AT News Report KABUL: Soon after reports surfaced that US President Donald Trump was set to meet with his national security team Friday afternoon to discuss a pending peace agreement with the Taliban, US Senator Lindsey Graham, a vocal opposition to Trump, warned him against withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in …
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AT News Report KABUL: Police forces seized 1,040 kilograms of explosives during an overnight operation launched Friday night in southern Kandahar province. A statement released by Ministry of Interior, said that General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) conducted the anti-insurgency crackdown in Nish district of Kandahar Friday night, which …
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AT News Report KABUL: The cultural committee for holding the 100thanniversary of Independence Day said Saturday that due to security challenges across the country, the celebration will be only held in Kabul. “We had planned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Independence Dayin seven zones of the country and wanted …
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Afghanistan gained its independence from then only superpower the Great Britain after the third Anglo-Afghan in August 1919 during the reign of the young king Amanullah. The Britons who were ruling Indian sub-continent never imagined that the poor nation who lacked enough weaponry comparing to the enemy’s modern army armed …
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AT News Report KABUL: The US President, Donald Trump is to meet his senior security advisers to discuss Afghanistan issues and the peace deal with Taliban. Reports said Friday that the meeting would take place with secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, national security adviser, John Bolton and chief of US …
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AT News Report KABUL: Former Foreign Minister, Rangin Dadfar Spanta, calims that Washington was endeavoring to keep the war in Afghanistan ablaze by secret deals with Taliban. He said in an article that the US was continuing an intelligence war in Afghanistan, a war that he called “dangerous for Afghanistan”. …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: An explosion in Quetta city of Pakistan has reportedly killed the brother of Mullah Haibatullah, the supreme leader of the Taliban insurgent group. Well-placed sources have told Reuters that Hafizullah Ahmadullah, the brother of Mullah Haibatullah, was killed in a bomb blast at a mosque along …
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AT News Report KABUL: The National Security Council (NSC) on Thursday while confirming the civilian killings during an operation in Zurmat district of southeastern Paktia province said that President Ashraf Ghani has ordered an investigation into the incident. On the second day of Eid ul Adha, August 12, the National …
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On the second day of Eid ul Adha, August 12, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) forces surrounded a house in Zurmat district of Paktia province and reportedly killed 11 civilians – mostly teachers and students. The victims are said to have been brought out from a guesthouse and shot …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov on Wednesday announced that Russia was invited to the signing ceremony of a likely future peace agreement between the Taliban and the US. “This was discussed, this was one of the conditions for the leadership of the …
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