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AT News KABUL: NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay on Saturday called on all Afghan political leaders to resolve their differences, compromise and unite for pace as coronavirus sweeps the world.   “As the coronavirus sweeps the world causing a public health crisis and potential economic crisis the like …

In a stunning litany of oscillating positions and refusals, Kabul has offered to free 1,500 Taliban prisoners, signalling its desire to reconcile – alas the hardline militant faction has rejected the offer AT News KABUL: The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan peace Zalmay Khalilzad has said the Taliban have to implement …

AT News KABUL: Military officials in Kunar province are warning of the potential recruitment of disaffected Taliban fighters by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria as a peace deal with the Taliban becomes more likely. Splits within the Taliban, religious radicalism and discontent with the possible deal could drive fighters to …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. is still bombing the Taliban and other militants despite ongoing peace talks and the expected kick off of intra-Afghan talks, military times has reported on Friday. The high strike figures do not bode well for American hopes that the Afghan Air Force can sustain …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: India-Chabahar-Afghanistan corridor became officially operational with the shipment of two containers through Mumbai, Chabahar and the Dogharoon border, according to the Director-General of Customs Transit of Iran, MNA reported on Friday. Mostafa Ayati, Director General of Customs Transit of Iran said that the cargo was shipped …

AT News KABUL: Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dave Metcalfe has said the Afghan women should be given chance to contribute to the ongoing peace efforts. The U.S. top peace envoy and the Taliban’s Doha-based top negotiator had signed a peace deal on 29th February. Based on the agreement the US …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Turkey has expressed readiness to mediate intra-Afghan peace talks in case of a request, the country’s Kabul envoy said Tuesday. Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA), Oğuzhan Ertuğrul said that the peace deal that was signed between the Taliban and the United States on Feb. 29 is …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Wednesday voiced Tehran’s determination to restore sustainable stability to Afghanistan. The remarks by the Foreign Ministry official comes as Ashraf Ghani and his chief rival, Abdullah Abdullah, took the oath of office as the president of Afghanistan on Monday, …

Russian Foreign Ministry believes that emerging internal political crisis, exacerbated by two parallel inauguration ceremonies of Ashraf Ghani and his rival Abdullah Abdullah, can undermine the intra-Afghan talks AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Russia has called on the opposing political forces of Afghanistan to focus on reaching national reconciliation, instead of …

AT News KABUL: The United Kingdom (UK) has expressed its concern over establishment of a parallel administration in Afghanistan, calling on all concerned to come together and resolve differences constructively. British Embassy in Kabul in a statement on Tuesday has welcomed Ashraf Ghani’s inauguration as President. “We welcome the opportunity …