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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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US President Joe Biden said the US would likely fail to meet the 1 May deadline to pull out American troops from Afghanistan, but added that he couldn’t “picture” American military presence in the country next year. “We are not staying for a long time. We …
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AT News KABUL: After five decades of its inception, finally the Kamal Khan Dam was inaugurated on Wednesday. The mega dam opened in the southwestern Nimroz province, boarding with the neighboring Iran. Located on the Helmand River in the Chahar Burjak district of Nimroz, the Kamal Khan Dam was planned …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 34 new coronavirus cases and one death in the past 24 hours around the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Wednesday. The total tally since the outbreak of the epidemic reached to 56,226 cases across the country. These new cases come out of …
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AT News KABUL: More than 49,000 people were displaced during the past two months as violence has been intensifying across Afghanistan. United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a report that the displaced people included children and women who were forced to leave their residence due …
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AT News KABUL: A man was detained on charge of sexually assaulting an eight years old girl in PD3 of Kabul city, security official said on Tuesday. Kabul Police Spokesman, Ferdaws Faramarz said that the case has been under investigation and would be sent to the judicial department. He was …
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