AT News KABUL: The United States is edging towards a formal agreement with Pakistan to use its airspace to carry out military and intelligence operations in Afghanistan, according to sources familiar with the details of a classified briefing with members of Congress on Friday. CNN reported that Pakistan is eager to …
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AT News KABUL: NATO Secretary General Gens Stoltenberg has said the alliance will hold the Taliban accountable to honor their commitments to counter terrorism and to not allow Afghanistan to be used by terrorist organizations. In a press conference after NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting, NATO chief said the decision of …
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AT News KABUL: After visiting Kabul on Thursday, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan Foreign Minister, pledged Islamabad’s support to help revive the ailing economy in Afghanistan. He said Pakistan was intent to support the new government in Afghanistan. “So that their financial and economic situation gets improved, we have taken steps …
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AT News KABUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded UN President Joe Biden’s controversial decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan as a correct decision. Talking to gathered experts and journalists at the Valdai discussion, Vladimir Putin said that putting an end to America’s military engagement in Afghanistan was wise …
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AT News KABUL: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) is planning to raise over $660 million to help prevent from collapse of Afghanistan economy and help reach out to millions of impoverished Afghans. UNDP has launched the people’s economy fund to provide desperate Afghan with much needed access to cash. The fund …
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AT News KABUL: With the new government in Afghanistan still unrecognized by the world and an economic and humanitarian crisis looming, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has said that lack of recognition of the Taliban, socio-economic and humanitarian challenges has made Afghanistan very unstable. Sergey Lavrov in his speech in …
Read More »AT News KABUL: A UN official on Wednesday said that continued international aid to Afghanistan will be essential to be used as leverage in promoting women’s rights. Deputy country representative of UN Women in Afghanistan, Alison Davidian, said that the international community should ensure that any aid that they give …
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AT News KABUL: NATO’s defense ministers will meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday for a meeting to talk about security issues in Afghanistan. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is in Brussels too. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the defense ministers would discuss preventing Afghanistan from becoming a safe …
Read More »AT News KABUL: An international conference on Afghanistan hosted by Russia on Wednesday involving senior representatives of the Taliban and neighbouring nations urged the Taliban to form an inclusive government and called for the United Nations to convene a donor conference to prevent from a humanitarian catastrophe facing the war-torn …
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AT News Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in Kabul on Thursday for talks with Taliban officials, aimed at cementing ties with Afghanistan. Qureshi met with PM Mullah Mohmmad Hasan Akhund in Kabul, Pakistan’s ambassador to Afghanistan said. “Bilateral talks underway in presence of leading Afghan Ministers for facilitating …
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