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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan Center for Journalists is criticizing the government and security officials for what they call a systemic attempt to withhold information surrounding the ongoing war in the country. The watchdog called on the Interior Ministry officials to refrain from restricting access to information and to respect the …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: U.S. President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed in a meeting this week that Turkey would take responsible role in securing Kabul’s airport after the U.S. and NATO allied forces leave Afghanistan, a top U.S. official said. The U.S. national security adviser Jake …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s point man for peace Dr. Abdullah Abdullah held separate meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, discussing the Afghan peace process. The meetings took place on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomatic Assembly. Abdullah and Zarif agreed that there …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: As the U.S. is on verge ending its 20-year presence in Afghanistan, top Pentagon official says that international militant groups like al-Qaeda could pose threats from the country to Washington and alliances in two years. President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw troops completely from Afghanistan by …

Turkey’s deal with Biden’s administration for key security roles in Afghanistan smacks of Ankara’s plan to expand its footprint after the U.S. withdrawal, amid speculations about which regional powers are trying to supplant the U.S. influence in the war-torn country after two decades of military intervention AT News KABUL: Afghan …

AT News KABUL: The negotiating team of the Afghan government and Taliban delegation in Doha reached a breakthrough over preparation and organizing the agendas of the intra-Afghan negotiations. “Last evening, the two sides’ contact teams held a meeting and discussed the coming negotiations’ organizing and preparations,” said, a member of …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday expressed its indebted to the NATO for its cooperation and support to Afghanistan in the joint fight against international terrorism, help build and train the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces over the last two decades. The continuation of NATO’s …

KABUL accuses Islamabad of providing safe havens and training camps for militants posing violence in Afghanistan. AT News KABUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Ankara was seeking Pakistan and Hungary’s involvement to secure Kabul International Airport. He also said that his country would need “diplomatic, logistic and …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The NATO is seeking bases in Qatar to train the Afghan security forces after withdrawal as part of its commitment with Afghanistan after departure. According to Reuters, after two decades of war, forces from 36 countries involved in NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan are set …

AT News KABUL: The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Tuesday said that Russia donated emergency kits’ shipment arrived to the country today. This kits’ shipment was handed over to the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier, which reached the country today, said MoPH. According to a statement in a joint …