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AT News KABUL: Afghan Ambassador to Qatar, Abdul Hakim Dalili has died of cardiac arrest, officials and his relatives confirmed. President Ashraf Ghani expressed his extreme sadness about the unfortunate demise of Dalili. He sent his condolences with the deceased ambassador’s family, his office said in a statement on Tuesday. …

Violence against journalists and media has increased in Afghanistan in recent months, although a respite might have been expected as a result of the peace talks between the Afghan and Taliban peace negotiators. AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: 50 journalists were killed worldwide in 2020, according to a report of abusive treatment …

AT News KABUL: Relationship between Kabul and Islamabad already not so warm, is worsening after Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar visited Pakistani city of Karachi where he was said to have met injured militants being treated at a state hospital. In a statement issued Monday, Pakistan foreign ministry warned …

AT News KABUL: The government of Pakistan has once again reiterated its commitment for lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan, expressing concern about some negative comments which continue to emanate from certain officials, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday. As the Afghan peace process …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Intelligence Ministry of Iran has issued a statement rejecting that it has published warnings to Afghan nationals living in Iran. The statement said that there have been rumors and stories circulating on social media against Afghan nationals in Iran that intend to create panic and …

AT News KABUL: It’s been nearly two decades since the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan, but full withdrawal remains the subject of heated debate, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Afghanistan, William Ruger said. “It is time to leave the country.” According to him, the United State …

AT News KABUL: U.S. President Donald Trump complained that the 2020 presidential election had been “the election of a third world country.” “A young military man working in Afghanistan told me that elections in Afghanistan are far more secure and much better run than the USA’s 2020 Election,” Mr. Trump tweeted, …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The foreign ministry of China said that there have been steady progresses made in all undertakings in Xinjiang state of China. Talking to a press conference, Chinese Deputy Director-General of the Publicity Department, Xu Guixiang said that the security has been surging across Xinjiang. “Firstly, the …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warns of increasing number of Afghans in need to humanitarian aids in 2021, saying that half of the country’s population is already needy to the aids. The Office has estimated Afghan population 40 million, while other …

US point-man for Afghan peace, Zalmay Khalilzad said Afghan war and killing have lost their legitimacy in the eyes of the overwhelming number of Afghans who need and yearn for peace and security. AT News KABUL: Reacting to the recent devastating attack in southern Ghazni province that took so many …