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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Saudi Arabia will host next week an international conference to support peace efforts in Afghanistan. The “International Conference of Muslim Scholars on Peace and Stability in the Republic of Afghanistan” will be held in Jeddah and Makkah on July 10 and 11 July respectively. The conference will …

AT-KABUL: According to police officials in northern Balkh province, fierce heavy clashes have erupted between the Taliban and government forces in Chamtal district – where unrest has escalated over the past months. This happens while four villages of Chamtal district have, according to a senior provincial official, fallen to the …

AT-KABUL: The Army says it has captured some 21 irresponsible gunmen in a military operation carried out in Faryab province by Special Forces, as violent protests over the arrest of a local commander loyal to Gen. Dostum are spiraling out of control in the northern region. The 209 Shaheen Corps …

AT-KABUL: Amid the government institutions’ claims in regard with readiness of the Taliban to participate in peace parleys, the militant faction on Friday said that it has no inclination to indulge in peace talks with the Afghan apparatus and that any claim to indicate otherwise was a deceit and bogus. …

AT-KABUL: The Army says it has captured some 21 irresponsible gunmen in a military operation carried out in Faryab province by Special Forces, as violent protests over the arrest of a local commander loyal to Gen. Dostum are spiraling out of control in the northern region. The 209 Shaheen Corps …

AT-KABUL: The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission says the shortage of commissioners in the provinces was a big challenge as the president rejected the list of commissioner candidates presented by the commission. The commission says it has received 200 complaints since the release of the parliament candidates’ initial list. Gholam Dastgir …

AT-KABUL: German government is supporting the peace process in Afghanistan, German’s State Secretary for the Federal Foreign Office, Andreas Michaelis, told Afghan National Security Advisor, Hanif Atmar in a telephonic conversation on Tuesday. The national Security Council said in a statement that the Atmar and Michaelis also spoke on the …

KABUL: British Ambassador to Kabul in a disgraceful statement has said that war and insecurity has become a part of lives of the Afghan people. Following his country’s dual game regarding Afghanistan, Sir Nicholas Kay has called on the leaders of Afghanistan to avoid political games in the peace process, …

AT-KABUL: The High Peace Council has voiced optimism over the upcoming religious meeting scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia, calling it “important” to help endthe conflict and bring peace to the war-weary nation. The council’s spokesman, Sayed EhsanTaheri, said Tuesday that clerics from 36 Islamic countries were scheduled to …

AT-KABUL: A major counter-terrorism campaign across the country has resulted in the killing of more than 60 insurgents as 36  others were hurt in the past day. In a press release issued here, Ministry of Defense, (MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) …