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AT News KABUL: The Afghan and Taliban peace negotiators say they will take a break from the peace talks for some days to discuss each other’s lists on the agendas in a bid to kick of intra-Afghan talks.   Members of Afghanistan negotiating team, Nader Nadery said that the talks will …

“We honor all those in Afghanistan who work tirelessly to advance freedom of expression and freedom of the press” AT News KABUL: The EU delegation, NATO and diplomatic missions based in Kabul in a joint statement released on Monday strongly condemned the recent targeted attacks on representatives of the media, …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Belgium’s Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder announced that Belgian troops in Afghanistan will return home next year. “We are preparing our withdrawal,” which “will occur during the year 2021,” Dedonder said in an interview with Het Belang van Limburg newspaper. “We cannot simply leave; agreements have to …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: International Committee of the Red Cross operations in Afghanistan and Iraq face a funding crisis because of the coronavirus pandemic, chief Peter Maurer said on Saturday. Iraq faces a humanitarian crisis where more than 1.3 million people are displaced. More than 90 per cent of those have been so for more …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The first shipment of Iranian exports has arrived in Afghanistan via a new railroad that links Iran’s eastern city of Khaf to Herat. The shipment was dispatched on a trial basis to detect possible problems on that route, Iranian media reported on Sunday. “The first consignment …

Taliban seeks release of their reaming prisoners, removal of names of their colleagues from the UN Blacklist AT News KABUL: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation met with Taliban’s deputy leader Mullah Baradar and chief negotiator Abdula Hakeem in Doha of Qatar, where they discussed issues related to recent …

AT News KABUL: The first agreement Afghan and Taliban negotiating teams reached on the procedure of the intra-Afghan talks, has sparked optimism among the government delegation who hope this could be the first step to take Afghanistan to lasting peace. A member of the government peace negotiation team, Fawzia Koofi …

AT News KABUL: The Pakistani army says the fencing along Durand Line it had earlier started would be completed “in next two months”. The fencing project which faced strong reaction by Afghanistan takes 2,600 kilometer. Kabul does not recognize the line as official border between Kabul and Islamabad, calling it …

AT News KABUL:  The government of Pakistan welcomed announcement of agreement between the Afghan peace team and Taliban negotiating members on the rules and procedures. “Pakistan welcomes the announcement regarding the agreement reached on rules and procedures by the Afghan parties in Doha. This is another significant step forward,” the …

AT News KABUL: The NATO calls on the Taliban to reduce violence as the first step to show they are committed to peace in Afghanistan. “We want the Taliban to first reduce the violence, then we want a peace agreement which includes the cease fire. The aim is a peaceful …