AT News Report KABUL: As the US and the Taliban negotiators are expected to sign a peace deal soon in the 9th round of talks in Qatar, the US President Donald Trump on Monday said there is no timeline for US forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan. He made the remarks during …
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AT News Report KABUL: As a peace deal between the US and the Taliban is expected to happen soon, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has said an immediate end should be brought to the Afghan war and negotiations initiated between the government and the Taliban. The OIC’s secretary-general, Yousef …
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By Wang Daxue, Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan Backed by external forces, some people with ulterior motives in Hong Kong have recently instigated a series of serious violent incidents, trampling on the bottom line of any civilized society and challenging China’s national sovereignty. As a result, the …
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By: Suhasini Haidar Karzai says Islamabad is trying to hold the Afghan peace process hostage to its Kashmir objectives India should be wary about a possible U.S.-Pakistan “deal” on Afghanistan, warned former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, as U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was set to begin another round of talks …
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AT News Report KABUL: The US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad said that his country was ready to finalize the remaining issues of peace talks with the Taliban representatives, but if they “are ready as well”. “Productive week in Washington, briefed management on where we are and next …
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AT News Report KABUL: US President Donald Trump said that the number of his troops would decrease to less than 13,000 but a notable number of intelligence operatives would remain in Afghanistan to prevent “possible threats” against West posed by other terrorist groups. “The reason of our staying in Afghanistan …
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AT News Report KABUL: Afghan Embassy in Washington rejected Pakistani ambassador to the US, Assad Majeed Khan’s ‘reckless remarks’ that the ongoing tensions in Kashmir could affect the Afghan peace process. “Any such statements that link the evolving situation in Kashmir to the Afghan peace process are reckless, unwarranted and …
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Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, Hong Kong’s chief executive, said that protesters’ sustained acts of disruption are pushing “our city, the city we all love and many helped to build, to the verge of a dangerous situation”. Lam, speaking at a news conference, pledged resolute action to maintain law and order …
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AT News Report KABUL: Pakistan strongly condemned “the horrific bomb attack on a passenger bus” on the Kabul-Herat highway, on Wednesday. “Our hearts go out to the innocent victims, many of them women and children,” Pakistan government said in a statement. “We pray for the maghfirah of the deceased and …
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AT News Report KABUL: Pakistan Premier Imran Khan is anticipated to visit Afghanistan in an effort to push the ongoing peace process, a Pakistani newspaper reported on Monday. Khan’s close aides told The Nation that he had promised to play a ‘more positive’ role in the Afghan peace process during …
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