AT News Report KABUL: The children without attendants most of them orphans, call for the government’s assistance to solve their problems. Meanwhile, the ministry of labor and social affairs says of an agreement with non-government organizations for taking care of 800 orphans. Sayed Anwar Sadat, acting minister for the labor …
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AT News Report KABUL: The seventh round of negotiations began Saturday between the US envoy for Afghanistan peace Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban representatives in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar. Sources close to the militants said that subjects of the past six rounds of talks would be agenda for the …
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Liu Jinsong Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan On 14 June, the Council of Heads of Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met in Bishkek. The Chinese and Afghan heads of states joined leaders of 18 other countries plus international and regional organizations got together on strategies for regional development. In …
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From Our Correspondent PESHAWAR: Sartaj Khan a young leader of Awami National Party (ANP) was shot dead by unknown bike riders in Gulbahar area of Peshawar on Saturday afternoon. Sartaj Khan driving his own car was passing through a most busy road of Gulbahar just adjacent to Gulbahar Plice Station …
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AT News Report KABUL: After ending month-long disputes, Wolesi Jirga members on Saturday finally elected Mir Rahman Rahmani as new speaker with major of votes. Rahmani, a businessman and MP from Parwanprovince, and Khan Mohammad Wardak, an MP from Wardak province stood tocompete for the seat of speaker in run-off …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The German foreign minister put his weight behind Afghan-owned peace process, saying peace could be brought to Afghanistan only by the Afghan people. Heiko Maas and his visiting Afghan counterpart Salahuddin Rabbani met in Berlin on the ongoing peace process in the war-ravaged country. “Germany stands …
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AT Monitoring Desk KAB UL: Local officials in northern Balkh province said the Taliban militants have been wiped out from Balk and Dawlat Abad districts of the province after the Afghan security forces conducted comprehensive raids against the insurgent. Provincial Police Chief, Gen. Mohammad Ajmal Faiz, said the security forces …
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AT News Report KABUL: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said it would keep working in Afghanistan despite increasing “security challenges”. The ICRC President, Peter Maurer in a meeting with chief executive Abdullah Abdullah that working in Afghanistan was a priority of the committee, promising that their …
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AT News Report KABUL: Taliban fighters attacked a checkpoint in the mountainous province of Daikundi, killing at least eight police officers, local officials confirmed. The incident took place in Padgag area of the Kejran district early Friday, in which another 16 officers injured. Provincial Governor, Sayed Anwar Rahmati, said that …
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AT News Report KABUL: A large number of religious scholars in a Friday gathering in the southern province of Kandahar, called for the building of a “trust space” to reach a peace deal in Afghanistan. They warned against the repetition of the “past experiences” if the available chance for peace …
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