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Russia, US, China, and Pakistan urge Taliban to refrain from spring offensive, reiterating call on all parties to the conflict in Afghanistan to reduce the level of violence AT News KABUL: The world and regional states say they wouldn’t support the revival of the Islamic Emirate, a term used by …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Taliban fighters have protected western military bases in Afghanistan from attacks by rival, or rogue Islamist groups for over a year under a secret annex to a pact for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces by May 1, three Western officials with knowledge of the agreement …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Senior Afghan and Iranian officials signed the second agreement on border cooperation after the end of a five-hour meeting. The agreement was signed by the Deputy Governor General for economic affairs of southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, Mandana Zangeneh, and the Deputy Governor of …

Ambassador Khalilzad says aid to Afghanistan could be cut if women’s rights aren’t upheld AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation, Zalmay Khalilzad testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on US policy in Afghanistan where lawmakers questioned him about how Afghan women will be protected if …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan started new efforts to convince the Taliban for rejoining the peace process otherwise the Taliban may face some tough actions from Pakistan. Hamid Mir, a Pakistani journalist in his new article inscribed that top Pakistani security officials have approached Afghan Taliban leadership in Doha and …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: U.S. lawmakers worried about the impending withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan got a dose of cautious optimism from the diplomat who helped negotiate last year’s deal with the Taliban that paved the way for the upcoming pullout. Zalmay Khalilzad, the United States’ special representative for Afghanistan …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has admitted that a civil war or Taliban takeover in Afghanistan is ‘certainly a possible scenario’ when the US withdraws all its troops from the country by September 11. Blinken told CNN’s Jake Tapper the Biden administration is “planning …

AT News KABUL: The US State Department issued a new travel advisory, calling on all Americans interested in leaving Afghanistan to do it as soon as possible. U.S. citizens wishing to depart Afghanistan should leave as soon as possible on available commercial flights, the State Department said in a statement. …

AT News KABUL: Reports say that Afghan and Pakistani troops opened fire at each other on Monday morning at a crossing point in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province in the south. Officials in Kandahar confirmed the Monday clashes between Afghan and Pakistani forces, saying it occurred in the Loqman …

Experts believe that China as one of the world’s powerful countries can play a vital role in the Afghan peace process AT News KABUL: As the U.S. led international forces are preparing to leave and the concerns rising on deterioration of situation, China has reiterated strong support for sustainable peace …