AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US military operations killed 120 civilians in 2018, including 76 civilians in operations against the Taliban and other militants in Afghanistan, the US Department of Defense said in an annual report to the US congress. Quoted by Washington Post, the department said that 42 civilians …
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The United States special envoy’s visit to Islamabad and bilateral talks with high ranking officials and Pakistan Foreign Minister’s meeting with visiting Afghan delegates headed by Pir Syed Hamid Gillani was followed by lodging a protest to Kabul through Ambassador in Islamabad. The protest was lodged on the issue of …
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AT News Report KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly banned foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani from traveling to Doha to attend the Asian Cooperation Dialogue meeting held in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. A government source said Wednesday that Rabbani was scheduled to meet Qatari Emir, foreign minister and officials …
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AT News Report KABUL: Some non-government bodies involved in supporting media outlets, accuse the government of not doing enough for the security and safety of journalists. “The Reporters Sans frontiers is listing Afghanistan as the most dangerous country for journalism and journalists for the past two consecutive years. This comes …
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AT News Report KABUL: A number of journalists who are covering the ongoing Consultative Peace Loya Jirga, claim that they face restrictions by the government. They said Wednesday that only the state-run RTA broadcaster is allowed to cover the jirga meetings, while other media companies are briefed about what happened …
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AT News Report KABUL: Three May is World Press Freedom Day. This is the day when we celebrate the fundamental principles of press freedom, defend the media and pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the line of duty. Media freedom and the number of media outlets …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar was finally declared a global terrorist by the UN Security Council on Wednesday The UN Security Council Committee statement: On 1 May 2019, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida, and associated …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United States has reaffirmed its committed to a political settlement to the Afghan conflict and preventing future terrorist attacks. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo suggested in an interview a broad coalition of non-Taliban Afghans to reinforce the ongoing peace process. Speaking to a congressional …
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AT News Report KABUL: Discussions between US peace envoy and the Taliban negotiation members started on Wednesday in Qatar with the goal of creating a durable and lasting peace in Afghanistan, where the Taliban pushed for finalizing US troops withdrawal. In a statement Taliban said Special Representative of the US …
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AT News Report KABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation who just wrapped up meeting in Pakistan, said he held talks with Indonesia Foreign Minister Retno Marsuid, discussing Afghan peace process. Taliban group in a statement too said their political leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, along with his team, …
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