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Afghans to likely receive more humanitarian aids after peace: Report

AT News Report KABUL: Reports forecast that human relief agencies would increase assistance to Afghanistan once the peace deal with Taliban is done. The Associated Press says that Afghans are in need of more humanitarian aids despite the foreign troops’ presence in the country. The news agency says that thousands …

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Russian FM, Qatari diplomat discussed peace efforts in Afghanistan

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Russian Foreign Minister (FM) Sergey Lavrov in a telephonic conversation with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani discussed the settlement efforts in Syria and Afghanistan, TASS news agency reported.  “The Russian and Qatari foreign ministers discussed in detail …

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IPI urges U.S. Afghan envoy to prioritize journalist safety in Taliban talks

AT News Report KABUL: The International Press Institute (IPI), a global network of editors, media executives and leading journalists for press freedom, has urged U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad to make the safety of journalists a priority in his ongoing U.S.-Taliban talks. In a letter to the …

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Final issues under discussion in peace deal with US: Taliban

AT News Report KABUL: The Taliban insurgent group has said the text of the peace deal with the US officials has been finalized that would see American forces withdrawal from Afghanistan in exchange for a Taliban promise that the country would not become a haven for international militants. Suhail Shaheen, …

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Trump’s statements on Afghan peace interpreted as ‘conflicting’

AT News Report KABUL: Since the ninth round of the US-Taliban negotiations began some 10 days back in Qatar, Afghan and international media repeatedly reported of a deal on peace. But the US President Donald Trump’s last words that he would keep 8,600 soldiers even after making deal with the …

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US-Taliban finalize peace deal; Khalilzad likely in Kabul on Thursday

AT News Report KABUL: Sources close to the negotiations says that the US and Taliban negotiators finally reached an agreement over peace deal on Wednesday, a deal that comes after nearly one year negotiations between the US envoy for Afghan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban negotiators. The sources said that …

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Russia accused West of double standards over Daesh presence in Afghanistan

AT Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: Russia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations earlier stated that at least 4,000 Daesh militants are currently present in Afghanistan mainly operating in the provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar, Sputnik reported. Russia is concerned about the double standards demonstrated by the West toward the presence …

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Pompeo says US never seeks permanent presence in Afghanistan

AT News Report KABUL: As the US and Taliban are being closed to a peace deal, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo said that Washington “has never sought a permanent military presence in Afghanistan.” He said that US mission in Afghanistan was to defeat al-Qaida, adding that such efforts …

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“Moscow continues supporting Afghan security forces in war on terror”

AT Monitoring Desk MOSCOW: Moscow will continue providing assistance to Afghanistan’s army and security forces in the fight against terrorism, Russian Foreign Minister said at a press conference following Wednesday’s talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. “We are providing equipment to Afghanistan’s army and security forces and will continue …

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Afghanistan complains to UNSC about Pakistan’s crossing line aggression

AT News Report KABUL: Pakistan’s aggressive approach towards Afghanistan has long been known and the country has failed to foster good ties with any. Tensions with India have almost always remained high while Iran has time and again warned the country against pushing in terrorists. Now, Afghanistan too has officially …

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