AT News KABUL: The government says it has freed 317 Taliban prisoners on the days of Eid ul Adha, the National Security Council said Friday, while the insurgent group said they had freed 1,005 government prisoners. “Under the president’s instructions, 317 Taliban prisoners were released on the two days of …
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AT News KABUL: A number of political analysts and civil rights activists said that convening of consultative national assembly “Loya Jirga” to decide on the fate of the remaining Taliban prisoners, is nothing but a clear excuse aimed at wasting time in such a crucial period of the peace process. …
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AT News KABUL: The High Council for National Reconciliation said that it has conferred the extension of ceasefire with various aspects, following the three-day truce agreed between the government and Taliban during the Eid-al Adha, a Muslim holiday. “The Afghans want the extension of truce,” Faridon Khawzon, a spokesman for …
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On February 29, the United States unilaterally signed a peace agreement with the Taliban. Under this agreement, the United States will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and Taliban will sever ties with Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations and will not allow any terror activities against the United States and its …
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By Maria Hayat Dear President Ghani, Your recent statement, as President who ought to establish law and order, calling on the people of Panjshir Province is a clear sign of your hypocrisy and duplicity. The people of Panjshir have not and will not ever defend any criminal; but they do …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban have beaten two women over the charges of venturing outside without a male accompanying them in Sar-i-Pul province. The Taliban Amr-bil-Maroof Chief, Mualvi Haleem, battered a patient woman who went to bazaar for visiting a doctor. Meanwhile, another woman faced the same violence because she …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai reacted to the United Nations’ fresh report over civilian casualties, saying that Afghan war was for the interests of aliens. “This is not the war of the people of Afghanistan, but the people of Afghanistan have been long victimized for the interests of …
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AT News KABUL: The Corona virus pandemic has greatly affected female farmers’ business in saffron in the western province of Herat, as the domestic and foreign demand for the precious herb. Shafiqa Ataie, who started saffron cultivation 10 years ago in the Pashtoon Zarghoon district and made considerable profit, says …
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AT News KABUL: The Integrity Watch Afghanistan, a non-government monitoring organization asks the government to engage people in the mine sector, saying that people are ready for cooperation. Sayed Ekram Afzali, head of the integrity watch said Tuesday that engaging people would prevent corruption and conflicts over mine extraction. “Our …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban has announced a ceasefire with the Afghan government that will take effect when then Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. The Taliban group on Tuesday evening in a statement declared a 3-day ceasefire staring from Friday, ordering its fighter not to attack Afghan security forces unless …
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