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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Former President George W. Bush says he is concerned that President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 could harm women and girls in the long run if the “brutal” Taliban returns to power. Biden announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The German military is planning a more rapid withdrawal from Afghanistan than previously planned, the Defence Ministry informed parliament on Wednesday, according to information received by dpa. Consultations with partners in NATO are under way that could see Germany’s 1,100 troops pull out by as early as …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: More than 110,000 people in the past week have signed an online petition asking the U.S. government to give refuge to the family of a slain Afghan interpreter, Stars and Stripes reported on Wednesday. Taliban insurgents are believed to have killed the man, known by the …

AT News KABUL: Taliban leaders have been busy in negotiations with the representatives from Turkey, Qatar, the United States and the United Nations in the Qatari capital of Doha for a few days, with sources close to Taliban saying that the parties were trying to build trust between the US …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The United States continues to have a dialogue with Pakistan on issues related to terrorism along the crossing point with Afghanistan, the Pentagon has said.“We continue to have a dialogue with Pakistan about terrorist issues along that border with Afghanistan. I think it’s helpful to remind …

AT News KABUL: A key commander of Taliban has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in northwestern Pakistan, says an Afghan official. The killed Taliban was the group’s designated commander for eastern Nangarhar province. The Nangarhar governor identified the insurgent commander as Nek Mohammad, who was shot dead in Peshawar, …

Taliban says it would shun summits about Afghanistan until all foreign forces leave AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Pakistan has urged the Taliban to remain engaged in the Afghan peace process after the armed group said it would now shun summits about Afghanistan until all foreign forces leave. The decision was …

AT News KABUL: Afghan deputy foreign minister and Iran ambassador to Afghanistan had held talks and exchanged views on the latest developments, while Iran reaffirmed support to the Afghan government. Mr. Meerwais Nab met with Bahador Aminian at the Afghan foreign ministry and discussed about the latest developments in Afghan …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Representatives of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan discussed the ongoing work on TAPI gas pipeline construction project in Kabul. Representative of the Turkmengas state concern in the Board of Directors of the TAPI Pipeline Company Limited Muhammetmyrat Amanov and Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Afghanistan H. Ovezov met with Deputy Secretary …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, has congratulated Nepal on its successful leadership of the Colombo Process over the last two years and committed continued IOM support as Afghanistan takes over as Chair.  DG Vitorino made the remarks at the virtual Chairmanship handover ceremony during which Nepal was commended …