By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The Consultative Loya Jirga for Peace with 3,200 delegates in attendance has been inaugurated on Monday in the wake of rejection of many mainstream political parties, influential Afghan figures and twelve electoral tickets. Among participants, 30 percent of them are women, where they discuss the ongoing …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Addressing a gathering of business leaders in Beijing, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Afghanistan certainty needs peace after almost four decades of war. Khan said that peace in Afghanistan has a huge impact on Pakistan and Central Asian countries under China’s global Belt and …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Russian Federation’s Foreign Ministry on Monday reacted over revocation of intra-Afghan dialogue slated for 19-21 April to be held in Doha, the capital city of Qatar, criticizing the Afghan government for it. Preparation was on full-swing where 250-member Afghan delegation had already assigned to take …
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AT News Report KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani says that peace depends on the people of Afghanistan, amid numerous criticisms by his political opposition who accuse him of sabotaging the ongoing peace efforts to prolong his power. President Ghani who was speaking Sunday to mark 27th anniversary of the Mujahideen victory …
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AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai in a statement rejected the Consultative Loya Jirga held today (Monday) to discuss ways for peace as “not in people’s interest”, however, he calls the Jirgas as a united voice of Afghans raised to resolve big problems. Karzai called lack a consensus, …
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AT News Reports KABUL: A new-born baby died on Sunday after his father was unable to cross security checkpoints established for the safety of Loya Jirga, and take him to medical facilities on time in capital Kabul. The baby was struggling with breath problem, while his father was stuck in …
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AT News Report KABUL: US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalamy Khalilzad during his visit to Kabul in quest of peace, held meetings with Afghan officials, where he insisted over the need of intra-Afghan talks to be revived. Khalilzad briefed President Ghani and other Afghan government officials, said a statement …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Afghan Foreign Ministry in a statement has welcomed agreements and consensus reached between US, Russia and China on the Afghan peace in a trilateral meeting held in Moscow on April 24 and 25. The ministry has stressed over sustainable and dignified peace. “The most important …
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Loya Jirga better be convened at successful conclusion of peace talks Govt. lobbying for upcoming presidential polls in Jirga; It’s an electoral campaign Twelve electoral tickets boycotted Jirga; See no justifiable reason for it Taliban termed Jirga a dramatic effort; Govt. sabotaging peace process AT News Report KABUL: A number …
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AT News Report KABUL: Nine security personnel have been killed and five others receive injures after the Taliban fighters attack their security forces check-post in western Ghor province, an official said. Mirajan Ahmad, head of the provincial civil hospital, said nine bodies of security forces and five injured had been …
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