AT News KABUL: India on Tuesday unveiled new development initiatives for Afghanistan, including a dam to supply water to Kabul and 150 community projects worth $80 million, even as it called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire in the country. Against the backdrop of mounting global concern over increased attacks …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Germany expects to learn more details on a planned U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in the coming days, German Defence Minister, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said. “When the Americans specify over the coming days what troops they intend to pull out and which locations (in Afghanistan) will be …
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AT News KABUL: At least 247 drug runners were found guilty of drug trafficking and were sentenced to years of behind bars in the past one month, officials said Tuesday. A statement issued by the Courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) said that the drug traffickers were sentenced to …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The European Union’s foreign policy chief called for an immediate ceasefire in Afghanistan on Tuesday, warning that the country may lose political and financial support from Brussels. Josep Borrell, EU’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said Tuesday at an Afghanistan fundraising conference in …
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290 new infections, 17 deaths reported in a single day AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded a one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 290 reported over 24 hours, with 17 deaths. With new infections, the total tally of positive cases reached to 45,278 throughout the country, …
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By Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan “Our Xinjiang is a land of wonders. Beautiful scenes extend to the North and South of Mount Tianshan…” Bordering the northeast Afghanistan, the beautiful and richly endowed Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is home to more than 2.5 million people of all ethnic groups. …
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AT News KABUL: China condemned rocket attacks in Kabul, in which 10 people were killed and nearly 50 others were wounded. “We condemn the attacks targeting civilians, mourn the victims and extend sympathy to the bereaved families and the injured, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Zhao Lijian. “China will continue …
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US point-man for peace Zalmay Khalilzad urges Afghanistan and Pakistan to prevent their territories to be used against each other AT News KABUL: The US welcomed “positive development” between Afghanistan and Pakistan relations, saying that if the development comes into effect, it would be an opportunity to move forward the …
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Taliban are in regular contacts with other terrorist groups for arms dealing and even borrowing suicide bombers, says spy chief AT News KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) says that Taliban are in regular contacts with other terrorist groups for arms dealing and even borrowing suicide bombers. Ahmad Zia …
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Indeed, children like buds in a garden and should be carefully lovingly nurtured, as they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow. In Afghanistan, the gardens of the future are at stake and suffering on a daily basis from ongoing conflict. Decades of war have had …
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