By Shamim Shahid KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai has held an important meeting with the NATO Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, the NATO’s most senior civilian representative to Afghanistan in Kabul whereas they exchanged views on current situation, especially the peace process. Though details of such a meeting couldn’t made public but …
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AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg in a pre-ministerial press conference on Monday reiterated that the presence of the alliance’s troops in Afghanistan is “conditions-based,” saying “we will not leave before the time is right.” “Our common goal is clear. Afghanistan should never again serve as a haven …
Read More »AT News KABUL: The Taliban have threatened to restart attacks on the foreign troops stationed in Afghanistan, a reaction to the reports over NATO intention to keep military presence. Sources in NATO have recently said that the military organization would not withdraw troops beyond May, when the United States is …
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AT News KABUL: Sources in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have revealed that the military organization would continue military presence in Afghanistan after May when the United States is expected to withdraw its soldiers under a peace deal Washington signed last year with the Taliban. The sources who were …
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AT News KABUL: Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hezb-e-Islami (Islamic Party) came under huge criticisms by politicians following his statement in which he warned to besiege the presidential palace if the party’s prisoners are not released from government custody. Hekmatyar was addressing his supporters on Sunday and threatened to stage a …
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To bring into account the fact that around 70 percent of the Afghans are living under the poverty line, there should be no space for any sorts of unpleasant incidents to bring them financial damages. Last Saturday, a mass fire was ignited in Islam Qala business port in the eastern …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants have abducted 11 people working for a dam in the western province of Herat, officials in the province said. The incident happened on Sunday around the Pashdan dam in the Karrokh district, according to Wakil Ahmad Karrokhi, a member of the provincial council. Karrokhi …
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32 human rights defenders and 33 media professionals were killed in three years, but 11 of them were just killed within four months as Afghanistan reels under daily violence, including targeted-killings, a UN report says AT News KABUL: The United Nations said at least 65 journalists and human rights activists …
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AT News KABUL: At least 80 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 36 others were wounded during crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours, defense ministry said on Monday. Afghan security forces supported by the Afghan Air Forces conducted operations in …
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AT News KABUL: At least seven Daesh terrorists, including its key member and suicide attackers, were killed during an operation carried out by the intelligence forces in eastern Nangarhar province. The Special Forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) conducted the operation in Ghochko area of Jalalabad, the capital …
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