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Is a peace deal in Afghanistan possible?

Ahmad Shah Katawazai After a month-long thaw starting from last September, the Afghan peace process has now started to gain some momentum. United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met with President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul yesterday to discuss the future of peace talks with the Taliban. On …

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Editorial: Afghan peace dynamics

The efforts for revival of the peace talks are in full swing as the US chief peace negotiator for Afghanistan met leaders in Kabul after arriving in the country on an unannounced visit on Sunday. It’s his first visit to Afghanistan since President Donald Trump halted talks with the Taliban …

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Karzai welcomes Moscow meeting statement on Afghan peace

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai welcomed a joint statement signed by the representatives of Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan on the Afghan peace. The quadrilateral meeting held Friday in Moscow city of Russia, discussed further steps regarding the peace process in Afghanistan. Karzai in a …

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“Intra-Afghan talks shortest path for peace”

AT News Report KABUL: The Presidential Palace has called direct talks with the Taliban, ceasefire and renouncement of militants from the ongoing war in the country as the only shortest way to reach peace and stability in Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani’s Spokesman, Sediq Sediqi said Sunday the Afghan government has …

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Russia deploys S-300 missile system to border with Afghanistan

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: One S-300 anti-aircraft missile system has been deployed to Tajikistan for the first time, reports RBC news agency, citing its source close to the Russian Defense Ministry. A second source close to the Ministry confirmed the deployment of the missile system to the border with Afghanistan. …

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MoD says clearing operations launched in Wardak

AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday said that the Afghan security forces have launched clearing operation in Chak district of the central Maidan Wardak province. According to the ministry’s statement, the so called “Shahin 17” raids have been launched since last week and several villages …

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Senators call for truce priority on peace talks agenda

AT News Report KABUL: A number of senators call on the countries involved in Afghanistan issues to observe a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire on the agenda of the peace negotiations. The senators said in their Sunday session that the independent election commission should announce the preliminary results of presidential election …

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Analysts accuse govt. of political treatment with militia commander

AT News Report KABUL: Some political analysts and members of parliament accuse the government of treating politically with a militia commander Abdul Ghani Alipoor’s case. Alipoor was charged for illegal activities and was arrested last year by security forces in Kabul. But he was released soon and some analysts believe …

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Karzai unhappy with delay in intra-Afghan talks

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai in meeting with the US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad and Lisa Curtis, Deputy Assistant to the US President and Senior Director for South and Central Asia at the National Security Council, expressed concerns over the postponement of the intra-Afghan …

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US soldier wounded in Kandahar blast

AT News Report KABUL: A US convoy struck with an IED in southern Kandahar province on Saturday night, in which one solider suffered a minor injury, US Forces in Afghanistan said Sunday.  The blast targeted patrolling US troops in Dand district, provincial governor’s office said in a statement. He said …

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