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‘Daesh, Haqqani network still a threat for Afghanistan’

AT News Report KABUL: The US state department says that Daesh terrorist group and Haqqani network are still a threat for Afghanistan. The state department annual report says that Daesh once active in 2018, has been weakened to expand its influence areas due to operations launched by Afghan and foreign …

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Kazakhstan wants strong relations with Afghanistan

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: As part of his visit to Tashkent, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan held a meeting with Abdullah Abdullah, Chief Executive of the National Unity Government, Kazinform – a news agency has reported on Friday. “We attach importance to the strengthening and expansion of mutually profitable cooperation with …

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Karzai’s thoughts go to Pakistan accident victims

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai expressed his deep condolences to the victims of a train burning fire accident in Pakistan. A train heading from Karachi to Rawalpindi caught fire, killing nearly 70 passengers. Karzai wished swift recovery for the wounded passengers and prosperity for the people of …

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Iran says Daesh seeking to move in Afghanistan

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran’s First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri called on the Afghan government to gear up the efforts against terrorists’ activities on its soil, especially the potential moves by IS, which is also known as Daesh terrorists along joint borders, MNA reported Friday. “It seems that the IS …

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HRW blamed Afghan forces of abuses during Ops against militants

KABUL: Human Rights Watch (HRW) says CIA-backed Afghan paramilitary forces have “committed summary executions and other grave abuses without accountability” — including extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, and attacks on health-care facilities. In its report, released on Thursday, HRW called on the Afghan government to immediately disband all pro-government paramilitary groups …

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Daesh names new leader, confirms al-Baghadi’s death

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Days after the Islamic State’s (IS), also known as Dash extemrist group, leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and his heir apparent were killed in a raid by US forces in northern Syria, the group broke its silence to confirm their deaths, announce a new leader and warn …

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Civilian casualties spiked from July to September in Afghanistan; 1,174 deaths, 3,139 injuries documented

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Civilian casualties dramatically rose in Afghanistan between July and September — marking the highest number of casualties in a quarter since twhey first started being documented in 2009, according to a new report. Citing the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, the Special Inspector for Afghanistan Reconstruction …

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Khalilzad wraps up Pakistan visit, insisting on reducing violence in Afghanistan

AT News Report KABUL: US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad discussed the current status of the Afghan peace process with Pakistani officials in his two-day trip to Islamabad, the US Embassy in Pakistan said in a statement. “In his meetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed …

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Khalilzad, Imran Khan confer on revival of peace talks

AT News Report KABUL: US peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad during meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, they called on all sides in Afghanistan’s protracted war to reduce the violence. During talks held in Islamabad, Pakistan Prime Minister reiterated his country’s steadfast and sincere support to the Afghan …

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Ambassador Kay says NATO helps Afghans achieve sustainable peace

AT News Report KABUL: In an interview with a Pakistani media, the NATO’s top civilian representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Nicholas Kay said that NAOT helping Afghanistan and its people to achieve a sustainable peace, and it is the priority of the allies. Kay called on the Taliban to listen to …

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