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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Following the recent truce between Israel and Palestine, former Ambassador and Canadian Cabinet Minister Chris Alexander is asking the world to turn its eyes on Pakistan’s proxy war in Afghanistan. Drawing parallels with the middle-east conflict that ended earlier this week, Alexander lamented on his Twitter, …

AT News KABUL: The U.S. has begun constructing military bases on the other side of the Durand Line, sources said but Washington is yet to officially confirm it. Sarkhat, a national newspaper quoted some anonymous sources as saying that Americans and Pakistanis on the other side of the Durand Line …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Pakistan business community has appreciated the government for establishing the proposed Pakistan Land Port Authority (PLPA) after proper consultation with the business community and relevant stakeholders in this regard. “This initiative will discourage illegal trade and remove hurdles present in way of bilateral and transit …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg discussed preparations for the upcoming June 14 NATO summit, the 2030 document that will play a role in determining the alliance’s course for the next decade, as well as developments in Afghanistan. Most recently, United States …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan has allowed the US military to have overflight and access to be able to support its presence in Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official has told lawmakers. Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Affairs David F Helvey also told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee …

AT News KABUL: The Long War Agency in a recent report said that 19 percent of the Afghanistan’s soil is controlled by the Taliban. The agency said that it has collected the information from the media reports and government organizations. The Long War published a graphic map that shows 47 …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Georgian forces have started the process of withdrawing from Afghanistan as part of the broader pull-out of American and NATO forces from the country. Georgia has for many years been an important contributor to ISAF – the NATO led forces that has been in place in …

AT News KABUL: The government of Afghanistan welcomes NATO’s commitment to support Afghan security and defense forces after foreign withdrawal. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said recently that the military organization would continue supporting Afghan army and police when they end their military presence in Afghanistan by September this year. …

AT News KABUL: The United States expresses concerns that their military equipment would be likely seized by Taliban once Washington pulls soldiers out of Afghanistan by September 11. Brigadier General Matthew Trollinger of the US army, said Saturday that there was no guarantee that Taliban would not seize their arms …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Former US President George W. Bush said during a Fox News interview that completely withdrawing U.S. armed forces from Afghanistan is not necessary and could create a vacuum in the region. “I’ve always warned that no U.S. presence in Afghanistan will create a vacuum, and into …