a defeat. Khalilzad in an interview with CBS News said the US military had struggled to fortify its position against …
Read More »Naveen-ul-Haq: ‘I’m backing myself to bowl against anybody and just do what worked for me’
After being the top wicket-taker in the Vitality T20 Blast, and stints in various leagues, the Afghanistan quick bowler is raring to go in his first senior World Cup Afghanistan fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has established himself as a T20 – and T10 – globetrotter, following in the footsteps of his …
Read More »Taliban vow protection of UN agencies
AT News KABUL: Deputy Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Abdul Salaam Hanafi met with UN secretary-General’s special representative to Afghanistan Deborah Lyons in Presidential Palace on Saturday, seeking the UN’s cooperation in Afghanistan. He assured the special representative of protecting all UN’s administrations in Afghanistan, said a …
Read More »UN envoy calls for inclusive govt in meeting with Taliban
AT News KABUL: The UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Deborah Lyons, met with officials of the Islamic Emirate on Saturday and exchanged views about a range of issues including humanitarian aid, human rights and inclusive government. Lyons met with PM Deputy Abdul Salam Hanafi, acting Foreign Minister Amir …
Read More »Taliban brush off claims about al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
AT News The government of Afghanistan has denied “baseless claims” made by former US peace envoy about presence of al-Qaeda terrorist network in Afghanistan. The US veteran diplomat, Zalmay Khalilzad, made the remarks in a recent interview. Khalilzad said reports indicate that leader of Al-Qaeda is in Afghanistan or an adjacent …
Read More »Islamic Emirate says has plans for unemployment, food crisis
AT News The Afghan government’s Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock under the Taliban leadership on Sunday unveiled a plan to combat joblessness and a potential food crisis amid the continuous rise of poverty and unemployment. “The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) launched a nationwide plan today to …
Read More »Sweden, Pakistan warn Afghanistan on cusp of collapse
AT News Swedish and Pakistani officials warned on Saturday that Afghanistan will slide into chaos unless the international community acts rapidly. Swedish development minister Per Olsson Fridh told Reuters in Dubai that Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse and that “collapse is coming faster than we thought”. Afghanistan plunged …
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