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Kabul, Riyadh Agree on Expanding Economic Cooperation

AT News RIYADH: Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar met with Saudi Minister of Commerce Dr. Majid Bin Abdullah Al Qasabi and discussed Afghan-Saudi comprehensive framework for economic cooperation covering trade, investment, development, and labor deployment. The two sides discussed transportation of Afghanistan’s key exports to Saudi Arabia and called for …

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NATO Chief Urges ‘Joint Work’ to Resolve Afghan Challenges

AT News KABUL: The NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg believes that a “joint work” was needed to resolve challenges in Afghanistan. In a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Stoltenberg said Saturday that the military organization member states would hold a meeting in February to discuss the future of their …

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US to review peace deal with Taliban

‘Washington wants to check that the Taliban is living up to its commitments to cut ties with terrorist groups, to reduce violence in Afghanistan, and to engage in meaningful negotiations,’ US NSA, Jake Sullivan says AT Mentoring Desk KABUL: The Biden administration said it will review a landmark US deal …

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Biden Administration to Review Taliban Peace Deal

AT News KABUL: The new US President Joe Biden wants to review a peace deal his predecessor Donald Trump signed with Taliban insurgents last February. The announcement over the review comes as Afghan government has some considerations and objections to the peace deal. Antony Blinken, Biden’s nominee for secretary of …

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Australia calls on Taliban to agree to a ceasefire

AT News KABUL: The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morison has called on the Taliban, a group where the Kabul administration is trying to make peace with, to agree to a ceasefire, while expressing his country’s full support to the Afghan-owned peace process. He made this remark during a telephonic …

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US Warns Citizens Not to Travel in Afghanistan

AT News KABUL: The US embassy in Kabul has warned of an increase in terrorist and criminal incidents in Kabul, urging its citizens to refraim traveling to Afghanistan, or should leave the country. In recent weeks, increased terrorist attacks, kidnappings, criminal violence, and civil unrest have occurred throughout Afghanistan, the …

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Nobody Absent in Afghan-Taliban Negotiating Teams

AT News KABUL: The second round of peace talks between Afghanistan and Taliban is going on in the Persian Gulf Arab State of Qatar, but they have so far held just a preliminary and a technical session. Some media outlets had earlier reported that a number of negotiating members from …

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US Officials Meet Taliban Leaders in Doha

Kabul seeks regional and international support for Afghan peace quest to end the conflict AT New KABUL: A multilateral meeting was held between the Taliban and top US officials, where they discussed the ongoing peace negotiations between the Afghan government and militant group. A spokesman for the Taliban Qatar based …

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Reactions to US Troop Reduction in Afghanistan

Kabul says it has no negative impact as 96pc operations conducted by Afghan security forces. Taliban welcome the move as good advancement and practical measure AT News KABUL: The drawdown in the number of the foreign forces does not put a negative impact on the war in Afghanistan, authorities said …

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Gen. Miller Visits Kandahar to Assess Security Situation

AT News KABUL: The U.S. and NATO Forces Top Commander, Gen. Scott Miller and Chief of the Afghan Army Staff, Gen. Yasin Zia had visited the southern province of Kandahar to evaluate the security situation of the province. The US forces spokesman, Col. Sonny Leggett said in a tweet that …

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