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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: A Chinese UN envoy said that Afghanistan’s future arrangements should be broadly representative and inclusive. “In our view, Afghanistan’s future arrangements should be broadly representative and inclusive, so that all parties, ethnic groups, and religious sects in Afghanistan can participate on equal footing and share state …

AT News KABUL: A bomb rigged to a rickshaw has killed 15 people, including 11 children and wounded 20 others in eastern Ghazni province, security officials said on Friday. The deadly bombing comes as violence continues to surge around the country in the wake of peace talks. Wahidullah Jumazada, spokesman …

Text by Martin Albrow A man buys the first, second and third volumes of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China at Eastwind Books & Arts in San Francisco, California. The first batch of the third volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China has been distributed to more than 70 …

Text by João Miguel Barcellos The third volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China has been published by the Foreign Languages Press in both Chinese and English and distributed to more than 70 countries and regions around the world.  By Li He/Xinhua Thanks to its reform and opening up …

After meeting Taliban delegates, Pakistan Foreign Minister said Islamabad desired reduction in violence and ceasefire in Afghanistan to allow for development of peace process AT News KABUL: A Taliban delegation spearheading peace talks with Afghanistan government landed in Islamabad on Wednesday to meet Pakistan’s top civilian leadership, said Ministry of …

AT News KABUL: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says that teachers should be prioritized in immunization against the deadly coronavirus around the world after health workers who are “on the first line” in fighting the epidemic. Henrietta Fore, the UNICEF Executive Director, said Tuesday in a statement …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The Electoral College declared Joe Biden as the winner of U.S. election while President Donald Trump yet to concede his lost. Biden secures 306 electoral votes from presidential electors and his disputed rival Trump was only able to receive 232 votes. Heightened security was in place …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who visited Kabul for top-level consultations, said the Iran-Afghanistan strategic plan will be finalized soon. Mr. Araghchi met with many Afghan high-ranking officials, discussing key issues in regards to strengthened Kabul and Tehran ties. During meeting with …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Participants of virtual China-Afghanistan-Central Asian Countries (CA5) Vice Foreign Ministers’ Meeting called on the international community to support the Afghan peace and reconciliation process, step up counter-terrorism cooperation and create an enabling environment for relevant cooperation. The meeting on Trade and Connectivity was successfully held, said …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban leadership has warned they will resume attacks on U.S. forces if Washington does not pull troops out of Afghanistan as promised, Taliban officials told BBC on Monday. The Taliban have warned the United States against breaching its commitment to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan in …