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US Congress approves peace talk funds

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US Congress is allowing the Pentagon to spend up to $15 million this year for logistical support for peace talks in Afghanistan, Rollcall.com reported. But the Pentagon said it is “likely” that some of the funds will at least indirectly help the Taliban. This is …

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Russia says Daesh fighters arriving in Afghanistan through Pakistan

Around 4,000 Daesh fighters still in Afghanistan AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Islamic State (IS), also known as Daesh fighters are arriving from Syria and Iraq primarily through Pakistan, a top Russian security official said Wednesday. Speaking at Regional Security Dialogue in Tehran, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said that …

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The Afghanistan War Has Been A Tissue of Lies

AT Monitoring Desk An American writer, Eric S. Margolis in his latest article said that this week, the venerable Washington Post newspaper revealed a bombshell, 2,000 page, secret Pentagon report detailing the astounding failure of US war strategy in Afghanistan, America’s longest war. Americans have been fed a steady stream of lies …

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Khalilzad back in Qatar after brief Pakistan visit

AT News KABUL: The US special envoy for Afghanistan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad went back to Qatar to apparently restart negotiations with Taliban representatives after a short visit to Pakistan following an announcement by the two parties on Friday that the talks took a brief pause. Khalilzad said Friday that he …

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‘Brief pause’ in US-Taliban negotiations

AT News KABUL: The US and Taliban negotiators temporarily stopped talks in the Persian Gulf state of Qatar after an attack targeted a hospital close to the US air base in the Bagram district of Parwan province on Tuesday. The negotiations began on Saturday after a three-month long lull, but …

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“431 Afghani, 2,307 Pakistani migrants given Indian citizenship since 2016”

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: In total 391 Afghani and 1,595 Pakistani migrants were granted Indian nationality from 2016 to 2018, Indian Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. He also said in 2019, 40 Afghani and 712 Pakistani migrants were given citizenship till December 6, according to …

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Pentagon denies deliberately misleading on Afghan war

AT News KABUL: Pentagon has denied the report which says that US hoodwinked people about the 18 years long war in Afghanistan. The Washington Post has published a report that US officials have lied to the people that Pentagon was progressing Afghanistan’s conflict. According to the governmental documents, published by …

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Japanese mission to complete Nakamura’s unfinished projects

AT News KABUL: Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan, Mitsuji Suzuka, on Monday vowed to complete the projects left half-done in Afghanistan by the slain Dr. Nakamura. According to reports, the Japanese aid worker, Dr. Nakamura, have been serving the people of Afghanistan for nearly 30 years, initially in medical sphere but …

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Iran says no military solution in Afghanistan conflicts

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Stating that the presence of foreign forces has never brought stability in the region, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that there is no military solution in Afghanistan. Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday delivered a speech at the 8th Ministerial Conference of …

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Ghani says ‘no need’ for preconditions in intra-Afghan dialogues

AT News KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani says that he sees “no need for preconditions” to negotiations with Taliban. Ghani who was speaking at the 8th Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference in Turkey on Monday, said that his seven-article peace plan includes suggestions of Afghan people as well as international community. …

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