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AT-KABUL: The first meeting of the China-Afghanistan-Pakistan (CAP) Practical Cooperation Dialogue was held in Beijing, the capital city of China, on Saturday. In this meeting, three countries discussed regional cooperation with a focus on infrastructure projects to advance practical cooperation in various areas and to promote mutual benefit and regional …

AT-KABUL: The NATO Secretary General said Wednesday of increasing more troops to Afghanistan in order to overcome the stalemate and to further enhance capabilities of Afghan special forces is expected to be taken in the month of June. “We have recently completed our regular review of our training mission. And …

At least 19 people were killed and about 50 others were injured in what British Prime Minister Theresa May called “an appalling terrorist attack” after an Ariana Grande concert Monday night at Manchester Arena in England, authorities said. Multiple senior U.S. law enforcement officials briefed by British authorities told NBC …

NATO will soon consider Gen. John Nicholson’s request for deploying a few thousand more troops to Afghanistan, says the supreme allied commander for Europe. NATO’s chiefs of defense met in Brussels on Wednesday to assess the alliance’s current and future work and to float recommendations for their nations’ political leaders, …

Brussels [Belgium], May 13 (ANI): Describing the Afghanistan-Pakistan region as the breeding ground for international terrorism, European Parliament (EP) Vice President Ryszard Czarnecki has said there is a need for the European Union and the United States to review their respective Afghan policy to foster long-term peace in the region, …

South Korea’s foreign ministry in a statement reacted to the recent ballistic missile launch by its rival North. 1. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted its fifth ballistic missile launch this year, on April 16, 2017. The Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) condemns in the strongest …

AT-KABUL: A political party in the United States has declared opposition to Donald Trump administration’s use of the world’s largest non-nuclear bomb. “We stand opposed to acts of aggression, such as the MOAB (Massive Ordinance Air Blast) Bomb the United States recently used on the Achin district of Afghanistan, which …

US protesters have staged a demonstration in the capital Washington to denounce last week’s use of the largest non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan and other US military interventions around the world. The crowd gathered in front of the White House on Sunday, shouting slogans and carrying placards, as well as staging …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The US Defense Secretary James Mattis said Tuesday that the Trump administration determination to defeat ISIS in Syria and latest policy towards North Korea is not meant Afghanistan is on the backburner. Responding to the queries of media reporters in Washington he said, “No, it is not. …

AT-KABUL: Pakistan’s new ambassador to United States, Aizaz Chaudhry has said that closure of crossing points with Afghanistan is a temporary decision which is a part of counter-terrorism strategy to block infiltration of terrorists. He said: “This is border management, necessary to combat terrorists.” Speaking to reporters in Washington D.C., …