AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper began briefing allied officials in Europe on an emerging peace deal with the Taliban, but he cautioned that no final deal has been sealed to end the longest war in American history. “Negotiations in some ways are still ongoing,” he told reporters …
Read More »India backs all-inclusive Afghan peace talks
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: As a Taliban delegation led by Abdul Ghani Baradar is currently in Islamabad, where according to sources, he held meeting with US special envoy for Afghanistan, the Indian government has stated that there is a need for involvement of all stakeholders, including the Afghan government, in …
Read More »China flaunts military muscle in 70th anniversary parade
With tens of rounds of gun salutes, pageantry for 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China’s birthday began on Tuesday at Tiananmen Square–the heart of Beijing. A massive parade by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) exhibited China’s military might and warfare capabilities, a big surprise to the world at …
Read More »Moscow to host talks on Afghan peace this month
AT News Report KABUL: Russia has a plan to organize a meeting on the Afghan peace process in Moscow this month, says a senior diplomat. Representatives from Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan would take part in the international meeting, President Vladimir Putin’s envoy for Afghanistan said. Zamir Kabulov, …
Read More »China builds more airports as air travel demand grows
By Seddiq Hussainy China is building hundreds of new airports to meet the rapidly growing air traffic demand. Beijing’s brand new phoenix-shaped Daxing International Airport was just opened last week, less than five years after construction began, only to make the city among the top metropolises with two mega airports. …
Read More »“We seek a brilliant future for Afghanistan”: Trump
AT News Report KABUL: Talking at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York, US President Donald Trump once again emphasized the US has never been fan of “Endless War” and that it seeks a “brilliantfuture” for Afghanistan. Trump said thatelimination of terrorism and “turning peace to a …
Read More »China gears up for 70th anniversary celebration
By Seddiq Hussainy Beijing is meticulously gearing up to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China on October 1st with a series of ongoing massive scale arrangements. China has been fervent since weeks to marvel the world with a lavish celebration. The extravaganza happens only …
Read More »Pak embassy refutes Durand Line’s linkage to Afghan peace
AT News Report KABUL: Pakistan said Saturday that the Durand Line was an internationally recognized border, reportedly asking Afghanistan to recognize the de-facto line, otherwise it would affect the Afghan peace talks. However, a day later, the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul rejected the report as ‘baseless’. “Durand is the …
Read More »China, Taliban discussed Afghan peace process
AT News Report KABUL: A nine member Taliban delegation led by Abdul Ghani Baradar, the group’s deputy leader, have visited China to discuss issues related to the Afghan peace process and peace agreement with the US. Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen in a tweet says Ghani Baradar held a meeting with …
Read More »Trump says he cancelled peace talks after Taliban’s rejection of truce
AT News Report KABUL: In a press conference with his Australian Counterpart Prime Minister, Scott Morrison at the White House, US President Donald Trump said he called off the peace talks with the Taliban group after they showed disagreement to nod for a ceasefire. He said the Taliban were under …
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