AT News KABUL: The Taliban government said on Friday that it had fulfilled all conditions set by the international community for it to be recognized as a legitimate government. Deputy Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate, Bilal Karimi, said they expect the regional countries and the world to engage with the Afghans …
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AT News KABUL: Officials of the Islamic Emirate on Thursday took umbrage at efforts of the United States to reinforce its and NATO’s presence in the region. “Military presence of US or NATO forces in any of Afghanistan’s neighbor countries could be precarious for all countries in the region,” said …
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AT News KABUL: The United States on Thursday offered to provide $144 million in new humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, where a food crisis is unfolding with millions facing hunger if aid doesn’t flow. National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne said in a statement the U.S. assistance will be directed through …
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AT News KABUL: The Biden administration should engage with the Taliban to help ease the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country now, said former United States special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad. Khalilzad, who negotiated the US withdrawal with the Taliban ending a 20-year military presence, on Wednesday defended the …
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AT News KABUL: The Islamic Emirate has downplayed ISIS-K threats, assuring the region that Afghanistan soil won’t be used by terrorist organizations, saying Taliban fighters are way stronger in taming terrorists. Afghanistan’s acting minister of information and culture Khairullah Khairkhwa said that they will eliminate not only ISIS-K but any …
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AT News KABUL: China is planning to build an $8.6 million military base on Afghanistan-Tajikistan border where only Tajik military personnel will be settled, Tajikistan’s officials have confirmed. The base will be handed over to the Tajik paramilitary unit later and is planned to be built near Wakhan in Badakhshan …
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AT News KABUL: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has ordered a review of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan in August and the ensuing chaotic evacuations of thousands of Afghans. “I’ve ordered a series of internal reviews focused on our planning and execution for the evacuation and relocation effort in …
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AT News KABUL: A UN-led agency has warned that Afghanistan is on the brink of collapse as humanitarian situation is dire and could get much worse ahead of winter. Yasmine Sherif, the Director of Education Cannot Wait, an UN-led initiative said on Wednesday in Islamabad that more than half of …
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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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