AT News Report-ZARANJ: Local officials on Sunday launched construction work on a school building in Zaranj, the capital of southwestern Nimroz province, Pajhowk Afghan News reported. Provincial education director Masood Noori told the foundation stone laying ceremony in Akhonzada Mohammad Alam village that the school building would cost 13 million …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Russia on Friday kicked off a meeting for talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban movement with Moscow promising to work for a united and peaceful Afghanistan. Afghanistan had earlier sent a four-member delegation of the High Peace Council to Russia for talks with representatives of …
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AT News Report-KABUL: U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan peace process, Zalmay Khalilzad, is visiting Afghanistan, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Pakistan as part of Washington’s efforts to jump start peace talks with the Afghan Taliban. Last month, Khalilzad met with Taliban leaders in Qatar to explore a way to …
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AT news Report-KABUL: Afghanistan’s grand coalition met on Thursday to hammer out an agreement over a joint candidate for the next year presidential election. Officials from the Grand National Coalition of Afghanistan said their pick will be announced in coming days. Close aides to former national security advisor Mohammad Hanif …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Majority of Afghan people believe that past efforts for peace negotiations have failed, according to a study conducted by the Afghan Institute of Strategic Studies. The study has been conducted on the level of awareness of people about peace events. According to the study, over 63.3% of …
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By Basir Qazizada-KABUL: Some of political parties who criticize the government, claim that it has been kept away from the peace talks. Mohammad Mohaqqeq, deputy chief executive said Friday during a ceremony on the occasion of 11th death anniversary of late member of parliament, Sayed Mostafa Kazemi that he was …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The Daesh terrorist group has an active presence in the eastern parts of the country, said a member of parliament, adding that the group was trying to expand its activity territory to all around Afghanistan. Hazrat Ali, a representative from Nangarhar province in the parliament said Friday …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The draft of for next year presidential election’s calendar is ready and will be likely announced today (Saturday), the Independent Election Commission said, the step was taken considering suggestions from the political parties, civil society and electoral watchdogs. The commission added that the draft had been finalized …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: After facing immense criticism from various political quarters for participating in the ‘Moscow format meeting’ on Afghanistan, which will also be attended by a Taliban delegation, official spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Raveesh Kumar, on Friday clarified that ‘India always wanted Afghan-led peace process, …
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AT News Report-KABUL: An anti-corruption program once seen as a beacon of hope in Afghanistan is failing to accomplish much, according to U.S. officials who say the nation’s top prosecutor is corrupt. The Anti Corruption Justice Center’s efforts have stagnated, while U.S. officials described Afghanistan’s once-lauded attorney general as dishonest, …
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