AT News Report-KABUL: Two suicide car bombers killed three people and wounded eight others on Saturday morning in southern Helmand province A car bomber detonated its laden explosive near a security forces organ in 2nd district of Laghkargah city in southern Helmand today at around 9:40am, Helmand governor spokesman Omar …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The special meeting of Afghanistan and Iran businessmen and investors is supposed to be held within a month, Deputy Interior Minister for Economic and Regional Development Affairs of Iran, Babak Dinparast has said. The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economic Affairs and Finance, offices throughout the country, …
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By Seddiq Hussainy-“The U.S. must refrain from its past faux pas and preferably concoct a two-pronged ‘solely pragmatic’ modus operandi – dismantle militancy and empower governance and democracy with the same intensity with which it counters terrorism”. After months of painstaking negotiations with military and political pundits, the U.S. President …
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AT News Report-KABUL: The US Air Force in an airstrikes conducted in Charkh district of central Logar province, have killed five Taliban insurgents, local officials said on Saturday. However, four residents had also received injuries in the air operation. The Provincial Governor Spokesman, Salim Saleh said the US Air Force …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Despite the ongoing conflict, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Saturday announced anti-polio drive to immunize at least six million children in 21 provinces against the crippling virus. MoPH in a statement, said the first phase of anti-polio drive would be run in extremely susceptible areas …
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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: In the midst of political rivalries and ensuing intense economic ramifications in Afghanistan, the United States has applauded India’s mass contributions in the development of the country. The Pentagon spokesperson told journalists in Washington on Friday that India had been very supportive, and they’ve pledged additional developmental …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan is negotiating with the government of Qatar on closing Taliban’s political office in Doha, as it had been counterproductive in promoting peace talks, the national security advisor said on Friday. Mohammed Haneef Atmar said in an interview the Taliban’s political bureau in Qatar had not helped …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Saudi Arabia has assured Afghanistan of supporting its efforts in fighting terrorism and helping orchestrate the Afghan peace process. This was conveyed during an official visit of National Security Advisor (NSA) Mohammad Hanif Atmar to Saudi Arabia during which he held meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan celebrated the inauguration of its second route of international air cargo, after the first cargo flight took off from Kabul to Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday, according to officials. It will be the second route of air cargo linking Afghanistan and Kazakhstan, after Kabul and Mumbai …
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AT News Report-KABUL: Afghanistan hosted leaders from Turkmenistan, Pakistan and India on Friday for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Afghan section of a much-delayed multi-billion dollar pipeline project to transit natural gas from energy rich Turkmenistan to South Asia through Afghanistan. The work on the Afghan section was started after …
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