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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Chief of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, and popular Pashtun nationalist leader, Mahmood Khan Achakzai has denied any right to the institutions of Pakistan to humiliate Afghan refugees in Pakhtunkhwa or to force them to leave for Afghanistan, Spogmai Radio has reported. Achakzai said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa belongs to …

AT-KABUL: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah on Monday reacted over recent remarks made by the ousted Balkh governor, Atta Mohammad Noor, saying “we have answers, our silences doesn’t mean we don’t have words to say.” It should not be taken out of context that we don’t have answers, …

AT-KABUL: A senior official in Herat province was arrested by the intelligence operatives on the charge of spying for Iran. Provincial spokesman, Jilani Farhad said that the arrested man was sent to Kabul for investigation. He did not identify the detained person, but said he previously held important government post …

AT-KABUL – The UN Security Council undertook a visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan from the 13th to 15th of January 2018. The first Council visit to Afghanistan since 2010, the visit was an opportunity to reiterate the Security Council’s support for the Government and people of Afghanistan and their …

AT-KABUL: Members of parliament reacted to President Ghani’s decree over the gatherings, strikes and demonstrations with conflicting responses. The opposition of the decree called it against the constitution and democracy, while others said that some parties and groups misuse demonstrations to justify their activities. “The president’s decree over demonstrations, strikes …

AT-KABUL: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) delegation during a visit to Kabul, expressed commitment in cooperation with the Afghan government in order to reach peace and stability. President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani received United Nation Security Council (UNSC) delegation in presidential palace yesterday. The delegation was leading by Kairat Umarov, …

AT-KABUL: The government-led high peace council claims that representatives from government and Taliban group participated in an unofficial meeting to talk about the peace process, an allegation refused by both government and the militant group. There were reports that a government delegation talked to Taliban representatives last week in Turkey. …

KABUL: Former president Hamid Karzai has said the US presence in Afghanistan should be for ensuring peace and stability not for further deteriorating the situation and fueling war. Karzai in his address at the European Institute for Security Studies in Switzerl said the US should respect the Afghan values, customs, …

AT-KABUL: At least seven Afghan police officers embraced martyrdom after the Taliban insurgent attacked their check posts in Raigi area in the outskirt of Farah City on Sunday evening, local officials said Monday. The clash occurred when the police forces went to the area to help their comrades, TOLONews reported. …

AT-KABUL: Aid agencies in Afghanistan need US$430 million this year to help the most vulnerable girls, women, boys and men across the country. The money will be used to assist 2.8 million people displaced by conflict or natural disasters with emergency shelter and food, to treat patients injured by conflict, …