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AT News KABUL: Two “important regional and international sessions” are expected to be held soon in Qatar to discuss peace efforts in Afghanistan, foreign minister Hanif Atmar said. Atmar said that Afghanistan’s international allies have been called to attend the session, adding that Taliban should be barred from “barbaric attacks …

AT News KABUL: Foreign Minister, Hanif Atmar wants the international community to document the ongoing war crimes in Afghanistan and investigate the perpetrators of the crimes. A statement issued Tuesday by the foreign ministry, said that Atmar shared his concerns over the war crimes in a meeting with Deborah Lyons, …

AT News KABUL: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned the Taliban that Washington would not meet any of their demands if they continue violence and crimes. He said Tuesday that Taliban want international recognition, removal the names of their leaders from the UN blacklist and freely travels to …

AT News KABUL: The Kabul based diplomatic missions condemned the Taliban attack on UNAMA compound in the western province of Herat. “The diplomatic missions to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, the EU Delegation, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the Office of …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban militants killed tens of unarmed civilians in Kandahar’s Spin Boldak since they captured the district in a massacre that may amount to a war crime, the U.S. and British embassies in Kabul said on Monday. The U.S. and British missions in a statement condemned the …

AT News KAABUL: The United Nations says that thousands of people have displaced as the clashes between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters have expanded to big cities. Taliban who attacked the cities of Herat, Lashkar Gah and Kandahar in the west and south, are engaging with government forces who try …

AT News KABUL: The US air force has carried out operations to pound Taliban positions in Helmand province in the south that has turned to one of deadliest centers of clashes between Afghan government forces and Taliban who try to capture the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah. Fawad Aman, a …

Former President Hamid Karzai is in favor of a political confrontation with the Taliban. He holds a strong belief that the Afghan people will rise against the militant movement if they trample basic rights of Afghan people including right to education. He said America’s maltreating Afghan people fueled anti-US sentiments …

AT News KABUL: A government team visited Islamabad to probe the abduction of the Afghan ambassador’s daughter, Silsila Alikhil, who was earlier kidnapped and torture in Islamabad of Pakistan. Foreign ministry spokesman, Gran Hewad said the Afghan government fact-finding team has arrived in Pakistan, but did not provide further details …

AT News KABUL: Taliban’s fresh attacks on the provinces of Kandahar and Helmand in the south as well as Herat province in the western Afghanistan have turned matter of concern for the United States that is hastily pulling its soldiers out of Afghanistan. The Taliban militants who began attacks on …