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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) co-organized a seminar on Central Asia-Afghanistan policy partnership. The purpose of the event was an exchange of views on establishing policy partnerships at the expert-analytical level and deepening ties among researchers in the …
Read More »Exhibition of Afghan fruits inaugurated in New Delhi
AT-KABUL: Dr. Shaida Mohammad Abdali, the Ambassador of Afghanistan in New Delhi inaugurated an exhibition titled “Made in Afghanistan: Nature’s Best” which was graced by the presence of several eminent business leaders from Afghanistan and India on July 13, 2018 in New Delhi. Held in ITC Maurya Hotel, this two-day …
Read More »US Senate approves new military commander in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United States Senators have approved the appointment of a new commander for the US and NATO’s Resolute Support Forces in Afghanistan. Lt. Gen. Austin Scott Miller, the 17th commander to oversee the American and NATO mission in Afghanistan, will succeed Gen. John Nicholson in that role. …
Read More »Meeting on Afghanistan in Baku shows Azerbaijan’s important role: US
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The meeting of the International Contact Group on Afghanistan in Baku shows Azerbaijan’s important role in the region, US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells said at a briefing in Baku on June 29. This aspect once again shows the …
Read More »Attacks inside Afghanistan launched from safe havens in its neighborhood: India
UNITED NATIONS: In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India has said the problem of terrorism in Afghanistan is not a local one and attacks inside the country are launched from safe havens in its neighborhood that has sheltered Taliban leaders and supported the “dark agendas” of terror outfits like the …
Read More »400 more British troops are going to Afghanistan, here’s why they absolutely can’t
Men younger than this war could now be sent there to die, we have a responsibility to stop that from happening Donald Trump has requested more British troops be sent to Afghanistan. It is very likely the crisis-hit UK government will agree. Neither the request nor the answer are related …
Read More »US releases video of HIMARS strike that killed 50 Taliban fighters in Afghanistan
. The US has released video of a HIMARS strike in Afghanistan on May 24, which US military officials say killed 50 Taliban fighters. . The Taliban’s deputy shadow governor for Helmand province is believed to be the most senior of the leaders killed in the HIMARS strike. . While …
Read More »NATO can benefit from Columbia’s expertise in Afghan peace
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the alliance can benefit from Columbia’s expertise in the Afghan peace process as the Latin American country became a new ally to the organization. Addressing a press conference in Brussels, Stoltenberg said he appreciates what Columbia has achieved through peace …
Read More »Czech parliament sanctions more troops in Afghanistan
AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Czech lawmakers have approved a government plan to increase the number of troops deployed in Afghanistan and other countries. The plan calls for the Czech Republic to deploy 390 soldiers in Afghanistan through 2020, up from the current 230, as part of the NATO-led Resolute Support mission …
Read More »Afghanistan will never succumb to the bullying and scare tactics of Tehran
For nearly 45 years, Iran has been violating the Helmand Water Treaty and getting up to four times more water from the river than it is allowed. It’s time to stop, says Afghan ambassador Abdul Farid Zikria Earlier this month, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a speech in …
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