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By Seddiq Hussainy SHANGHAI: China is holding its second international import expo in its financial capital Shanghai as an attempt to open its gate to further inbound global trade, giving a brush-off to the west’s anxiety over its alleged trade malpractices amid a long-drawn trade war with the United States. …

AT News Report KABUL: In a meeting with the Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, the Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev has announced Moscow’s readiness for investment on Afghanistan’s underground sources. Russia is ready to implement its past projects in the country, he added. “The bilateral trade ties between the two countries …

AT News Report KABUL: Addressing the summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has termed regional countries rule important for peace and stability in Afghanistan, saying that peace and ending the longest war are the priority of the Afghan people. “The efforts to achieve peace, reach a political …

AT News Report KABUL: The Russian government emphasizes that Iran should be included in the quadrilateral format for Afghan peace talks. Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, said in an interview that Moscow wants Iran be included in the format of Russia, China and the United States on peace negotiations of …

AT News Report KABUL: The US state department says that Daesh terrorist group and Haqqani network are still a threat for Afghanistan. The state department annual report says that Daesh once active in 2018, has been weakened to expand its influence areas due to operations launched by Afghan and foreign …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: As part of his visit to Tashkent, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan held a meeting with Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive of the National Unity Government, Kazinform – a news agency has reported on Friday. “We attach importance to the strengthening and expansion of mutually profitable cooperation with …

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed his deep condolences to the victims of a train burning fire accident in Pakistan. A train heading from Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire, killing nearly 70 passengers. Karzai wished swift recovery for the wounded passengers and prosperity for the people of …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran’s First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri called on the Afghan government to gear up the efforts against terrorists’ activities on its soil, especially the potential moves by IS, which is also known as Daesh terrorists along joint borders, MNA reported Friday. “It seems that the IS …

KABUL: Human Rights Watch (HRW) says CIA-backed Afghan paramilitary forces have “committed summary executions and other grave abuses without accountability” — including extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, and attacks on health-care facilities. In its report, released on Thursday, HRW called on the Afghan government to immediately disband all pro-government paramilitary groups …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Days after the Islamic State’s (IS), also known as Dash extemrist group, leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and his heir apparent were killed in a raid by US forces in northern Syria, the group broke its silence to confirm their deaths, announce a new leader and warn …