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AT News KABUL: The US special envoy for peace in Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad has lately met Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, head of Taliban’s political office in Qatar, where they have discussed violations of a peace deal they signed earlier as well as prisoner swap, a Taliban official said. Suhail Shahin, …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The International Monetary Fund said it would provide immediate debt relief to 25 member nations under its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) to provide fiscal space for them to focus more on fighting the coronavirus pandemic. In a press release, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva …

AT NewsKABUL: The US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad has welcomed the start of prisoners swap between the Afghan government and the Taliban, saying that the prisoners release is a vitally important step towards reduction of violence and to the Afghan peace process.Khalilzad urged the Afghan government and …

AT News KABUL: A key member of the notorious Haqqani Network, who was released from government custody last year, has gone to Pakistan to resume terrorist activities, former intelligence chief Rahmatullah Nabil claims. Three senior members of Haqqani Network (Mali Khan, Abdul Rashid and Anas Haqqani) were freed by a …

AT News KABUL: The National Directorate of Security (NDS) has shared new information about the two key members of IS-K or Daesh affiliates, who were arrested by the NDS’s operatives last week along with senior member of the group, Abdullah Orikzai known as Aslam Farooqi. The NDS in a statement …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan ruled out Pakistan’s demand to return Aslam Farooqi, the leader of Daesh terrorist group in Afghanistan (IS-K). Pakistan demanded Farooqi’s extradition shortly after he was arrested by the Afghan intelligence in Kandahar province this week. “Afghanistan and Pakistan do not have an agreement for criminal extradition, …

AT News KABUL: The US force general commander in Afghanistan, Scott Miller met the leadership of Taliban’s political office in Qatar to discuss the implementation of a peace deal they had signed late February. Taliban’s Spokesman in Qatar, Suhail Shahin said Saturday that the meeting occurred on Friday in which …

AT News KABUL: The EU Delegation in agreement with EU Heads of Mission based in Kabul have called for an immediate implementation of a comprehensive and nation-wide humanitarian ceasefire in Afghanistan, in line with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres´ appeal for a stop to armed conflicts. The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening …

One world, one fight.MCC is taking actions to fight against Covid-19 KABUL: On 5th April, the first batch of Covid-19 supplies donated by China Metallurgical Group (MCC) arrived in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, and was handed over to the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MOMP). This batch of medical …

AT News KABUL: Some members of parliament believe that a reduction in the US assistance would directly impact the Afghan security and defense forces. Mohammad Aref Rahmani, deputy head of parliament’s internal security committee, called on political leaders to resolve their insider differences to prevent the US aid reduction. “If …