AT News KABUL: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Haneef Atmar met with the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad and his accompanying delegation, where they discussed issues surrounding the Afghan peace process. During the meeting that took place on Monday, which was also attended by the …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Australia’s most decorated Afghanistan veteran will deny alleged war crimes Monday at the start of his high-stakes defamation trial against one of the country’s biggest media companies. Ben Roberts-Smith will seek to prove he was unfairly portrayed in newspaper stories as having broken the moral and legal rules of war. He is seeking damages in Australia’s Federal Court from …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Turkey can keep its troops in Afghanistan only if political, financial and logistic support is provided by the allies, as NATO prepares to withdraw from the country, the country’s Defense Minister, Hulusi Akar, daily Hürriyet reported on Monday. Ankara has conducted talks with the U.S. on the issue, …
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According to a United Nations report, the group’s elusive leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri is “probably alive but too frail to be featured in propaganda.” AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A significant part of the Al-Qaeda leadership resides in the Afghanistan and Pakistan region, including the group’s elusive leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, who is …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The U.S. on Friday announced more than $266 million in new humanitarian aid for Afghanistan as part of its enduring commitment to the war-torn country while the American Soldiers and NATO forces are exiting the country. The announcement comes amid unrelenting violence and a stalled peace …
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AT News KABUL: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, says that Central Asian states play key role in stability in Afghanistan. In a meeting with Kazakh President, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Guterres, said Saturday that the UN and Central Asia would cooperatively work to help peace and stability in Afghanistan. The …
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AT News KABUL: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks about a change in his country’s “decade-long” policy of pushing for strategic depth in Afghanistan to ensure that there was friendly government there. “Any Afghan government chosen by the people is who Pakistan should deal with,” Khan said in an interview …
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AT News KABUL: Tomas Niklasson, the European Union Special Representative to Afghanistan says that violence has intensified in the country since the US-Taliban peace deal, calling for an immediate end of bloodshed.Niklasson emphasized that the perpetrators of attacks on civilians such as the Sayed ul Shuhada girls’ school need to …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan, China, and Pakistan called for the responsible and orderly withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan to avoid a deterioration in the security situation in the region or giving terrorist forces the opportunity to thrive. Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad …
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AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai congratulated Fawzia Koofi for being ranked among top 50 leaders by the Fortune Magazine. This is an honor to hear that Ms. Fawzai Koofi, a member of the Afghan peace negotiating team as one of 50 greatest leaders by the Fortune Magazine, Karzai …
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