AT News KABUL: Deputy and Acting Foreign Minister, Mirwais Nab met Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, where they discussed the Afghan peace process and bilateral relations. Mr. Nab touched on the importance of ceasefire and reduction of violence in the second round of Afghan peace talks in Doha, Afghan …
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AT News KABUL: The national army soldiers managed to free 28 people held in a Taliban prison in Logar province, ministry of defense said. The ministry said Tuesday in a statement that the prisoners were freed during an operation launched by the army in the Charkh district. Fawad Aman, deputy …
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AT News KABUL: A civilian was killed when a sticky bomb attached to his vehicle went off in Kabul city on Tuesday morning, Kabul police confirmed. The blast happened in Ghazni Ada area in PD 5th of Kabul city at around 11:15am, Kabul Police Press Disk said in a statement. …
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AT News KABUL: At least 40 Taliban rebels have been killed and 11 others were wounded in different crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces in various provinces in the past 24 hours, defense officials said on Tuesday. Taliban planned to attack Afghan forces checkpoints in Arghandab and Panjwai …
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AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani met Hamid Karzai, the former President, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), and Professor Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf on Tuesday at the Presidential Palace, where they emphasized on political consensus and Desirable Peace. They emphasized on a desirable …
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By Shamim Shahid Contrary to tall claims on the part of Prime Minister Imran Khan and his government of strengthening bilateral relations with Afghanistan by easing sanctions and restrictions against travelers, traders and transporters, the ground reality is different at Torkham and other crossing points. Almost people who are either …
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AT News KABUL: A vehicle belonged to Italian embassy to Kabul was targeted by a magnetic bomb Monday morning in Kabul amid the chain bombings that usually target government’s senior military and civil employees. Kabul police confirmed the attack but said no casualties were reported. “The attack occurred on a …
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AT News KABUL: Relatives of those members of parliament who rejected the budget draft offered by the government for the second time, have been fired from their jobs in government offices, the legislators claim, calling it a way to pressure them to approve the budget. Parliament Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani, …
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AT News KABUL: The parliament announced Monday of appointing a team to make a plan for speeding up the ongoing efforts for peace, criticizing continuous violence and the probable increase of war in spring. Members of parliament said in their Monday session that people lose their loved ones on daily …
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AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani in a meeting with the chairman of reconciliation council Abdullah Abdullah, emphasized on an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing peace negotiations with the Taliban. Presidential office said Monday in a statement that the meeting took place in Ghani’s office where his two deputies and …
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