AT News KABUL: Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Abdullah Abdullah has said that Afghanistan should reach a significant progress in the upcoming Turkey meeting. The meeting in Turkey, in which the representatives of some other countries would also participate, and is set …
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AT News KABUL: Russia has warned of a deteriorated situation in Afghanistan if the U.S. troops remained beyond May 1, a deadline for the American soldiers withdrawal agreed on a peace deal signed between the U.S. and Taliban in February 2020. The Russian Special Envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov cited …
Read More »AT News KABUL: A kidnapped child has been rescued by the security forces in the northwestern Faryab province, local officials said on Friday. Provincial Police Spokesman, Abdul Karim Yurash said that a seven year old, Bilal was abducted in Arabahah-e-Bala village of Khan Charbagh district. Yurash said that the kidnappers …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants have taken 14 civilians hostage from Jalriz and Bihsod districts of central Wardak province. A member of the parliament, Mihdi Rasikh said that 12 residents of Jalriz district were abducted by the Taliban about two weeks ago. According to him, the militants took another …
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AT News KABUL: The ministry of public health on Friday reported 36 new cases of coronavirus and two deaths in the past 24 hours across the country. During this period of time, 57 patients have been recovered. The new cases were recorded in Kabul, Herat, Kandahar, Nangarhar, Takhar, Baghlan, Kunduz, …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Ahmad Massoud, the son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, national hero who was assassinated by al-Qaeda two days before the 9/11 attacks, in an interview with FRANCE 24 in Paris, expressed concern at the prospect of US troops leaving the country in May, warning that a rushed …
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By Javier Delgado Rivera New York City — This year’s first UN Secretary General report on Afghanistan came out on March 18th, just as the Biden administration is reassessing its May 1st troop withdrawal and pushes to reinvigorate the sluggish peace talks. Washington’s frustration by the lack of progress in …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Germany paved the way for its troops to stay in Afghanistan beyond an April 30 deadline that the United States last year agreed with the Taliban for the withdrawal of U.S. forces after nearly two decades of war, Reuters reported. Lawmakers approved late on Thursday a …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghan forces need U.S. assistance to successfully counter the Taliban, the chief of all US special operations forces who recently visited the country told US Congress on Thursday, less than 40 days ahead of the planned May 1 withdrawal under the terms of the Doha agreement. …
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With deep cultural, historical ties with Afghanistan, Turkey has great potential to help peace process, Afghanistan’s envoy to Ankara says Turkey has great potential to step up the peace process in Afghanistan, and the upcoming peace talks in Istanbul slated for April will hopefully pave the way for a cease-fire …
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