AT News KABUL: Ismael Khan, a former jihadi leader accused President Ghani of opposing peace and the reconciliation council, saying that such opposition by the government causes the failure of the council to hold formal meetings. “The reason that the Afghan government and Taliban do not reach a settlement is …
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AT News KABUL: Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar met his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmmod Qureshi on the sidelines of the OIC council of Foreign Minster’s meeting, and both sides exchanged views on Afghan peace process and measure to further strengthening Afghanistan-Pakistan bilateral relations. “Had an important meeting with Qureshi and …
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13 Australian soldiers face dismissal over Afghan “unlawful killings” AT News KABUL: The Government of China on Friday expressed shock over “unlawful killings” of Afghan civilians by the Australian troops in Afghanistan. “We are shocked by reports on the murder of Afghan civilians and prisoners by Australian special forces soldiers. …
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“Making progress in Doha is critical to preventing further unnecessary deaths” AT News KABUL: The UK embassy in Afghanistan in a statement called for urgent establishment of the High Council of National Reconciliation and for it to being the essential task of providing direction for the Afghan peace talks. “The …
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AT News KABUL: Top Afghan officials, including President Ghani’s Vice Presidents are hell-bent on sabotaging the current peace process in Doha of Qatar, said Ata Mohammad Noor, the Chief Executive of Jamiat-i-Islami Political Party. These officials are making irritant and violent comments, Noor said in an interview with 1TV channel. …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the car bombing in Kandahar province that injured a number of people. The bombing occurred Wednesday in the Ayno Mina Township in the center of Kandahar city, the provincial capital of the same name. Nearly 20 people were wounded in the …
Read More »AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants kidnapped about 28 civilians in Jalriz district of Maidan Wardak province. Provincial Police Spokesman told Afghanistan Times that Taliban rebels had stopped nearly ten passenger vehicles in Behsod district that were en route to Kabul. According to him, the Taliban rebels had transported 28 …
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AT News KABUL: Peace is the priority for the Afghan government, Spokesman for the President Ghani said. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Sediq Sediqqi said no breakthrough has been made in the talks between the Afghan peace team and the Taliban negotiating members in Doha of Qatar. He rejected …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 212 new positive cases of Coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 45,490 cases throughout the country, the Ministry of Public Health said Wednesday. These cases come positive out of 1,476 suspected samples – 56 positive cases were recorded in …
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AT News KABUL: The regular shortage of electricity in Kabul city has caused closure of dozens of factories where 15,000 workers have lost their jobs. Kabul residents are suffering problems from electricity shortage in the last one month and are provided with power only six hours a day. The power …
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