AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Stating that the presence of foreign forces has never brought stability in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that there is no military solution in Afghanistan. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday delivered a speech at the 8th Ministerial Conference of …
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AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani says that he sees “no need for preconditions” to negotiations with Taliban. Ghani who was speaking at the 8th Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference in Turkey on Monday, said that his seven-article peace plan includes suggestions of Afghan people as well as international community. …
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While Afghanistan is still among the 10 countries most affected by corruption in the world, second vice-president Sarwar Danish has acknowledged the Afghan government hasn’t been completely successful in fighting graft in the country. Marking the International Anti-Corruption Day, which is observed annually on 9th December, he admitted the government …
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AT News KABUL: Nangarhari women and civil rights activists have staged marches on the streets of the provincial capital city, Jalalabad, where they protested the intensification of insecurity and instability in the province. The activists have called for resignation of provincial security officials, saying that realted officials have been failed …
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AT News KABUL: Some key members of the Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar have split up from the party. State Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Farooq Wardak, Qazi Amin Waqad, Joma Khan Hamdard, Abdul Rauof Ibrahimi, Akbar Barakzai, Maulavi Sarfaraz, Mozaffaruddin Yamin and some other members of the leadership council have …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban Spokesman, Sohail Shahin says that the insurgent group would hold talks with the government of Afghanistan and some Afghan political leaders some 10 after they reach a final deal with the United States. Shahin who is spokesman for the group’s political office in Qatar, where the …
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AT News KABUL: Some member of “Stability and Partnership” electoral team, led by Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in a gathering in Kabul on Monday, have warned to use “any option” to force the Independent Election Commission (IEC) to obey the law, emphasizing that they would stand against government to be …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces have detained two in coniection with Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, one of six people gunned down in Jalalabad, the capital city of eastern Nangarhar provine, provincal official said Monday. An Afghan Japanese origin physician Dr. Nakamura was a committed aid worker who devoted his …
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AT New ISTANBUL: On the sideline of the 8th Heart of -Asia Istanbul Process Ministerial Conference on Monday, high- ranking delegates of Afghanistan, U.S. and Uzbekistan met to discuss issues of common interest and important areas of cooperation. Acting Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman met with the Special Representative of Uzbekistan’s …
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AT News KABUL: A truck bombing on Monday has targeted a military compound in southwestern Helmand province that left at least eight Afghan security forces dead and two others received injuries, local officials confirmed. Omar Zwak, provincial governor’s spokesman, said the attack took place in Nad Ali district on one …
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