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AT-KABUL: The government of Afghanistan seems optimistic about Russia’s offer to hold a meeting with the representatives of the two countries and the United States. The chief executive office said Wednesday that the meeting would help Afghanistan turn to a cooperation point of the two rival powers (the US and …

AT-KABUL: The senate voiced support from a peace move held by the youth and women in the southern province of Helmand, emphasizing on a national consensus for peace. A number of youth and women organized a sit tent in protest of the Friday’s suicide attack in a stadium in the …

AT-KABUL: The Afghan Labors’ Association has condemned a presidential order for transiting the properties of non-government unions to government as “against the law and incorrect”. President Ashraf Ghani ordered the shifting of all non-government unions to the ministry of finance. Maroof Qaderi, head of the labor’s association said Tuesday that …

AT-KABUL: Iran’s support of Taliban report needs an extensive investigation, Afghan government said Tuesday in response to the claims of the US embassy in Kabul regarding Iran’s “logistical support” to the group. Mohammad Radmanesh, spokesman of defense ministry said it would be premature to comment on “Iran’s support of Taliban”, …

AT-KABUL: Residents of southern Helmand province including men and women have staged a sit-in in Lashkargah city to seek an end to Pakistan’s sponsoring of terrorism. Following a deadly suicide car bombing in the premises of Ayub Khan Stadium, happened on Saturday in which at least 16 compatriots were martyred …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Uzbekistan’s state-run power company reported that work on building power cables to Afghanistan has begun which will boost power exports to Afghanistan by 70percent–up to 6 billion kWh per year. According to Uzbekistan’s state-run power company Uzbekenergo officials, construction of the Afghan section of the 260-kilometer Surkhan-Pul-e-Khumri …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Turkish foreign minister on Tuesday welcomed Afghanistan’s call for unconditional negotiations with the Taliban. “We welcome the call of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for starting negotiations with the Taliban without preconditions,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said, while addressing the Tashkent Conference on Afghanistan in the Uzbek capital. In …

AT-KABUL: The Chairperson of the Afghan Samon Society, Zakia Wardak on Tuesday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on peaceful Kabul sit-in, extending her deepest condolence and prayers to the victims of the attack. Zakia Wardak visited the sit-in at Chaman-e-Hazori Park at Kabul, expressing unity and solidarity with the leadership …

AT-KABUL: The world needs to support Afghanistan in its peace quest and mobilize a profound support to fight terrorism, said President Ashraf Ghani in Tashkent on Tuesday, adding that terrorism has no geographic boundaries. Ghani said that Afghanistan will not spare any effort in its quest for lasting peace and …

AT-KABUL: Because of constant military counterterrorism campaigns, Taliban have lost their momentum and retreated from capturing major Afghan cities and focusing their guerilla operations on suicide attacks, General John Nicholson, head of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan said on Tuesday. The top US defense official said the Taliban leadership …