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AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council refuses Taliban’s demands for holding peace talks as preconditions that would “make trouble” ahead of the dialogues. Mohammad Ismael Qasemyar, an official of the council said Monday that no condition should be offered before the talks, asking the government to contemplate this. “The principle we …

AT-Kabul: Afghanistan Land Authority – ARAZI – has surveyed over 1.2 acres of state-owned land through the State Land Bank in 28 provinces of the country. A statement said the survey began on late April based on a president’s decree, and more than one million and two hundred thousand acres …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Lawmakers on Monday once again urged the administration of President Ghani to reassess the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States, a pact they believe has failed in bringing about stability in the conflict-ridden country. Legislators argued that they had sanctioned the bilateral pact in hope …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Acting National Security Advisor, Atiqullah Nosher on Monday held meetings with the Executive Board of Da Afghanistan Bank and talked about the country’s economic, financial standing and prevention of outlaw of dollars from the country. On Sunday Central Bank of Afghanistan (CBA) raised concerns about increase in …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Media committee of the Independent Election Commission has told candidates to refrain from early election campaigns, warning it will prosecute the violators. The IEC media panel addressing a press conference on Monday said the candidates who will be throwing their hats in the ring for the forthcoming …

AT-Kabul: Ministry of Public Healthon Sunday said that the latest case of polio virus has been detected in Uruzgan province, marking the need for increased community engagement in polio eradication. This case of an 11-month old boy from Shaheed-e-Hassas districtmarks the 13th child needlessly paralyzed from polio this year. Afghanistan has more cases of polio …

AT-KABUL: An agricultural farm will be built in Sherana city in southern Paktika province, officials said Sunday, a project that will help boost agriculture yields in the southern region often stereotyped as volatile. Provincial officials on Sunday laid the foundation stone of the farm,a milestone and modern project which will …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Angry loyalists to the majority opposition alliance shut down four regional offices of the Independent Election Commission on Saturday against what they called the government’s refusal to cave to the demands of politicians in regards with election reforms, sparking fears about further delay in long-dragged parliamentary elections. …

AT News Report-KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met on Saturday in Kabul and discussed counter-terrorism and Afghan peace process, in the maiden visit of Pakistan’s top diplomat to the country. Pakistani top diplomat arrived in Kabul early on Saturday to meet with Afghan leaders …

AT News Report-KABUL: All five on board a military helicopter embraced martyrdom after the chopper crash landed in western Farah province on Friday night, said officials. An army helicopter en route from western Herat province made an emergency landing in a desert in Renj area of Khak-e Safid district in …