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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan plans constituting a delegation next month to promote an intra-Afghan peace process, claiming it has helped the US and Taliban reach the agreement on reduction of violence. “We have decided when and how those talks will take place. Pakistan has played its role in the …

AT News KABUL: A weeklong reduction in violence has begun in Afghanistan with no major attacks from both sides so far – Afghan security forces are in standby and along with the Foreign Forces will carry attacks against the Taliban fighters in case of violation. US forces has halted operations …

AT News KABUL: A day after a historic period of reduced violence began in Afghanistan, NATO commander Gen. Scott Miller on Saturday hoped the reduction of violence period, which began last night, would be extended. Gen. Miller voiced this hope during a meeting with acting defence and interior ministers at the …

AT Monitoring Desk KABULL: The US Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Molly Phee, at the US Institute of Peace, said: “We will not prejudge the outcome of intra-Afghan negotiations.” “But we are prepared to support whatever consensus the Afghans are able to reach about their future political and governing arrangements,” Phee said. …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US President Donald Trump has told reporters on Tuesday that there is a chance of making a deal with the Taliban, AP reported. “So, we are negotiating with the Taliban. We’ve been negotiating with them for a while. We will see what happens. It’s a chance …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The number of children in Afghanistan who will need humanitarian assistance in 2020 has jumped by 40 percent compared to last year, warns Save the Children, meaning an extra 1.5 million children need support to survive. “In 2020, an additional 3.1 million people will need help, …

AT News KABUL: The United States and its allies have no plans to leave Afghanistan like the Soviets three decades ago, the acting U.S. Ambassador Ross Wilson insisted Monday, as the U.S. and the Taliban are inching toward a historic peace deal – signalling a pullout. Amid an impending peace …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes that the ongoing peace talks between the United States and Taliban end with positive result to help reduction in violence in Afghanistan. Guterres said Monday in the Pakistani capital city of Islamabad that he was following the Afghan peace process …

AT News KABUL: The Human Rights Watch accuses the government of Afghanistan of not doing enough in fighting sexual harassments, saying it had failed to probe cases in this regard. The New York-based international human rights watchdog mentioned to the two recent sexual abuse cases (school children abuse in Logar …

AT News KABUL: NATO Chief Jens Stoltenberg, speaking to mediamen on Wednesday at the start of the NATO defense ministerial in Brussels, said that NATO would welcome any steps that can lead to reduction in violence. “I look forward to welcoming all the Defence Ministers and will address a wide …