By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The Taliban group is blamed for breaching the ceasefire and reduction in violence commitments made as part of peace efforts as violence spirals out of control and the Afghan government says it could jeopardize the fragile peace process. The Taliban, at some point, had tried to …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s response to summoning of its ambassador by Iranian officials in reaction to recent protests has been very cautious. Earlier this week, Iranian authorities summoned Afghan ambassador to Tehran, Abdul Ghafor Liwal, to brief about protests in Afghanistan in reaction to an incident in which a police …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s economy is seeing a high decline recently. A recent blockade of Afghanistan’s exports into Pakistan by Islamabad government has started bearing highly negative results, severely crippling trade. Afghanistan Traders’ Union has said businessmen and traders had accrued $100 million in revenue since Pakistan closed its two …
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AT News KABUL: With 664 new positive cases in the last 24 hours, Afghanistan now officially has 24,766 coronavirus cases across the country. 1,211 suspected samples were tested, in which 664 came positive. 524 patients have recovered and unfortunately, 20 others died during this period. According to ministry of public …
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AT News KABUL: Top United Arab Emirates diplomat has extolled the Afghan Consul General for his outstanding and timely performances to repatriate the Afghan citizens amid coronavirus pandemic. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has valued the efforts made by Afghan Consul General …
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AT News KABUL: A number of civil activists in Paktia province staged demonstration to protest the death of three Afghan immigrants allegedly by police shooting in Iran. The “peaceful demonstration” was staged Saturday in the Orgun district, in which protesters condemned Iranian police’s “mistreatment” with Afghan immigrants. They asked the …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s much-awaited peace talks envisaged between the government and the militant Taliban are set to be hosted by Qatar in two weeks, according to sources. The first peace meeting of Afghan government and the Taliban to take place in Doha, both the government and the Taliban confirmed. …
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By Sarah FarjamAfter 18 months of negotiations and almost 20 years of war, a historical agreement was signed between United States and Taliban at the end of February which provided a glimmer of hope for putting an end point to unending war of Afghanistan, eventually.But the fear now appears greater …
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AT News KABUL: Millions of children in Afghanistan are suffering from malnutrition, says the Save the Children, arguing that 12.8 million are in urgent humanitarian needs. The London-based relief organization says that the deadly Corona virus had worsened economic situation in Afghanistan. “The vulnerable families and the families who live …
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AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) has put weight behind the Afghan war crimes probe by the International Criminal Court. The commission in a statement has praised a beneficial and fair justice system within the international measures and standards that can prosecute the perpetrators of the …
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