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AT-KABUL: The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday that the United States will not leave Afghanistan until the Taliban accept to get reconciled with the Afghan government. Speaking in Washington DC, Tillerson said the U.S. remained committed to Afghanistan. “We’re not going anywhere. It is a commitment …

AT-KABUL: A former U.S. official has said that Trump administration needed to increase its pressure on Pakistan to curb terror financing and interfering in Afghanistan. Former US deputy assistant secretary of defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia David Sedney said bluntly that Pakistan had a significant role to play …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in a statement said it supports the Afghan government’s efforts to hold elections and that the efforts by the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan have resulted in significant progress in this regard. The UNSC called on the Afghan government, political …

AT-KABUL: In a second day of its summit, NATO on Thursday reiterated its call to the Taliban to accept offers to join Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace talks to steer the country out of conflict. This reiteration of the global military alliance comes as the Taliban militant group killed on Thursdaydozens …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …