AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Qatar Abdul Hakim Dalili on Saturday asked the World Muslim Ulema Union to play its role in the Afghan peace process. During a meeting with Ulema Union Secretary Dr. Alqura Dai, the envoy sought his support for the reconciliation process in Afghanistan, Pajhowk …
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By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: Violence against Afghan women unabated despite laws and policies as the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission, or AIHRC, in a new report on Saturday says that violence against women in the country has increased 8 percent with 2,762 cases this year. AIHRC said it has recorded …
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AT News KABUL: US President Donald Trump has announced that his administration currently works on a peace deal with the Taliban to end the longest war in Afghanistan. “You know we’re pulling way down in Afghanistan. We’re working on an agreement now with the Taliban. Let’s see what happens,” Trump …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban’s Red Unit Commander along with his 23 fighters was killed during an operation conducted by the Afghan security forces in northern Jawzjan province on Friday night, official said Saturday. Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) conducted crackdown against terrorist in Aq-Chashma area of Darzab district …
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AT News KABUL: A former member of Taliban has confirmed that secret talks have been held between US Special Envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban representatives in Qatar’s capital, Doha. A privy source and former member of Taliban Mullah Qalumddin told Khabarguzari Jamhor that after a two months interval, the …
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AT News KABUL: Official from Free and Fair Election Foundation for Afghanistan (FEFA) said that election has been misleading from its main path with the ongoing tension and dispute between the Independent Election Commission and electoral teams. But IEC said that the preliminary results would not be announced until the …
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AT News Report KABUL: The European Commission has allocated an additional €40 million in emergency assistance to Afghanistan. The aid is meant for those affected by the worsening humanitarian situation in the country, as well as for Afghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran. “EU allocated extra €40M in emergency assistance …
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It’s been more than a week that Iran is submerging nationwide protests sparked by a two-fold rise in fuel prices and the rationing of petrol. As per the Iranian authorities, the spike in fuel prices is ostensibly acting in the public interest and that the money raised would be distributed …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABULL: US senators, Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would guarantee congressional oversight in the Afghan peace process. The legislation requires U.S. diplomatic peace efforts try to achieve a political solution to the conflict in Afghanistan, and any agreement …
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AT News Report KABUL: At least 16 militants were killed and 14 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Saturday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army (ANA) …
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