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Human Rights Watch blames foreign troops for increasing Afghan civilian casualties

AT News KABUL: The Human Rights Watch says of an increase in civilian casualties in Afghanistan in last year, blaming Afghan and foreign forces for causing the increase. The organization said Wednesday in a report that that the 2019 Afghan civilian casualties was unprecedented, adding that 8,000 people were killed …

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A ray of hope as Washington, Taliban edge toward a deal

The insurgent group is considering a cessation of attacks in bid to facilitate American troop withdrawal AT News KABUL: Following painstaking negotiations, the Taliban have purportedly agreed to temporarily reduce violence in Afghanistan, as part of a pending peace deal with the United States to end America’s longest running war. …

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Washington still hopes Taliban cave to violence-reduction demand

AT News KABUL: The United States still hopes that Taliban leadership agree on the violence reduction in Afghanistan demanded by the country’s chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad. Khalilzad who has met Taliban representatives for 10 rounds of talk since 2018, has offered ceasefire and reduction of violence before reaching a deal …

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‘Afghanistan one of world’s poorest countries’

AT News KABUL: The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said that Afghanistan has remained one of the poorest countries in the world, where 55 percent of people live on less than one US dollar per day. SIGAR in a report under the title of ‘Lessons Learned Reintegration’ said …

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Kremlin fears US-Iran decoupling in Afghanistan in wake of tensions

An aggravating Iran-U.S. tug-of-war has fueled concerns in Kremlin that Iran may decouple from the United States in the region and pull out of its commitment for peace in Afghanistan. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that Iran could possible refrain from cooperating with the US …

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1.6 Kg ‘High Grade’ heroin seized from nine Afghans in Indian

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Nine Afghan nationals have been arrested and over 1.6 kg of “high grade” heroin has been seized from them during an international drug syndicate bust, the Narcotics Control Bureau said on Sunday. The NCB said some of the accused had ingested heroin capsules and seven of …

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A Taliban deal should ensure peace for Afghans: NATO envoy

AT News KABUL: Afghans deserve peace. No more indiscriminate IEDs which maim and kill innocent civilians, Nicholas Kay, NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan. Answering questions posed in twitter, he said that “no attacks on schools and mosques. The Taliban must end violence. It is time to focus on the …

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Karzai visits sick Nawaz Sharif in London

Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday paid a visit to the ailing former three-time Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Shari at his Avenfield apartments in London. Karzai addressed the media following the meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and said his visit was to inquire after Nawaz Sharif’s health. …

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Sultan Qaboos of Oman, Arab world’s longest-serving ruler, dies aged 79

Sultan Qaboos completely dominated the political life of Oman for almost 50 years Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, the Arab world’s longest-serving ruler, has died aged 79. The sultan deposed his father in a bloodless coup with British support in 1970 and set Oman on a path …

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Two US service members killed in Kandahar blast

AT News KABUL: Two U.S. service members have been killed and two U.S. service members were wounded in action on Saturday when their vehicle struck an IED in southern Kandahar province, Spokesman for the Resolute Support said. The service members were conducting operations as part of NATO’s Resolute Support Mission. …

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