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AT News KABUL: A key commander of Taliban has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in northwestern Pakistan, says an Afghan official. The killed Taliban was the group’s designated commander for eastern Nangarhar province. The Nangarhar governor identified the insurgent commander as Nek Mohammad, who was shot dead in Peshawar, …

Taliban says it would shun summits about Afghanistan until all foreign forces leave AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan has urged the Taliban to remain engaged in the Afghan peace process after the armed group said it would now shun summits about Afghanistan until all foreign forces leave. The decision was …

AT News KABUL: Afghan deputy foreign minister and Iran ambassador to Afghanistan had held talks and exchanged views on the latest developments, while Iran reaffirmed support to the Afghan government. Mr. Meerwais Nab met with Bahador Aminian at the Afghan foreign ministry and discussed about the latest developments in Afghan …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Representatives of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan discussed the ongoing work on TAPI gas pipeline construction project in Kabul. Representative of the Turkmengas state concern in the Board of Directors of the TAPI Pipeline Company Limited Muhammetmyrat Amanov and Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Afghanistan H. Ovezov met with Deputy Secretary …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, has congratulated Nepal on its successful leadership of the Colombo Process over the last two years and committed continued IOM support as Afghanistan takes over as Chair.  DG Vitorino made the remarks at the virtual Chairmanship handover ceremony during which Nepal was commended …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says urgent action is needed to avert a deepening crisis in Afghanistan as one third of the country’s population is going without adequate food due to a worsening drought crisis. The drought and food crisis …

AT News KABUL: Taliban accuse the United States of imposing a meeting expected to be held this month in Turkey, where the militants had earlier rejected to attend. The insurgent group said Monday in a statement that Washington could not step unilaterally for peace by pressuring them. “The Turkey meeting …

AT News KABUL: The exports of the Afghan carpets have dropped by 90 percent due to closure of the air-corridor system that transports the Afghan stocks and goods to China and European countries. Chief executive officer of the chamber of commerce and industry, Shafiqullah Attaye said that air-corridor was halted …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Former President Donald Trump has praised President Joe Biden’s plan to withdraw all remaining US troops from Afghanistan as a “wonderful and positive thing to do,” drawing criticism from some Republicans. Biden on Wednesday formally announced that he planned to withdraw all troops stationed in Afghanistan by …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: No one can say with any certainty what will happen in Afghanistan once U.S. President Joe Biden withdraws the remaining 2,500 to 3,500 U.S. troops by September 11 to end the country’s longest war, a top White House official said Sunday. “I can’t make any guarantees …