AT News KABUL: The increased cases of violence and targeted killings of Afghans particularly civilians have concerned the European Union, who call for immediate stop of the “killings of Afghans”. “If some parties don’t like the term ‘ceasefire’, call it truce, cessation of hostilities, moratorium, silent period. Whatever the semantics …
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International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban’s deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials said, a move that could escalate tensions with the Taliban demanding full withdrawal. AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond …
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The EU and diplomatic missions said that Taliban are responsible for surge in targeted-killings and asked the group to must understand that their violent, destructive actions outrage the world and must cease if peace is to come to Afghanistan AT News KABUL: The European Union delegation and the diplomatic missions …
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AT News KABUL: Three negotiators of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in a press conference on Sunday said that the Taliban are deliberately escaping from the peace talks without any logical reason. The Afghanistan Peace Negotiation Team believes that the group has no logical pretext and they are on the …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said that Afghanistan has earmarked 26 million US Dollars from the exports and sales of saffron in the current Persian year. The ministry’s spokesman, Akbar Rustami, said Sunday that 21 tones of saffron were produced this year compared to …
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AT News KABUL: At least 36 Taliban insurgents have been killed and five others were wounded during latest crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province in the past 24 hours. Taliban rebels planned to attack security checkpoints in Kohak, Jawi Lahor and Dasht-e-Bolan areas of …
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What we get to know is that peace talks between the Afghan and Taliban peace delegation slated to resume on January 5th, after a short break, is yet to happen. The talks so far failed to meet expectations and are moving slowly, beset by widely different priorities and continued violence …
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AT News KABUL: A drug trafficker has been arrested and 60kg hashish was seized from him in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said on Sunday. The members of the Afghan National Police succeeded in arresting a drug runner with 60kg hashish in PD 9th in Jalalabad, the provincial capital city of …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 38 new positive cases of coronavirus and four fatalities in the past 24 hours throughout the country, said the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday. With these new cases, Afghanistan now has 55,059 officially confirmed cases across the country. 1,648 suspected samples have …
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UN agencies warn economic impact of COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific – Child and maternal diets particularly vulnerable The economic impact of COVID-19 on the world’s most populous region is threatening to further undermine efforts to improve diets and nutrition of …
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