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AT News             KABUL: The Russian Federations’ special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov urged formation of a coalition government with the inclusion of the Taliban officials in a bid to put an end to the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan. Sputnik quoted Kabulov as saying that the only path to end the …

The US and its allies in NATO came to Afghanistan in the name of fighting terrorism and extremism and to bring stability to Afghanistan, but are leaving nearly 20 years later after they failed at both and with an attempt to shift the burden to the Afghan people, Afghanistan’s former …

AT News KABUL: As Taliban advance in northern Afghanistan, Central Asian countries are more and more worried about the danger of the militants infiltrating the region, urging the Taliban to return to peace talks. Central Asian parliamentarians raised the issue at an inter-parliamentary meeting on Thursday in Tajikistan, attended by …

AT News             KABUL: The U.S. State Department has ranked Afghanistan as the third deficient country in the world in the fight against human trafficking. The US State Department in its 644-page annual report on the state of the fight against human trafficking devoted 15 pages to Afghanistan. Concerned about continued …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Turkey has not made a final decision on its participation in ensuring the security of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after foreign troops leave, as talks regarding the issue are still ongoing, the country’s Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar said. Ankara announced in June that it …

As we see media reporting and firsthand accounts of Taliban offensives and attacks on civilian populations and infrastructure in Afghanistan, we continue to call for an end to the ongoing violence, which is largely driven by the Taliban.  As U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said, “The world will not …

AT News KABUL: India expresses concerns over the recent developments and security situation in Afghanistan. The country’s national security adviser office issued a statement on Wednesday, in which all Indian national residing in Afghanistan have been asked to be “careful”. New Delhi calls situation in Afghanistan as a matter of …

AT News KABUL: As escalating hostilities are threatening to throw Afghanistan out of gear, the U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday heaped scorns on the Taliban for intensifying attacks in Afghanistan and questioned their sincerity in ending the conflict through a peaceful political settlement. “Violence has seriously escalated in Afghanistan …

Kabul: For the last three days, participants from seven Eastern Mediterranean countries attended the Regional Workshop to Accelerate the Implementation of the Integration Goal of the Polio Endgame Strategy. The workshop was hosted by GHD|EMPHNET in collaboration with US CDC, WHO, UNICEF, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gavi. Participants …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Czech and Georgian soldiers have completed their withdrawal from Afghanistan, where they had been part of the invasion contingent led by the United States since 2001. On Monday morning, the Czech troops lowered their flag in Kabul, thus ending nearly 20 years of military presence in …