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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Secretary-General of Iran’s Drug Control Headquarters Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni stressed that deployment of foreign forces in Afghanistan has not helped the fight against drug trafficking and terrorist groups. Over 800 tons of drugs were seized last year, major portion of which was while confronting transit …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: More than 800 citizens of Kazakhstan have jointed the terrorists in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syrian since 2008, said Sergey Shveikin, deputy head of anti-terror center of NSC RK. “The first fact of our people departure to Afghanistan for accession in al Qaeda groups were recorded in …

AT Monitoring Desk DUSHANBE: Masked Islamic State militants attacked a border post on the Tajik-Uzbek border overnight, triggering a gun battle that killed 15 of the militants, a guard and a policeman, Tajik authorities said on Wednesday. There was no immediate announcement from the militant group, which has claimed responsibility …

AT Monitoring Desk KABULL Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Garibashvili has commended US efforts for peace talks in Afghanistan, reaffirming his country’s commitment to international security. During a two-day visit to Afghanistan, the defence minister visited Georgian servicemen deployed in Afghanistan, the Defense Ministry in Tbilisi said in a statement on …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: China is ready to work with Afghanistan and Pakistan to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation for the stability and tranquility of the region and beyond, Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesperson said on Wednesday. “Terrorism is a common enemy for mankind which is facing increasing threats and challenges posed by …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. State Department said in a recent report that Islamabad pledged support for political reconciliation between the Afghan government and Taliban, but did not restrict the Taliban or the Haqqani network from operating in Pakistan and threatening U.S. and Afghan forces in Afghanistan. The annual …

By Seddiq Hussainy SHANGHAI: China is holding its second international import expo in its financial capital Shanghai as an attempt to open its gate to further inbound global trade, giving a brush-off to the west’s anxiety over its alleged trade malpractices amid a long-drawn trade war with the United States. …

AT News Report KABUL: In a meeting with the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, the Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev has announced Moscow’s readiness for investment on Afghanistan’s underground sources. Russia is ready to implement its past projects in the country, he added. “The bilateral trade ties between the two countries …

AT News Report KABUL: Addressing the summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has termed regional countries rule important for peace and stability in Afghanistan, saying that peace and ending the longest war are the priority of the Afghan people. “The efforts to achieve peace, reach a political …

AT News Report KABUL: The Russian government emphasizes that Iran should be included in the quadrilateral format for Afghan peace talks. Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said in an interview that Moscow wants Iran be included in the format of Russia, China and the United States on peace negotiations of …