AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed sorrow over the death of Fahim Dashty, a prominent journalist, who was killed in clashes erupted between the resistance militia and Taliban fighters. “Late Fahim Dashty was a critic of my government and a loud voice for freedom of speech,” Former President …
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AT News Kabul: A spokesman for Resistance Front, the last holdout against Taliban in Panjshir, was killed in clashes with the Taliban after the group laid siege to and captured the valley following days of intensive fighting, say media reports. Fahim Dashti, who also worked as a journalist, was killed …
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Mohammad Parwiz Arian Kabul: A U.S. Republican lawmaker is pressing the U.S. State Department to restart evacuating Americans and at-risk Afghan allies in hiding using resources of non-governmental organizations trying to clear charter flights. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, the Republican lawmaker and former …
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AT News KABUL: Trader representatives and factory owners in western Herat province have expressed concern over Taliban’s ban on women workers in factories. HameedullahKhadem, former head of the Chamber of Industry and Natural Resources (CINR) and a factory owner in Herat City, said MaulviZaheer, the Taliban in-charge of CINR, had …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban say they have captured five districts of Panjshir province, the last holdout against Taliban since the fall of Kabul. This is as the resistance front in Panjshir has denied the allegations saying the Taliban have retreated from Parian district and that the fighters have suffered heavy …
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By Mohammad Parwiz Arian KABUL: The United States says it expects the Taliban to form an inclusive government, saying channels of communication with the Taliban will remain open on important issues. US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said on Friday that he would visit Qatar on Sunday for meetings on …
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AT News KABUL: Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief FaizHameed on Saturday arrived in Kabul and spoke with Taliban regarding cementing Afghanistan-Pakistan ties. This is the first high-level Pakistani official visits Kabul after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. According to Pajhwok News Agency, Pakistani media say he held detailed talks …
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AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed his deepest concerns over the clashes erupted between the Taliban fighters and so-called resistance armed men in the northern province of Panjshir. “Unfortunately, despite efforts of the mediators, military operation and fight erupted in Panjshir, which is a deep concern and is …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations Security Council called on the Taliban to facilitate a safe passage for the people intending to leave Afghanistan. The UNSC in a statement, which was issued after an emergency meeting regarding Afghanistan, didn’t say anything about the formation of a safe zone in Kabul. …
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AT News KABUL: The least remaining of the U.S. Forces late Monday left the Kabul- Hamid Karzai International Airport, ending its longest or so-called endless war in Afghanistan. The U.S. secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin said that Washington put an end to this war with the evacuation of civilian personnel, …
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