AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan started new efforts to convince the Taliban for rejoining the peace process otherwise the Taliban may face some tough actions from Pakistan. Hamid Mir, a Pakistani journalist in his new article inscribed that top Pakistani security officials have approached Afghan Taliban leadership in Doha and …
Read More »Do not underestimate Afghan security forces: US envoy
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: U.S. lawmakers worried about the impending withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan got a dose of cautious optimism from the diplomat who helped negotiate last year’s deal with the Taliban that paved the way for the upcoming pullout. Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States’ special representative for Afghanistan …
Read More »Blinken didn’t rule out possibility of a civil war or Taliban takeover after US withdrawal
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has admitted that a civil war or Taliban takeover in Afghanistan is ‘certainly a possible scenario’ when the US withdraws all its troops from the country by September 11. Blinken told CNN’s Jake Tapper the Biden administration is “planning …
Read More »Afghanistan is unsafe, Americans urged to leave ASAP
AT News KABUL: The US State Department issued a new travel advisory, calling on all Americans interested in leaving Afghanistan to do it as soon as possible. U.S. citizens wishing to depart Afghanistan should leave as soon as possible on available commercial flights, the State Department said in a statement. …
Read More »Afghan, Pakistani forces exchange fire at Kandahar crossing point
AT News KABUL: Reports say that Afghan and Pakistani troops opened fire at each other on Monday morning at a crossing point in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province in the south. Officials in Kandahar confirmed the Monday clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces, saying it occurred in the Loqman …
Read More »China support a stable Afghanistan
Experts believe that China as one of the world’s powerful countries can play a vital role in the Afghan peace process AT News KABUL: As the U.S. led international forces are preparing to leave and the concerns rising on deterioration of situation, China has reiterated strong support for sustainable peace …
Read More »We are preparing for withdrawal: Gen. Miller
We will hand over our bases to the Afghan security forces, US commander Gen. Scott Miller says AT News KABUL: The United States has begun withdrawing process of its troops from Afghanistan, the country’s top commander said on Sunday. “We will hand over all our bases to the Afghan security …
Read More »Foreign assistance will continue after troop withdrawal: Official
AT News KABUL: The National Security Council says that the international community would continue assisting the government of Afghanistan once they exit their soldiers by September 11. “The foreign forces will continue supporting Afghan security and defense forces even after the United States withdraws its troops,” Rahmatullah Andar, Spokesman of …
Read More »Golden opportunity for peace in Afghanistan must seize: Pakistan
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: With a “golden opportunity” for peace there which must be seized, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the stakes are “very high” in Afghan peace process. “The stakes are very high. If there’s progress, there can be peace, there can be stability, and the region …
Read More »Afghanistan, Turkey and Pakistan call on Taliban to commit to peace talks
Deploring violence, we called on Taliban for immediate ceasefire and return to negotiation: FM Atmar AT News KABUL: Afghanistan, Turkey and Pakistan called on the Taliban to reaffirm their commitment to achieving a negotiated settlement for lasting peace in Afghanistan, the foreign ministers of the three countries said in a …
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