By Zia Nezam We must strive to achieve a peace agreement, but it must be a fair and equitable peace agreement. In the 2019 Asia Foundation national survey of 18,000 respondents, only 13 percent of Afghans said that they have a lot or a little sympathy for the Taliban, while …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 24 new cases of COVID-19 out of 1,006 suspected samples tested in the last 24 hours, said ministry of public health on Monday. Six patients were fully recovered during the same period of time, according to the ministry. The new cases were recorded in …
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The first day of the New Year in Afghanistan is called Nawroz. It begins on the spring equinox, and is being celebrated worldwide by various ethno-linguistic groups. The first day of our month is “Hamal”. Nawroz is a rite dating back to at least the 6th centuries BC. This historic …
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AT News KABUL: The Avicenna International Peace Award has been awarded to Dr. Anarkali Honaryar, a senator and the only active Sikh citizen of Afghanistan. This award is given annually to influential and inspiring personalities to build a just, humane and peaceful world. The Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS), …
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MyRedLine Movement Strongly Opposed AWN’s Stance on U.S. Proposal for Peace AT News KABUL: The MyRedLine Movement has expressed criticism on the Afghan Women Network’s (AWN) stance regarding the U.S. new proposal for Afghanistan reconciliation, calling it “legitimately recognition of illegal and political inference of foreigners” on forging destination for …
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AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani appointed new caretakers for the ministries of defense and interior on Friday, a reshuffle deemed to be a turning point amid a strenuous peace effort and fragile security situation. According to a statement by the National Security Council, former Helmand governor, Hayatullah Hayat has …
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Afghan-Taliban agree to accelerate peace talks AT News KABUL: Representatives of Russia, China, United States and Pakistan announced opposition to the restoration of the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban not to announce their Spring Offensive. This was revealed in a joint statement issued at the conclusion of …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan has welcomed the final joint statement of extensive “Troika” peace talks in Moscow, calling it a step forward towards serious negotiations to achieve a lasting peace commensurate with the will of the Afghan people. “We welcome the statement’s emphasis on …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. President Joe Biden is considering keeping U.S. troops in Afghanistan until November, rather than withdrawing them by a May 1 deadline outlined in an agreement his predecessor negotiated with the Taliban, US Media reported on Friday. In recent discussions with members of his national security …
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By Javier Delgado Rivera On March 17, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued its spring disaster contingency plan for Afghanistan. A compelling $390 million-call to donors where it warns that 13.2 million people in the country will need humanitarian assistance during the next months, in …
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