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AT News Report KABUL: The European Union (EU) claims that the Daesh terrorist group has got access to “most of Afghan mines”, besides their Taliban counterparts who had already had several mines in the areas under their control. Pierre Mayaudon, the European Union Ambassador to Afghanistan, on Sunday told Afghan …

AT News Reports KABUL: Political parties called the calling of Loya Jirga as a move towards presidential election campaign. The Loya Jirga (Grand Assembly) will be held on April 29th in Kabul. The Jirga costs five million US$ in which 2,500 representatives of the people from across the country are …

AT News Report KABUL: Two militants affiliated with the Taliban terroirs outfit were killed as their explosive device went off in southern Kandahar province, officials said Sunday. The two Taliban mine planters killed in Piro Qala area in 4th PD of the province, Nasratullah Rahimi spokesman for the Ministry of …

AT News Report KABUL: Around 230 relics from Afghanistan are now on a China tour and will be on display at Tsinghua University Art Museum from April 18 to June 23, Xinhua news agency reported Sunday. Divided into four series based on the sites from where they were excavated, these …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed Pakistan for not acting against terrorists operating from its soil despite India providing it evidence several times. Sitharaman told reporters in India that Pakistan did not want to eliminate terror, Indian media reported. “Pakistan is interested in promoting terrorism. It …

AT News Report KABUL: An airstrike pummeled Sunday a civilian house in central Logar province have left at least four civilians, including three tribal elders’ dead, officials said Sunday.   Adalat Abdul Rahimzai, the provincial council secretary, told Pajhwok Afghan News a house was hit in Padkhwab Shana area on the …

AT News Report KABUL: Founder of the Mawj-i-Tahawal of Afghanistan and former female member of Wolesi Jirga Fowzia Kofi has termed the upcoming Loya Jirga for peace unfair and against the country’s national interest. She believes it is part of extravagant election campaign which is of no use at the …

AT News Report KABUL: Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Mr. Idrees Zaman on Sunday met with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Kabul Mr. Liu Jinsong, where they discussed issues related to mutual issues and China has once again reiterated full support to the Afghan-owned peace …

AT News Report KABUL: At least 35 Taliban fighters have been killed and over 20 others received injured after the Afghan and coalition forces intensified clearing operation in Balamorghab district of western Badghis province after reports of heave casualty on part of Afghan side made headlines in different media outlets. …

AT News Report KABUL: US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad accuses Afghan government of failing to form an “inclusive team” for peace negotiations with Taliban, asking that “who would take responsibility of killing of Afghans in the past six month?” The US is apparently working to get Afghan …