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Full-grown in behavior of political leadership, especially the road taken by Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah on Atta Mohammad Noor’s recent remark, has deeply impressed the Afghan masses, showing political maturity is here at highest level. We are all praise the maturity shown to twist the hullabaloo into a calm scene. …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghanistan will be considered for inclusion in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Beijing hinted on Tuesday. The $57 billion project is part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative linking China with Asia, Europe and beyond. Optimistic of the economic corridor benefitting the entire region, the Chinese …

AT-KABUL: 1st China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Minister’s Dialogue on Tuesday kicked off in Beijing, the capital city of neighboring China, in which three states talked over several issues. In his speech, Foreign Minister, Salahuddin Rabbani expressed his profound gratitude to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his entire team at the Ministry …

AT-KABUL: Without any sort of discrimination, the Ministry of Interior has upped sleeves to bring reform in the ministry, but complaining of some challenges posing by some politicians in the way. “Some politicians violated government recruitment rules, preventing reform in the ministry,” Interior Minister Wais Barmak said on Monday. Barmak, …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: Chief Executive Officer of National Unity Government (NUG), Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that he was not involved in the “80 percent” in the dismissal of former Balkh governor, Atta Mohammad Noor, saying Noor had resigned as the governor. “Firing was not my work, it was …

AT-KABUL: The National Security Adviser, Mohammad Haneef Atmar has praised Indian leadership for what he called “adopting a decisive position” in fight against terrorism, the office of the national Security Council said. In a meeting with Manpreet Vohra, Indian ambassador to Kabul, Atmar also talked on the Kabul-New Delhi security …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: At least six people “four civilians, two security officials) embraced martyrdom after a suicide attacker on foot blew himself up close to a National Directorate of Security (NDS) office near Abdulhaq Square in Kabul city, security officials said. The blast comes a week after Islamic State (IS), …

AT-KANDAHAR: To eliminate violence against women, the support and participation of everyone in Afghan society, especially religious scholars and other community leaders, is crucial, participants said at an UN-backed symposium in the capital of the southern province of Kandahar, a statement from UNAMA said. At the day-long event, attendees from …

The principles of self-determination and territorial integrity are two significant principles applicable to international law and politics. It explains that countries have the right to freely determine their sovereignty and international politics status without external interference and it restricts countries to avoid promoting border changes or secessionist movements in other …

AT-KABUL: At least three senior Taliban commanders have been killed in an Afghan Air Forces airstrike in eastern Laghman province, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday. Seven Taliban insurgents, including their three commanders were killed and three others received injuries after the Afghan Air Forces targeted their …