AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces in fresh military stings have killed at least 35 Taliban fighters in three different provinces across the country, defense ministry said Sunday. Taliban insurgents had assaulted Afghan security forces checkpoints in Shahwalikot district of southern Kandahar on Saturday night. “The attack was pushed …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban say they would “soon” announce the date of peace negotiation with the government of Afghanistan. The talks would be held in Qatar. Suhail Shahin, Taliban’s political spokesman said Saturday that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the insurgent group’s head of Qatar-based political office and the negotiating …
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AT News KABUL: The government negotiating team will more concentrate on the cease fire in talks with Taliban expected to begin soon. Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the high council for national reconciliation said Saturday that the talks between “Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and Taliban group” would begin soon after the …
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AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters have shot dead two people, including a spy agent of the ministry of interior in Sayed Khail district of central Parwan province, local officials said on Saturday. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Wahida Shahkar said that the incident occurred on Saturday morning in Aftash village when …
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AT News KABUL: Taliban officials have claimed uncertainty about whether all their inmates have been freed from Afghanistan prisons. A senior Taliban militant says their technical team had not confirmed that all militant prisoners have been released. The list of released prisoners should be analyzed and confirmed, the Taliban official …
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AT News KABUL: Local officials in eastern Laghman said that the Taliban insurgents killed one public uprising force and wounded three others in Alishing district of the province, official said on Saturday. Provincial Governor’s Spokesman, Asadullah Dawlatzai said the militant conducted an attack on a security checkpoint on Friday night …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghan security forces killed at least 25 Taliban insurgents in a latest military sting in the western Herat province, defense ministry said on Saturday. Eight other Taliban fighters received injuries in the assault. It has been for days that scores of Taliban rebels had gathered in …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 20 new positive coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally to 38,324 across the country. The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday said that out of 231 suspected samples, 20 were reported positive—seven cases were recorded in Kabul, five in …
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A Constitutional amendment to allow for a trajectory after Taliban talks now seems highly likely AT News KABUL: With Afghanistan on the cusp of marathon peace talks, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, Dr Abdullah Abdullah, is expected to visit Qatar to kick off negotiations with the militant …
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Dr. Rangeen Dadfar Spanta was a policymaker and senior official of Afghanistan government after 2001. He served as President Hamid Karzai’s international relations advisor, foreign minister and national security advisor. He played a pivotal role in negotiating and crafting the U.S.–Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement in 2005. Dr. Spanta, however, contends …
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