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AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has thanked Qatar for its efforts in support of peace in Afghanistan and for being a “long-time friend and military partner” to the US and NATO. Speaking ahead of a meeting in Washington, Mattis welcomed the Qatari Minister of Defense Khalid …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has been “hard at work” as the top American diplomat making another round to the Region, the State Department said. “The fact that Ambassador Khalilzad is in the region shows our commitment to a lasting peace agreement, hoping that …

PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Muslim cleric Sami ul-Haq, known as the “Father of the Taliban” for having taught some of the Afghan Islamist movement’s leaders, was shot dead on Friday in a Pakistani city, a relative and his deputy said. Unknown attackers shot the prominent cleric, who runs an Islamic school in …

A U.S. army ex-general has made a shocking revelation about the U.S. wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, which he admitted have killed thousands of innocent people. In an article in Asia Times newspaper, former U.S. general William Estore said that the U.S. army in Afghanistan and Iraq has failed and …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: NATO has limited face to face communication with Afghan security forces after the Kandahar and Herat incidents. On October 18, Kandahar Police Chief Gen. Abdul Raziq and the provincial National Directorate Security (NDS) head were killed and some other high-level government officials and US general were wounded …

AT Monitoring Desk-The Trump administration is leveling sanctions against the insurgent Taliban and Iranian paramilitary force, accusing the group of training and funding terrorism, in the wake of a surge in militancy and violence in Afghanistan. The U.S. imposed sanctions on Tuesday against eight individuals, including two linked to the …

AT Monitoring Desk-U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has issued a sharp rebuke to Pakistan and warning to hold the terror sponsoring state accountable if it continues to take no serious steps to rein in terrorists on its western border with Afghanistan. Pompeo said he had delivered this message to …

AT-The members of the UN Security Council welcomed the holding of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan and stressed that the elections, which have been carried out under difficult security conditions under full Afghan ownership, constitute an important moment in the democratic development in Afghanistan. In a statement issued by UNSC, rhe …

AT-KABUL: US Vice President Mike Pence has called President Ashraf Ghani, where he congratulated him over conducting a successful Wolesi Jirga elections that majority of Afghans casted their votes, disregarding the Taliban threat, and also condemned assassination of Gen. Raziq. “He (Pence) congratulated the Afghan people on the steady advance …

KABUL: The first ever yellow lentilscargo donated by India has reached to Kabul through Iran’s Chabahar Port, officials said. Following Indian food donation, this country has donated 1998 metric tons of yellow lentils to Afghanistan. The first cargo of the yellow lentils has arrived today in Kabul and handed over …