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Taliban favors Istanbul meeting after Ramadan

AT News KABUL: The Taliban group has pushed for a mere delay in the Istanbul meeting, suggesting it should be held after the Ramadan month that follows with a three-day holiday of Eid al-fitr. The Istanbul meeting was expected to be held on April 15th among the representatives of the …

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Afghanistan Deadline is ‘Too Soon’ for Biden Administration, US Official says

‘Running for the exits pell-mell by May 1 is dangerous,’ said HASC Chairman Rep. Adam Smith, who backs pulling out ‘responsibly.’ AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: There is a “general feeling” within the Biden administration that withdrawing all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by a May 1 deadline is “too soon,” largely …

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Marshal Dostum meets US envoy for Afghanistan peace in Turkey

Turkey conference “key opportunity” for Afghan peace AT News KABUL: Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum met Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation in Turkey. Farahmand Babor, Dostum’s aide and deputy chairman of the reconciliation council, wrote on Facebook that the meeting took place in Ankara, where Dostum and …

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Tajikistan supports ceasefire in Afghanistan

AT News KABUL: Tajikistan that is hosting the ninth round of the Istanbul-Heart of Asia conference, declared support for a lasting cease fire in neighboring Afghanistan. President Ashraf Ghani flew Monday for Dushanbe to participate in the conference. He was welcomed by his Tajik counterpart Imom Ali Rahmon, who expressed …

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Khalilzad discusses Afghan peace with Turkish officials

AT News KABUL: The United States Envoy for Afghanistan Peace Zalmay Khalilzad is now in Turkey’s city of Istanbul where he met with the country’s presidential spokesman, discussing the Afghan peace efforts including a meeting planned to be held in this regard early April in Istanbul. Ibrahim Kalin, President Erdogan’s …

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Iran to Attend 9th Ministerial Conference on Heart of Asia

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will leave Tehran for Dushanbe to attend the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia, said the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson. “Zarif will travel to Dushanbe on March 29th to meet with Tajik officials and attend the Ministerial Conference …

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Mohib calls on Taliban not to miss “opportunity for peace”

AT News KABUL: A top Afghan official on Saturday called on the Taliban to come out of their hideouts and engage in meaningful talks in order to take full use of the current opportunity for peace. The National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib called on the Taliban to not miss the …

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U.S. blamed for destabilizing China

AT News KABUL: China blames the U.S. for trying to destabilize the situation in Xinjiang state of the country.  The Chinese foreign ministry’s spokesman, Hua Chunying on Saturday afternoon in a press conference played a video of former chief of staff of former secretary of state, Colin Powell, who was …

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Khalilzad heads to Turkey, region in a push to accelerate Afghan peace bid

AT News KABUL: The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has departed for Turkey and the region, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday, in a push to encourage Afghan parties to accelerate negotiations to end conflict in the country. The State Department said in a statement that Khalilzad …

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US Spy Agencies Warn Joe Biden of Possible Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan: Report

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: According to a news report, US intelligence agencies have told the Biden administration that the Taliban could overrun most of Afghanistan within two to three years if US troops leave before a power-sharing deal is reached between the warring sides. Such a takeover potentially would allow …

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