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Teachers called to be first vaccinated against coronavirus

AT News KABUL: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says that teachers should be prioritized in immunization against the deadly coronavirus around the world after health workers who are “on the first line” in fighting the epidemic. Henrietta Fore, the UNICEF Executive Director, said Tuesday in a statement …

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Electoral College confirms Biden’s as US president-elect

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Electoral College declared Joe Biden as the winner of U.S. election while President Donald Trump yet to concede his lost. Biden secures 306 electoral votes from presidential electors and his disputed rival Trump was only able to receive 232 votes. Heightened security was in place …

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Afghanistan, Iran edging closer to strategic partnership

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who visited Kabul for top-level consultations, said the Iran-Afghanistan strategic plan will be finalized soon. Mr. Araghchi met with many Afghan high-ranking officials, discussing key issues in regards to strengthened Kabul and Tehran ties. During meeting with …

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China-led CA5 countries declare support to Afghan peace process

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Participants of virtual China-Afghanistan-Central Asian Countries (CA5) Vice Foreign Ministers’ Meeting called on the international community to support the Afghan peace and reconciliation process, step up counter-terrorism cooperation and create an enabling environment for relevant cooperation. The meeting on Trade and Connectivity was successfully held, said …

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Taliban warn to resume attacks if US stalls on pullout

AT News KABUL: The Taliban leadership has warned they will resume attacks on U.S. forces if Washington does not pull troops out of Afghanistan as promised, Taliban officials told BBC on Monday. The Taliban have warned the United States against breaching its commitment to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan in …

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Afghan peace talks to resume next year

AT News KABUL: The Afghan and Taliban peace negotiators say they will take a break from the peace talks for some days to discuss each other’s lists on the agendas in a bid to kick of intra-Afghan talks.   Members of Afghanistan negotiating team, Nader Nadery said that the talks will …

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Foreign diplomats decry ‘unlawful attacks’ on Afghan civilians

“We honor all those in Afghanistan who work tirelessly to advance freedom of expression and freedom of the press” AT News KABUL: The EU delegation, NATO and diplomatic missions based in Kabul in a joint statement released on Monday strongly condemned the recent targeted attacks on representatives of the media, …

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Belgium Announces Troop Withdrawal from Afghanistan

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Belgium’s Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder announced that Belgian troops in Afghanistan will return home next year. “We are preparing our withdrawal,” which “will occur during the year 2021,” Dedonder said in an interview with Het Belang van Limburg newspaper. “We cannot simply leave; agreements have to …

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Red Cross Chief: Operations in Afghanistan and Iraq are Underfunded

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: International Committee of the Red Cross operations in Afghanistan and Iraq face a funding crisis because of the coronavirus pandemic, chief Peter Maurer said on Saturday. Iraq faces a humanitarian crisis where more than 1.3 million people are displaced. More than 90 per cent of those have been so for more …

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Iran’s First Export Shipment Arrives in Afghanistan Via New Railway

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The first shipment of Iranian exports has arrived in Afghanistan via a new railroad that links Iran’s eastern city of Khaf to Herat. The shipment was dispatched on a trial basis to detect possible problems on that route, Iranian media reported on Sunday. “The first consignment …

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