– Jirga participants could remove last hurdle to direct peace talks – US sees Loya Jirga as historic opportunity for peace – Taliban ready to start intra-Afghan talks in three days if their 400 prisoners release – Those who think they can win through war are “wrong” and “mistaken” AT …
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AT News KABUL: Former Finance Minster and ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Omar Zakhilwal accused RTA, a government-owned tv channel of censorship, saying his exclusive interview on the issues related to the peace process and the Loya Jirga, was deleted rapidly after being broadcasted. He had recently approached by a prominent …
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By Mohammed Gul SAHIBBZADA The decision by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to convene Consultative Loya Jirga (grand assembly) to decide on the fate of 400 remainder Taliban prisoners from the list of 5000 Taliban fighters to be released from Afghan Government prisons, which was part of the agreement signed between …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission says in a report that 32 people were killed in seven incidents during the three-day cease fire announced by the Taliban for the Eid ul Adha festivities. The commission said on Wednesday that another 122 people were injured in five provinces. …
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AT News KABUL: The Parliament Speaker, Mir Rahman Rahmani has opposed President Ghani’s announcement over calling the Loya Jirga to make decision on the fate of Taliban prisoners, saying it was against the law, arguing that the parliament should decision in this regard. He wrote on his Facebook page on …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on sending humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan’s State News Agency. The humanitarian aid will contain sets of a real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) systems. The order instructs the Ministry of Health and Medical …
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AT News KABUL: A key Daesh or so called IS-K commander, who was responsible for penetration of foreign terrorists along with their family members inside Afghanistan, was arrested in eastern Kunar province on Tuesday night, Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. The Afghan commandos arrested Mohammad Sayed, the Daesh commander who …
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AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health on Wednesday said that around 10 million Afghans were infected with coronavirus across the country since the outbreak of the virus nearly six month ago. This is based on a survey which was done according to the WHO, Johns Hopkins University and …
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AT News KABUL: The government has suspended the salaries and privileges of its 197 high-rank officials and workers for not registering their assets and properties. Addressing a joint press conference, Abdul Wadud Basharyar, head of the Asset Registration and Review Office, informed of suspending the salaries and privileges of 172 …
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By Sayed Maqsood Sadat Since its independence (1919), Afghanistan is constantly experiencing strategic shift both in domestic affairs as well as in Foreign Policy approaches: from Monarchy to Presidency form of governance and from Communism to Capitalism political system. Eventually, the state name in Afghanistan has been changed at least …
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