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UN Concerned over High Level of Violence in Afghanistan

AT News KABUL: The United Nations expresses concerns over the “high level” of violence in Afghanistan, calling it the reflection of the current crisis in the war-hit country. However, it believes that the peace talks being held between Afghanistan and Taliban is an opportunity to end the “decades of war”. …

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Taliban Reluctant to Engage in Peace Talks

AT News KABUL: No meeting has been held between the Afghan and Taliban negotiating members for more than one week, a member of Afghan negotiating team said Tuesday. Nader Nadery said in a tweet that the Taliban was “not willing” to engage in negotiations with the Afghan negotiating team. “Peace …

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Kabul, Islamabad Envoys Stress Need for Joint Efforts for Peace in Afghanistan

AT News KABUL: Afghan and Pakistan Foreign Ministers have held a telephonic conversation and discussed issues related to the Afghan peace process and stressed for joint efforts for peace in Afghanistan. Afghan Foreign Minister, Haneef Attmar said he held “good discussion” with Pakistan FM, Shah Mahmoiod Qureshi on strengthening bilateral …

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EU Provides 35m Euros to Support Afghanistan Fight COVID-19

AT News KABUL: The EU-Delegation in Kabul on Tuesday announced an additional support of 35 million Euros to tackle the ongoing pandemic and mitigate its socioeconomic impacts in Afghanistan. Since the start of the pandemic, the EU has mobilised almost 147 million Euros to address the immediate health crisis and …

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Cash, Artifacts, Gold, Precious Stones Smuggling from Kabul Airport: Report

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has called on the Afghan officials to evaluate and strengthen the control systems at air and land ports to prevent smuggling of cash, artifacts, gold and precious stones out of the country. SIGAR, in its January 14 report, …

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Indonesia Extolled for Its Constructive Role in Afghan Peace Process

AT News KABUL: The Afghan negotiating team held talks with the chairman of Muhammadiyah Ulema Organization and former Vice President of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla in Qatari capital of Doha. The Afghan negotiating team said in a tweet that Kalla said that the continuation of violence in an Islamic society raises …

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Six Afghan Migrants Discovered in Lorry in Germany

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Six Afghan migrants were discovered inside a Bulgarian lorry by German police in a motorway lorry park in southern Germany, German Media Reported. The six Afghan migrants, between 15 and 21 years of age were discovered in the back of a Bulgarian lorry on Saturday afternoon. …

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Taliban Assure Biden of Sticking to US Peace Agreement

AT News KABUL: Taliban militants reiterated that they would remain committed to a peace deal they signed last week with the then US government. The assurance comes after the US new government was reported to have said it would review the deal. Under the deal, the United States must pull …

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Kabul Urges Islamabad to Press Taliban ‘Reduce Violence’

Surge in targeted killings and relentless violence across Afghanistan is a new challenge on the path to peace, Foreign Ministry says AT News KABUL: The foreign ministry has called on Pakistan to push the Taliban to fulfill its commitments of reduction in violence and cut ties with the “terrorist groups” …

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Biden intends to Keep Zalmay Khalilzad in Place for Now

Khalilzad is a diplomatic veteran, having served as a US ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Nations – he is well known in foreign policy circles AT News KABUL: The Biden administration is keeping former President Trump’s top envoy for Afghanistan peace talks, who has led regular negotiations with the …

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