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Beijing, New Delhi express support during meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan In a key top level endorsement from regional powers, China and India have expressed support for the Afghan-led peace process on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, an official statement said on …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad says if Iran create obstacles in front of the U.S. efforts for peace in Afghanistan, Washington will be tough against Tehran. Speaking during a special interview with Ariana News, Ambassador Khalilzad said Afghanistan must be kept away …

AT News Report KABUL: China sees Pakistan’s cooperation with the peace efforts in Afghanistan important, with Chinese President, Xi Jinping saying that his country supports a nationwide and Afghan-led peace process. Xi has told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in a meeting held Thursday at the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation …

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, June 13, 2019. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) BISHKEK: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Afghan counterpart, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, met here Thursday, pledging joint efforts to promote bilateral relations. Xi congratulated Afghanistan on the 100th anniversary of its …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Daesh militant group is looking to expand its reach in Afghanistan’s north and east and has increased its recruitment activities in the country to stage an attack on the US and the western countries, The Associated Press reported, quoting some Afghan and American officials. A …

AT News Report KABUL: A US writer and political analyst, Michael Rubin says that more pressures needed on Pakistan so that gain victory in the Afghan war. He has written in an article that bringing stability to Afghanistan and suppressing of terrorists would be just possible when further pressures are …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US Congress has asked the US State Department to include Afghan women in the ongoing peace process and make sure their voices are heard during the negotiations with the Taliban.  In a letter signed by dozens of Congress members, they have asked the US Secretary …

(June 2019) The State Council Information Office of The People’s Republic of China Contents Preface………………………………………………………………………… 3 I. Economic and trade friction provoked by the US damages the interests of both countries and of the wider world…………………………………………………..  4 II. The US has backtracked on its commitments in the China-US economic and trade …

KABUL: A number of Afghan politicians, including former President Hamid Karzai, and a number of Taliban members have been invited to attend a meeting in Moscow next week in which they will discuss issues about Afghanistan, especially the peace process.  The meeting will be held on May 27 to commemorate the 100 years of …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: An envoy to Afghanistan was met with skepticism on Capitol Hill as he briefed lawmakers on peace talks with the Taliban aimed at ending the 17-year war. According to stirpes, lawmakers were tight-lipped as they left the classified meeting with special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, but the …