AT News KABUL: Two senior government officials say that the conference on Afghan peace in Turkey would begin on April 16. The conference will be held in the country’s European city of Istanbul where representatives from Afghanistan, Taliban neighboring, regional and other countries are expected to discuss ways to peace. …
Read More »Abdullah was absent in important Moscow talks, claims Pedram
AT News KABUL: Political figure Latif Pedram claims that chairman of the national reconciliation council Abdullah Abdullah was not present at some important meetings and making decisions in the Moscow session held in March to discuss Afghan peace. The session was held some 20 days ago in the Russian capital …
Read More »Daesh recruitment head captured in Nangarhar
AT News KABUL: Daesh recruitment head, along with his nine associate terrorists have been captured during latest operation in eastern Nangarhar province. The Afghan Special Forces carried out an operation in Pachiragam district, where Daesh recruitment in-charge along with nine terrorists was detained, Nangarhar Press Disk said in a statement …
Read More »AIHRC calls on U.N to prevent targeted attacks on women
AT News KABUL: The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission called on the United Nations to offer efforts for preventing targeted attacks on women in Afghanistan. Zabihullah Farhang, an official at the Commission, expressed concerns on the targeted killings of high profile women saying that “14 women have been killed in …
Read More »Afghan student granted scholarship to Harvard University
AT News KABUL: Muqtader Omari, an Afghan national got the chance to study in Harvard University after seven years. He received the scholarship as no Afghan had been able to achieve it in the last seven years. Omari 18 completed his primary education in the Afghan-Turk high school in Kabul. …
Read More »Turkey continues efforts for Afghanistan’s lasting security via NATO-led RS mission
AT News KABUL: Turkish Brigadier General Selçuk Yurtsizoğlu assumed command of the NATO-led Train, Advise, Assist Command-Capital, receiving his flag from Lieutenant General Nicola Zanelli, Deputy Commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission on 30 March 2021. Brigadier General Yurtsizoğlu replaced Brigadier General Ahmet Yaşar Dener. NATO Senior Civilian Representative …
Read More »No discussion on U.S. troop extension: Taliban
AT News KABUL: The Taliban group has denied the reports leaked on media about the U.S. discussion with the group to forge a new deadline for the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. Former Chief of National Directorate of Security, Rahmatullah Nabil earlier in a series of tweets said that the …
Read More »Heart of Asia summit: Ongoing war in Afghanistan is illegitimate
AT News KABUL: The two-day regional summit held in Tajikistan to discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan denounced the ongoing war in the country as illegal. The summit titled Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process, issued a statement at the end of its second day session on Wednesday that condemns targeted killings, attacks …
Read More »UN role in peace talks stressed in Tajikistan conference
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday in a Twitter message that in the Asian Heart Conference held in Tajikistan, participants “stressed the UN role in inclusive Afghanistan peace talks”. The country’s foreign minister, Zarif said that there was “extensive talks at the Heart of …
Read More »Pakistan reiterates continued support for a political end to Afghan conflict
AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan would continue to support a peaceful and stable Afghanistan through a political instead of a military solution to the conflict. In his address at the 9th Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) Ministerial Conference in the Tajik …
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