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AT News KABUL: The British Embassy in Kabul has expressed its deep concern over the high levels of violence in Afghanistan, urging the warring parties to immediately end hostilities. Following commitments to reduce violence in the lead up to intra-Afghan negotiations, we have instead seen an escalation of attacks across …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Some members of the US intelligence, which accuses Russia of conspiring with Taliban members, are involved in drug trafficking from Afghanistan, said Russian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan affairs, Zamir Kabulov. “Those wonderful US intelligence officers, who accuse us of different things, are involved in drug …

The expected launch of all-Afghan talks this month have aroused interest of foreign investors and Afghanistan’s economic development AT News KABUL: The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in a video conference with President Ashraf Ghani and Chariman Abdullah Abdullah conferred on overcoming obstacles in the way of …

AT News KABUL: The United States keeps pressuring Taliban to stay committed in implementing of a February 29 peace deal the two sides signed which allows Washington to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that in his recent phone call with the Taliban …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The UN Security Council has encouraged the Afghan government and the Taliban to work toward an early start of peace negotiations. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council welcomed steps taken so far by the two sides to move toward the start of …

China said that it will take necessary countermeasures to firmly safeguard its national interests in response to the United States’ decision to end special treatment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian made the remarks at a regular press briefing, adding that the …

Bashar Noorzai sentenced to life in prison in the United States for supporting Taliban, having ties with Osama bin Laden, the former leader of al-Qaeda network and smuggling drugs to the US at the of cost 50 million dollars. AT News KABUL: Taliban’s head of political office Mullah Abdul Ghani …

AT News KABUL: The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo in a meeting with the Taliban Qatar based representatives has discussed American troop pullout, intra-Afghan negotiations, prisoners release and reduction in violence, which has recently been increased in Afghanistan. The discussion made through a video conference, which according to the …

AT News KABUL: The European Union (EU) has called on the government of Afghanistan to take more steps in protecting children, saying that a report recently released by the US state department had highlighted important points about legally protection of Afghan children, which was also in the EU’s priorities. The …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Iranian Deputy Health Minister Alireza Rayeesi said that Afghanistan has asked Iran to help the country combat coronavirus as Kabul lacks expertise to use PCR systems. The two countries hold constant talks on Iran’s methods of containing the virus, in particular, Iran’s National Screening plan, Rayeesi …