AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said he will ask the management of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital to establish cancer hospital in Afghanistan. Addressing a rally in Orakzai, Imran said he visited the hospital today in Peshawar where he met two cancer patients from Mazar-e-Sharif …
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AT News Report KABUL: The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said this week that United States is trying to end the longest war in United States history in Afghanistan, the US Department of State said in a statement, Addressing a ceremony at Texas A&M University, Pompeo said that the …
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AT News Report KABUL: In its latest report on the treatment of conflict-related detainees in Afghanistan published Wednesday, the UN documents an encouraging reduction in the number of cases of torture since 2016, but notes its ongoing concern at the high number of detainees who continue to report torture and …
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AT News Report KABUL: NATO Senior Civilian Representative Sir Nicholas Kay on Wednesday returned from his trip to southern Kandahar province, where he held talks with high-ranking officials including provincial police chief, provincial government representatives, religious and tribal leaders, women, and civil society to hear about what peace looks like …
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AT News Report KABUL: The US Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has welcomed the UN Security Council condemnation of Taliban’s spring offensives in Afghanistan, and emphasized on a comprehensive ceasefire. “We welcome the international community speaking in unison on this point,” he said in a tweet message “As the …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: U.S. Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island is leading a congressional delegation to Afghanistan, Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries that is meant to assess the impact of American policies. Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, is being joined by Sens. Jeanne Shaheen …
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AT News Report KABUL: Iran claims that the United States was still transporting fighters loyal to the Daesh terrorist group to Afghanistan, after the group was defeated in Iraq and Syria. Iranian Mehr News Agency on Monday quoted General Kioumars Heydari, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, …
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By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: In the wake of ongoing peace push where Afghan politicians will fly to Qatar on Thursday for second intra-Afghan talks with Taliban negotiation members, U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has reiterated call for ceasefire where it is only quickest way to prevent casualties …
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AT News Report KABUL: Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani on Monday met with Ambassador of India to Kabul, Mr. Vinay Kumar, where they discussed mutual issues. Hinting at the dynamics of the elections in the world’s biggest democracy, Mr. Rabbani wished success for the Indian people, a statement from …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his country will no longer allow armed militias to operate in his country, saying there is no use for these groups anymore. “We have decided, for the future of our country — forget the outside pressure — we will …
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