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Military engagement in NATO’s combat operations may soon become mandatory for all members of Montenegro’s armed forces, media reports said. The Montenegrin government has announced a plan to make participation in NATO’s military operations mandatory for everyone serving in the country’s armed forces, according to the news network Balkan Insight. …

Vacant slot of the council’s chief resulted into suspension of funds: Qasimyar By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Donor countries that provided financial assistance to the High Peace Council (HPC) had suspended their funds due to the council’s chief vacant slot, a member of HPC said on Friday. The spokesperson of the HPC, …

DES MOINES: While polls show that most Iowans had the U.S. economy on their minds when they participated in Monday’s caucuses to choose a candidate for president, one group of caucus watchers was picking candidates with a different issue in mind. Five thousand of Iowa’s National Guard troops have served …

By Mansoor Faizy-KABUL: Representatives of Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China is going to participate in the third meeting of the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) on Saturday in Islamabad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said on Friday. Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesman, Ahmad Shakib Mustaghni, told Afghanistan Times …

AT-KABUL: Warning the government of protests, an association of Kabul residents asked the government to appoint a qualified dweller of the capital city as a mayor. Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, they said the acting mayor has been unable to resolve problems of the locals. They said that …

KABUL: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomes a new presidential decree that should facilitate media activity and the fight against impunity for crimes of violence against journalists. Issued by President Ashraf Ghani on 31 January, the decree clearly states: “Neither the public prosecutor nor any other state institution may prosecute media …

KABUL: Afghanistan’s government has grown increasingly frustrated with delays on power line repairs, as the military has been unable to launch an operation against Taliban in the area, citing fog and inclement weather. Afghanistan’s government has become increasingly frustrated by the Taliban’s increasingly daring moves to cut power lines in …

OSLO: Norway wants to set up a care centre in Kabul that would accept underage asylum seekers who have had their residence applications rejected. Last year, 96 percent of the 551 cases of underage asylum seekers were approved by the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration – something the authorities are trying …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Criticizing the United States for snail’s pace counter terrorism efforts, the former president Hamid Karzai said that Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the US is meaningless if there was no peace in the country. “At a time when there is no peace, inking the security pact with …

AT-KABUL: The Delegation of European Union to Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a new aid package worth 13.4 million US dollars to improve local governance in the war-hit country. “The EU has signed a contribution agreement to the Local Governance project, Afghanistan (LoGo), with the aim of improving the capacity of …