AT News KABUL: The US and Taliban peace negotiations stopped temporarily on December 12th, is to remain postponed until the New Year, sources familiar with the talks said Sunday, but did not provide details for exact date. The US chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad is reportedly back in Washington for the …
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AT News KABUL: As the U.S. has pressurized the Taliban Qatar based political office to agree on a short-term ceasefire prior to the intra-Afghan-talks, some sources said that the group’s representatives have traveled to Islamabad to consulate the demand with their top leaders – who are settled in Pakistan. The …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US Congress is allowing the Pentagon to spend up to $15 million this year for logistical support for peace talks in Afghanistan, Rollcall.com reported. But the Pentagon said it is “likely” that some of the funds will at least indirectly help the Taliban. This is …
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AT News KABUL: The United States’ new offers to Taliban during the negotiations has caused the peace deal postponed, sources familiar with the talks say, as the deal was expected to be finalized earlier. Meanwhile, political parties have welcomed latest progresses in the US-Taliban talks, saying that an intra-Afghan dialogue …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US Congress is allowing the Pentagon to spend up to $15 million this year for logistical support for peace talks in Afghanistan, Rollcall.com reported. But the Pentagon said it is “likely” that some of the funds will at least indirectly help the Taliban. This is …
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Around 4,000 Daesh fighters still in Afghanistan AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh fighters are arriving from Syria and Iraq primarily through Pakistan, a top Russian security official said Wednesday. Speaking at Regional Security Dialogue in Tehran, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said that …
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AT Monitoring Desk An American writer, Eric S. Margolis in his latest article said that this week, the venerable Washington Post newspaper revealed a bombshell, 2,000 page, secret Pentagon report detailing the astounding failure of US war strategy in Afghanistan, America’s longest war. Americans have been fed a steady stream of lies …
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AT News KABUL: The US special envoy for Afghanistan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad went back to Qatar to apparently restart negotiations with Taliban representatives after a short visit to Pakistan following an announcement by the two parties on Friday that the talks took a brief pause. Khalilzad said Friday that he …
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AT News KABUL: The US and Taliban negotiators temporarily stopped talks in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar after an attack targeted a hospital close to the US air base in the Bagram district of Parwan province on Tuesday. The negotiations began on Saturday after a three-month long lull, but …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: In total 391 Afghani and 1,595 Pakistani migrants were granted Indian nationality from 2016 to 2018, Indian Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. He also said in 2019, 40 Afghani and 712 Pakistani migrants were given citizenship till December 6, according to …
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