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In a chaotic day, presidential rivals have held parallel oath ceremonies as president, signalling the urgency of a ‘political reconciliation’ – in a country deeply embroiled in extremist insurgency AT News KABUL: Amid risks of political polarization, the Senate has taken umbrage at acrimonious feud between the political rivals Ashraf …

Amid thorny domestic issues, Afghanistan’s bitter political feud has sent shockwaves through the world after the U.S. attempt to seek an ‘entente cordiale’ to election rivals ended in a fiasco. This political earthquake could worsen even more AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s ongoing political crisis is the result of the U.S. …

AT News KABUL: It was just weeks ago that Kabul, the capital city, was placed among the world’s top polluted cities and the health officials had reported a number of health issues posed due to hazardous weather. The Afghan government had launched a campaign in Kabul on Tuesday to encourage …

AT News KABUL: Abdullah Abdullah, one of presidential contenders who claimed victory in elections and inaugurated on Monday in Kabul, introduced his deputies (called vice presidents) to their office personnel hours after an inauguration ceremony held just behind the wall of presidential palace where his electoral rival and incumbent president …

U.S. diplomacy to mediate between feuding leaders counterintuitively foundered, pitching the war-scarred country into political chaos Ghani takes oath of president His opponent Abdullah holds parallel inauguration Rockets strike near ceremonies AT News KABUL: Afghanistan encountered another perilous moment after its two pretenders to the throne were each sworn in …

AT News KABUL: In the midst of political strife among the Afghan leaders on power sharing and the fragile peace talks, the Taliban – with whom the Afghan government is supposed to sit and talk over future landscape of the country – has said on Monday that the intra-Afghan talks …

AT News KABUL: Following the country’s current political dispute over power, with President Ashraf Ghani and former Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah’ oath-taking ceremony and announcement of two governments at the same time, former National Directorate of Security (NDS) Rahmatullah Nabil said that “today is the major day” of US and …

AT News Kabul: After a weeklong reduction in violence that led to a peace deal between US and Taliban, the Taliban said0 they would be continuing fighting the Afghan security forces until the government meet their demand to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners in return for 1,000 held in their custody. …

Political rivals, Ghani and Abdullah, are planning their parallel swearing-in ceremony as president as allies are fuming over a deep divide that has just got worse AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s major allies including the United States have reacted sharply to a decision by political rivals Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah …

AT News KABUL: Some Taliban negotiators have said peace negotiations with the Afghan government will be “easier” than their marathon talks with the United States – which took roughly 1.5 years and culminated into a peace agreement on February end. March 10 will be the day the Afghan government and …