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First peace, then elections: Ahadi

‘If election is held, peace will be postponed for at least four years’ ‘If Ghani retakes power, peace will be hampered’ AT News Report KABUL: Anwarul Haq Ahadi, a notable politician who has worked in different government posts, prefers peace to the presidential elections slated to be held on September …

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Two men nabbed in Kabul on charge of having hands in helping Taliban

AT News Report KABUL: Police arrested two men accused of helping Taliban during overnight operation in Kabul General Command of Police Special Units (GCPSU) launched an overnight operation in the Police District 5 of Kabul City, during which, they managed to arrest two men on charge of helping Taliban militants …

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Taliban torch girls’ school in Kabul

AT News Report KABUL: Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Tuesday said that Taliban fighters set a girls’ school on fire in Kabul province. “Taliban terrorists have torched a girls’ school in Shakar Dara district Monday night,” said Ministry of Interior Spokesman Nasrat Rahimi. According to reports Taliban have tied the …

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Government calls Daesh a ‘tactical threat’ to Afghanistan

AT News Report KABUL: The National Security Council calls Daesh terrorist group as a “tactical threat” to Afghanistan that would turn into a strategic threat as it tries to attract other terrorist groups in the region. “There are concerns that after a peace agreement with the Taliban, a huge part …

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Editorial: The perilous but optimistic path ahead

Back-to-Back acts of terrorism – regardless of advancement in the US-Taliban peace process – across the war-wrecked country once again highlighted the perils lying ahead in the Afghans’ quest for peace. Zealous Afghans in every nook and cranny of the country on August 19 took to streets in celebrations marking …

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29 drug traffickers sentenced to years in prison

AT News Report KABUL: At least 29 drug runners pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and were sentenced to year behind bars in the past one week. A statement issued by the courts of Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) that 29 drug traffickers sentenced to two – 15 years’ incarceration after …

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Abdullah lambasts Ghani over release of Kabul Bank ex-CEO

AT News Report KABUL: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday lashed out at President Ashraf Ghani over the release of Khalilullah Ferozi, ex-CEO of Kabul Bank convicted of multimillion-dollar fraud. Meanwhile, Abdullah who is running for president in upcoming September polls, at his campaign rally here said the …

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How China chose to weaponize a setback

By: K. Abdullah Many nowadays appear to have lost their ways into the chaotic dynamics of the US-China relationship. Those focusing on the tariffs and the conflict points that are making up most of the stories today find themselves in a difficult situation in making sense of it all. They …

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Editorial: Bloody Independence Day

People and government were preparing to celebrate the 100th independence anniversary on Monday, with government planning to mark the day this time different from the previous years, more glorious and luxurious as it turned to 100 years. All the plans and programs were canceled after Kabul residents were shocked to …

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Afghanistan says US military presence depends on situation

AT News Report KABUL: In a reaction to the US President, Donald Trump’s recent remarks on US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the government says that the foreign troop presence in the country depended on security situation. Trump had said that he would decrease the number of US troops to less …

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