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AT News KABUL: Taliban militants claim that the US military had launched airstrikes on civilians in the south, inflicting casualties on them. The insurgents said the strikes violate a February peace deal the militants signed with Washington. Suhail Shahin, spokesman of the group’s political office in Qatar, said on Friday …

AT News KABUL: 12 countries have expressed readiness to host the peace negotiations between the government of Afghanistan and Taliban insurgents, foreign ministry says. Hanif Atmar, acting foreign minister said Friday that 10 of the regional countries and two European states are keen to host the talks. Germany and Norway, …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A new migration system put in place through a bilateral agreement will enable more Afghan expatriates to become part of the UAE workforce, a top envoy said. Ahmad Sayer Daudzai, Charge d’Affaires, Afghanistan Embassy in Abu Dhabi, said that soon, workers from Afghanistan will have a …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi in a meeting with top Afghan official assured his country’s support for peace talks in Afghanistan. He assured this in a meeting with Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of High Council for National Reconciliation in Kabul. The Iranian official emphasized regional …

AT News KABUL: China has applauded resumption of trade relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan after both the countries overcame impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Hua Chunying at regular media briefing in Beijing said that China wants to see better relations between the two sides and economic growth …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: 10 more Georgian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the country’s Ministry of Defense reported. Reportedly, the 10 soldiers who are participating in the NATO Resolute Support Mission on a rotational basis in Afghanistan tested positive for the virus together with 28 other servicemen.  They were transported …

Beijing considers Kabul in its priority list for COVID19 vaccine once it is ready AT News KABUL: China has once again reaffirmed its support to the Afghan peace process and promised providing more support to the Kabul administration in the fight against coronavirus pandemic. The reiteration made during meeting between …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s economy is set to contract by between 5.5 percent and 7.4 percent in 2020 because of covid-19, exacerbating poverty, and leading to a sharp decline in government revenues, says the World Bank in its latest biannual Afghanistan Development Update on Wednesday.  Examining the Coronavirus impacts on …

AT News KABUL: The US Peace Envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmai Khalizad has condemned the Samangan complex attack conducted by the Taliban, saying that it has been in contradiction with the group’s commitment to reduce violence until a permanent ceasefire is reached in intra-Afghan talks. On Monday, Taliban fighters carried a …

AT News KABUL: Following waves of murmurs about Russian having paid bounties to the Taliban-linked militants to target the American soldiers in Afghanistan, the US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo held a phone call with the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. The US Department of State said the counterparts discussed …