AT News KABUL: The Pakistan government said Sunday that it has closed the crossing point in southern Afghanistan for a one-week period of time to avoid the outbreak of coronavirus. The Pakistani media quoted the country’s ministry of interior that the crossing ban term would begin from today (Monday). …
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AT News KABUL: The US President Donald Trump has said that he would meet the Taliban leaders in the near future, following a peace deal signed between US and Taliban on Saturday evening in Qatar. Talking to a new conference, he said, “I‘ll be meeting personally with the Taliban leaders …
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AT News KABUL: Just as a historic peace agreement was being signed in Qatar on Saturday to end American’s longest-fought war, the United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg renewed their commitment to Afghanistan. During a ceremony of a joint declaration with President Ghani, …
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AT News KABUL: After a week-long reduction in violence that resulted from painstaking negotiations, the US and Taliban signed a historic agreement Saturday in Qatar, which would herald a drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan and long-awaited negotiation between the rebel group and Kabul government. The peace agreement includes a …
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AT News KABUL: The Presidential Palace on Wednesday has confirmed that ceremony to swear in Ashraf Ghani as president scheduled for Thursday, has been delayed—giving an opportunity for the Afghan leaders to form a comprehensive government to end the controversial post-election crisis. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan has …
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AT News KABUL: Amidst crisis ignited over controversial September presidential election, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in a statement said any concerns about the electoral process should be addressed according to constitutional and legal procedures. “I note the final results of last September’s presidential election announced by the Independent …
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BEIJING: No new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection were reported Tuesday in 26 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland, according to health authorities Wednesday, Xinhua has reported. The Chinese mainland reported a total of 406 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, including 401 in Hubei, one in Shandong, Shanghai and …
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AT News KABUL: President Donald Trump in a speech in India said on Tuesday that he is expecting a peace agreement with the Taliban very soon to formally end the war in Afghanistan and withdraw some U.S. troops. “We’re pretty close in signing an agreement,” Trump told reporters Tuesday in …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Welcoming the US-Taliban peace deal likely to be signed later this month, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday said China believed that the treaty would pave way for a smooth and orderly withdrawal of foreign troops stationed in Afghanistan and prevent terrorist organizations from taking …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: US President Donald Trump is all set to prod India into supporting the peace process in Afghanistan, an administration official says. Trump will arrive in India on Monday for a two-day visit for talks with host leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a variety …
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