Afghan and Coalition leadership attended a security shura today with security pillars in Ghazni province. Asadullah Khalid, Acting Minister of Defense, Sir Nicholas Kay, NATO Senior Civilian Representative, General Scott Miller, Resolute Support Commander, and Brigadier General Khoshal Sadat, Ministry of Interior Deputy Minister for Security, met with Provincial Governor …
Read More »China, Russia and US to discuss Afghan peace in Beijing
AT News Report KABUL: A trilateral meeting is set to be held today (Thursday) in the Chinese capital city of Beijing with the participation of representatives from China, Russia and the United States, where they are supposed to discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan and progresses gained recently in this regard. …
Read More »Citizens say become fed-up with surging corruption
AT News Report KABUL: Citizens have grumbled over the escalation of administrative corruption in government offices while President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said Afghanistan has lost a ‘golden opportunity’ due to graft. Some citizens said that until they don’t offer bribe, their applications are not processed, adding that they are …
Read More »Russia welcomes result of Doha all-Afghan talks
AT News Report KABUL: Moscow on Wednesday has welcomed all-Afghan talks in Doha, Qatar, held for two days 7th and 8th July with participations of over 60 Afghan delegates with Taliban negotiators to end decades long conflict, and Russia hoped that it would lay the foundation for the future reconciliation …
Read More »Peace process in Afghanistan should be Afghan-owned and led: Ex-president
BEIJING: Afghanistan’s peace process “must be fully Afghan-owned and Afghan-led,” said Hamid Karzai, former president of the country, at the 8th World Peace Forum held here on Tuesday. As peace talks between the Taliban and the United States have entered the 7th round, Karzai stressed that transparency in negotiations will …
Read More »Norway, Germany to host Govt.-Taliban peace parleys: Sources
AT News Report KABUL: Following the seventh round of US-Taliban dialogue and intra-Afghan conference, Norway and Germany are said to have expressed readiness to host the next round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban, sources said Wednesday. These talks would be held after the announcement of …
Read More »Nine drug retailers nabbed in Kabul
AT News Report KABUL: Counter Narcotics Police (CNP) has arrested nine drug vendors during anti-drug crackdown in Kabul, the capital city. CNP conducted operations against drug sellers in 2nd, 4th, 11th and 12th PDs and Bagrami district of Kabul, in which identified and apprehended nine drug retailers, Ministry of Interior …
Read More »Ghani stresses over inclusiveness of peace
AT News Report KABUL: Conditions for restoration of peace is more visible in the ground, and this opportunity must not go in vain, President Asrhaf Ghani said Wednesday, while briefing 5th Annual European Anti-Corruption Conference at Presidential Palace. However, he stressed over inclusiveness of the peace with insisting that this …
Read More »4 illegal emerald miners choke to death in Panjshir
AT News Report KABUL: At least four miners lost their lives and as many others fell unconscious due to lack of oxygen in an emerald mine in central Pajnshir province, local officials said Wednesday. These pitmen were busy extracting the precious ‘emerald’ stone from one of the caves of Koh …
Read More »More duplicity in quest of peace!
The two-day, much-touted, all-Afghan conference – bringing together Afghan elites from political and social spheres and the Taliban representatives in Doha of Qatar – jointly released a statement which was nothing else but a glimmer of hope for the Afghan masses who dream of peace—a marvel which has been missing …
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