AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has expressed its deep concern over the existing of children fighters among the conflict sides in northern Badakhshan province. Head of Badakhshan Human Rights Commission, Arifa Naveed said that their investigation in Baharak, Jarom,Yardoj, Yamgan and several other districts had shown …
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AT News KABUL: Some Afghan figures reacted to a tweet by Pakistan’s former defense minister Khwaja Mohammad Asif. Asif posted the pictures of US secretary of state and Taliban’s leader Mullah Baradar on Twitter, writing in Urdu that: “You guys have power and we have God”, following another tweet reads …
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Continuity of international support now hinges on preservation of the republic government as allies have stated. Our democracy is at stake, so is a lifeline foreign aid By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: After almost two decades of conflict and hundreds of thousands of civilian and military casualties, the Afghan government and …
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AT News KABUL: Top security officials were summoned on Monday by the members of the parliament, questioning them on the Kabul security pact and the most controversial issues of militia formation that has earned harsh criticism. Acting Interior Minister, and NDS Head, Ahmad Zia Saraj appeared before lawmakers and said …
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AT News KABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad has landed in Pakistan on Monday after the inauguration of intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha in search of a new formula to end the longest war in Afghanistan. Based on reports, he will be meeting top Pakistani political and …
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AT News KABUL: The Acting Defense Minister, Asadullah Khalid has met with Chinese envoy to Afghanistan, Wang Yu, and both sides discussed important mutual issues. During the meeting, they discussed security issues, border cooperation and bilateral issues, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Monday. Gen. Khalid appreciated the …
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AT News KABUL: Worries that the future of freedom of speech is at stake in peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban flared in the open on Monday amid media representatives in Kabul urging ‘no deal’ on free speech. Free media advocacy group, NAI,on Monday expressed concerns that …
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AT News KABUL: Five patients have lost their lives battling the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday. The number of total deaths jumped to 1425 since the outbreak of the pandemic started in the country around seven months ago. With 56 fresh coronavirus cases, …
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AT News KABUL: At least 300 families have fled their villages in the northern province of Jawzjan after Taliban’s attacks. Abdul Maroof Azar, provincial spokesman, said Sunday that the families left their homes in two villages of the Manjigak district. He said that Taliban have captured the villages, using the …
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AT News KABUL: Government officials in Balkh claim Taliban have increased their insurgent operations after 5,000 of their prisoners were released from prisons, lending weight to their violence. Taliban subversive activity increased in some district of Balkh as well as their attacks intensified over security check points and commando bases. …
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