India on Sunday said it was committed to the economic reconstruction of Afghanistan and to promote an inclusive “Afghan-led, Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled” peace and reconciliation process in the war-torn country. India’s position was enunciated by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj at the historic India-Central Asia Dialogue here, with the participation …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission could make a decision to postpone the presidential election scheduled for April 20 until June 20 under pressure from the United States, which needs time to get ready for the voting in accordance with its scenario, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: India has briefed the visiting United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad about its policy in the South Asian neighbour and Pakistan’s role in the region. Khalilzad met Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday and foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale on Friday. Ministry of External …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Taliban are seeking peace with the Afghan government and Iran is helping the process to promote stability and peace in the country, the secretary of Supreme National Security Council of Iran told (IRNA) on Monday. ‘Iran is peace-seeking and has no domineering intentions,’ said Ali Shamkhani …
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Donald Trump had taken a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for funding a library in Afghanistan, saying it was of no use in the war-torn country. NEW DELHI: Amid global discussion on India-Afghanistan ties after US President Donald Trump’s recent remark, former vice president Hamid Ansari has said that Indian …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Amid reports on a possible withdrawal of a “significant” number of US forces from Afghanistan, the US Vice President Mike Pence said Trump “is in the process of evaluating” whether to remove troops from Afghanistan. He made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Fox News. The …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Iranian President’s Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi said that his country strongly supports peace and stability in Afghanistan, adding that Tehran’s talks with the Taliban are being held in coordination with Kabul. Before meeting with the Taliban delegation, we held talks with the Afghan government, Mahmoud …
Read More »AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday arrived in Qatar following his 4-nation visits, where he would discuss Afghan reconciliation process and other regional issues. During his one-day official visit, Qureshi will hold meeting with Qatari leaders, Pakistani media reported. The officials are expected to exchange …
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AT Monitoring Desk-Donald Trump hasn’t ordered the Pentagon to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, a White House spokesman said, contradicting reports last week that he’s directed the military to pull 7,000 soldiers out of a conflict he’s long criticized. “The president has not made a determination to drawdown U.S. military presence …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Former German Defense Chief General Harald Kujat warned that a probable American military withdrawal from Afghanistan may jeopardize German troops and force them to leave. “If the United States reduces itself to a small contingent in Afghanistan there’s no reason for us to continue the mission anymore,” …
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