AT News Report KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has voiced its continuing deep concerns about the high number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and reiterates that all parties to the conflict must do their utmost to protect civilians from harm. “The disregard for civilian life exhibited by …
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AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai, said that the ongoing war in Afghanistan had been imposed by foreigners, calling on Taliban to hold talks with their fellow Afghans. He stated these remarks on Wednesday in a large gathering of political leaders, who unanimously said that election would pave …
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AT News Report KABUL: The human rights and justice entities call on the war parties to pay serious attention to the civilian lives, saying that increasing in civilian casualties is a matter of great concern. But the ministry of defense says that the army is very cautious about civilian lives …
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AT News Report KABUL: In the run-up to voting on 28 September in presidential elections, the United Nations in Afghanistan urges all stakeholders to play their part in creating conditions for citizens to vote in safety and for the credibility of the electoral process to be safeguarded. “Free from fear, intimidation …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The north of Afghanistan might transform into a new springboard for international terrorist organizations, and so the country needs help from abroad to prevent the threats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday in his address to the United Nations Security Council, TASS reported. “Both …
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AT News Report KABUL: The NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay has once again announced allies’ fully support to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. In a video clip at his twitter page, Kay said that he visited NATO headquarters as his regular visit to consult the …
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KABUL: A presidential election that is days away in Afghanistan threatens the troubled nation’s best chance of making peace with the Taliban and ending 18 years of war, former President Hamid Karzai told The Associated Press on Tuesday, comparing the vote to asking a heart patient to run a marathon. Karzai, still …
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According to the Independent Election Commission (IEC), the two-month-long electoral campaign period for Saturday’s presidential election came to an end on Wednesday and until Saturday a silence period will be observed. The government assures of full preparation to conduct the polls. However, having been suspended for several times, the election …
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AT News Report KABUL: The leader of Hezb-e-Islami and presidential runner Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Wednesday warned of dire consequences if the forthcoming Presidential Election salted for 28th September being rigged or interfered by foreign countries. Speaking during an election rally in Kabul, Hekmatyar said he warned to resist against fraud …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has donated an amount of 348,7 million US dollar to develop the Dehla hydro power dam welfare project, located in southern Kandahar province. The acting minister of finance, Mohammad Hamayon Qayumi and chief of the Asian Development Bank for Afghanistan signed …
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