AT News Report-KABUL: Washington supports the Kabul process, and Tashkent conference, the US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia, Alice G. Wells assured Afghan National Security Adviser, Mohammad Haneef Atmar in a meeting in Kabul. The two sides also talked about the bilateral relationships and the Afghan …
Read More »Nicholson backs TAPI project
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: US international forces commander in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson during his trip to western Farah province has said implementation of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project and construction of Bakhshabad Dam would help bring positive changes to the province. Nicholson traveled to Farah late on Thursday for assessing security situation …
Read More »Land reform on cards: ‘Usurped public lands regain’
AT News Report-KABUL: Scores of state and private lands have been usurped by powerful individuals and government officials, but those lands will be reclaimed from land mafia. President Ashraf Ghani assured of retaking usurped lands from land-grabbers, and will legally distribute lands to all citizens. “Public treasury belongs to the …
Read More »Taliban losing ground, their end is near: Afghan envoy
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan ambassador to the United States has reacted to a recent statement released by the Taliban insurgents, in which they called for dialogue to end the war. In a letter addressed to the Americans, the Taliban said that they wanted to end Afghanistan’s 17-year war through …
Read More »‘Intl community to reiterate its commitment to Afghanistan at Kabul Process’
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Kabul Process scheduled for February 28 will serve as a platform for the international community to support Afghan efforts to achieve security, peace and reconciliation, and economic development, the US said. “We look forward to that process because we see it as a way to reiterate …
Read More »Int’l court receives 1.17m war crimes claims from Afghans
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The International Criminal Court has received a staggering 1.17 million statements from Afghans who say they were victims, since the court started collecting material three months ago for a possible war crimes case involving Afghanistan, The Associated Press reported. The statements include accounts of alleged atrocities not …
Read More »Taliban will never win on the battlefield: NATO
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said, Taliban has to understand that they will never win on the battlefield urged them to come to the negotiating table and agree to a political solution. The secretary general said this while talking to media in a press conference on …
Read More »Distribution of e-NICs in upcoming 2-day: Abdullah calls for delay in issuance, ‘it’s a national issue, needs more discussion, attention’
AT News Report-KABUL: The long-awaited distribution of the Electronic National Identity Cards (e-NICs) is going to kick off in the upcoming two days by inauguration of some key officials, it has been reported. President Ashraf Ghani, Second Vice President, Mohammad Sarwar Danish, and First Lady Bibi Gul have completed biometric …
Read More »Pakistan killed 23, injured 48 Afghan civilians in 2017: UN
AT-KABUL: Pakistani forces have killed 23 and injured 48 Afghan civilians as result of their cross border mortar attacks at least in four Afghan provinces near the so-called Durand Line in 2017, a violation that even “concerned” the United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA), a new report revealed Thursday. “UNAMA is …
Read More »Sayyaf in Saudi: ‘Factors behind extremism discussed’
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Abdur Rab Rassoul Sayyaf, head of Dawat Party, in his meeting with senior advisors to the Saudi King, discussed key factors behind extremism in the Islamic World. A member of the Sayyaf-led delegation visiting Saudi Arabia, Jamaluddin Badr, told Pajhwok Afghan News the noted jihadi leader met …
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