AT News Report KABUL: Afghan and Pakistani authorities on Wednesday launched round-the-clock operations at a key crossing post as the two countries aim to boost bilateral and transit trade. Senior Afghan officials and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan formally inaugurated the Torkham crossing through which about 10,000 people cross daily. The …
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AT News Report KABUL: US President Donald Trump in a fresh tweet has said that Taliban knows they made a big mistake and they have no idea how to recover it. “Taliban has never been hit harder than it is being hit right now. Killing 12 people, including one great …
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AT News Report KABUL: Pakistan summoned Afghanistan’s Charge d’ Affaires in Islamabad on Saturday to protest against killing of three Pakistani soldiers, while one more seriously injured near Durand Line. “A strong demarche was made over the latest incident of firing on a Pakistan military contingent engaged in completion of …
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AT News Report KABUL: In a telephonic conversation with President, Ashraf Ghani, NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has reiterated alliance’s support to Afghanistan, saying that NATO would train, fund and help Kabul to create a proper condition for peace. “Good to speak with President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan. NATO Allies and partners remain fully committed …
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KABUL: A U.S. airstrike killed a major ISIS recruiter in eastern Afghanistan. No other details are known, but this comes as ISIS, al Qaeda and the Taliban are all increasing their attacks in Afghanistan. The Taliban may have doubled down on their efforts to gain leverage over the U.S. in …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Russian Federation on Friday said it welcomed the statement by the Taliban group regarding the continuation of peace talks with the United States, which has called off the peace talks and scrapped a peace deal agreed upon with the group ‘in principle’. The country’s Foreign …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A U.S. Congressional committee has issued a subpoena to question President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad, next week after peace talks with the Taliban abruptly ended. Representative Eliot Engel (Democrat-New York), the chairman of the House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee, said …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Days after US President Donald Trump called off negotiations with the Taliban group, India said that any peace process should have full consent of the Afghan government and the people. Addressing a weekly briefing, Raveesh Kumar, a spokesman for India’s Ministry of External Affairs, said India …
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AT News Report KABUL: Three world’s major powers ask the United States to return to talks with the Taliban, after Donald Trump announced last week that he stopped negotiations with the militants after a Thursday suicide attack that killed 12 people including an American soldier in Kabul. Permanent Representatives of …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reaffirmed commitment to Afghanistan and says that fight against terrorism is a global, generational fight, according to a statement on Wednesday. Addressing a small event at NATO headquarters he said: “We remain committed to Afghanistan. NATO Allies and partners will continue …
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