AT News KABUL: At least 70,000 families were forced to flee their homes as armed clashes escalated between government forces and Taliban insurgents last year in different parts of the country, officials confirmed on Sunday. Noor Rahman Akhlaqi, minister of refugees and repatriates said Sunday that they had began a …
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AT News KABUL: A civilian was killed and fifteen others were wounded in a roadside bomb blast in the southern Helmand province, officials said Sunday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Mohammad Zaman Hamdard said that the incident occurred in PD1 of Lashkargah, the capital city of the province. The wounded included two …
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AT News KABUL: A large number of money changers protest the Central Bank’s inattention to their problems, saying that the bank did nothing for them as an “absolute dictatorship” was ruling the bank’s leadership. Dadgol Hazratzai, head of money changers’ union, said Sunday that Ajmal Ahmadi, “who illegally runs the …
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AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan terms the peace deal signed between the United States and Taliban militants as fruitless on the peace efforts. The United States under Donald Trump signed a peace agreement with the Taliban insurgents last February. The deal encourages Washington to pull all its troops …
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U.S. Secretary of State Blinken says U.S. supports progress toward a just and durable political settlement, permanent and comprehensive ceasefire in Afghanistan AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the high council for national reconciliation once again called on the Taliban militants to rejoin the peace negotiation process they had …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have carried out 29 crackdowns on various cites but failed to release Abdulrauf, a nine years old child from the kidnappers, officials said. Abdulrauf was kidnapped about five months ago in PD4 of Mazar-e-Sharif, the capital city of northern Balkh province. Head of …
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AT News KABUL: Some 76 roadside mines planted by Taliban militants defused and three car bombing attacks were thwarted by the Afghan security forces in southern Kandahar province in the past 24 hours, defense officials said on Sunday. Afghan security forces succeeded in discovering and neutralizing 76 IEDs, which were …
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There is a proverb saying “War is what happens when language fails.” This always reminds us of how far we, the Afghans are to understand each other to at least agree on some common terms to end the deadly war in our motherland. It has been for over four decades …
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AT News KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs, Mirwais Nab has met with Ambassador of Pakistan to Kabul, Mr. Mansour Ahmad Khan, where they discussed issues related to the Afghan peace process and mutual ties. Mr. Nab has stressed the importance of Afghanistan-Pakistan cooperation in various fields and Islamabad’s …
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AT News KABUL: Sayed Wahid Qatali, governor for Herat province in the west reacted to the statements made by Mojib Ansari, a religious scholar in the province, saying that Herat was not used as a Daesh terrorist producing place. Ansari had earlier denounced serving in the Afghan government and army …
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