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AT News Report KABUL: After physical dispute among a large number of lawmakers over electing the speaker of parliament, some of them has become undisciplined and do not held discussion over important issues since past two days of this week. A member of the parliament, Habib RahmanPedram said Sunday that …

AT News Reports KABUL: China is likely to host an international meeting regarding Afghan peace process, in which US, Europe, India and other officials from neighboring countries of Afghanistan would participate to exchange views, sources said Sunday. A well-placed government official, who wished to go unnamed, , told Pajhwok Afghan …

AT News Report KABUL: Poverty—a devastating phenomenon, has forced 200,000 school-aged children in northeastern Badakhshan province to hard labor work, provincial officials said. These vulnerable children aged between 7 to 15 years’ old that have been deprived of education, their basic right. One of these children is Tawab, a 10-year-old …

AT News Report KABUL:The US special envoy for Afghan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad arrived Friday in Doha, capital of the Persian Gulf state of Qatar to resume the seventh round of negotiations with Taliban representatives over peace in Afghanistan. He has reportedly held an unofficial meeting with the militant negotiators prior …

AT News Report KABUL: Taliban militants claim that the US soldiers saved fighters affiliated with the Daesh terrorist group as well as their local leaders by helicopters from a siege they were trapped in the eastern province of Kunar. In a statement, the insurgents said Friday that they had been …

AT News Report KABUL: The Army’s Special Forces conducted an operation against Taliban strongholds in the northern province of Faryab, killing 80 insurgents, military officials said. A statement released by the 209 Shaheen Military Corps, said that there were 16 key commanders of the Taliban group among the dead, while …

AT News Report KABUL: A commissioner of Independent Election Commission (IEC) accused the presidential office of “interfering in their affairs”. He said that elements around President Ashraf Ghani block roads in hiring process of IEC employees. Mohammad Abdullah, a commissioner of IEC, said that successful applicants for IEC vacancies were …

AT News Reports KABUL: On Wednesday, the tensions among the supporters of Kamal Naser Osuli, a lawmaker running for the parliament speaker and his challenger Mir Rahman Rahmani began with verbal and then led to physical disputes, after they failed to reach a resolve. According to some members of the …

AT News Report KABUL: The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum says it would ban “illegal exploitation of mineral resources” to serve national interests. Acting Minister, Narges Nehan, said Wednesday at a press conference that the ministry began survey across the country to find illegal exploitation of mineral resources and ultimately …

By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: The U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Peace, Zalmay Khalilzad said in reaction to Taliban’s tweets over a withdrawal agreement, said that the United States sought “a comprehensive peace agreement, not a withdrawal agreement”. Suhail Shaheenb, Spokesman for Taliban’s Political Office in Qatar had earlier tweeted that …