19 militants killed in fresh raids

AT News KABUL: At least 19 Taliban militants have been killed and seven others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …

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Ceasefire necessary to create conducive environment for talks: NSA Mohib

AT News KABUL: The youngest National Security Advisor, Hamdullah Mohib has said that a ceasefire is necessary to create a conducive environment for peace talks. He said this while speaking at Raisina Dialogue, a multilateral annual conference in New Delhi of India. “Peace for our people means the end of …

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Foreign Policy Vision for the New Government in Afghanistan

By Prateek Joshi and Jalal Shams President Ashraf Ghani’s recent electoral victory has once again put him at the helm of one of the most challenging politico-economic transitions any nation-state faces in the present times. In his first term, foreign Policy became a key focus area, where Kabul’s efforts were …

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Washington still hopes Taliban cave to violence-reduction demand

AT News KABUL: The United States still hopes that Taliban leadership agree on the violence reduction in Afghanistan demanded by the country’s chief negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad. Khalilzad who has met Taliban representatives for 10 rounds of talk since 2018, has offered ceasefire and reduction of violence before reaching a deal …

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Turkmenistan ready to provide platform for peaceful dialogue on Afghanistan

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The issue of supporting the reconciliation processes in Afghanistan is of particular importance in the region, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at the international forum in Ashgabat on Tuesday, Trend reports referring to Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary state news agency. The keynote of the event is “Turkmenistan …

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Taliban rebuke Kabul push for ceasefire as deal nears

AT News KABUL: While the government is urging ceasefire as part of the US and Taliban peace deal, the militants’ spokesman says that no new article was added to the deal draft. Suhail Shahin, spokesman of Taliban’s Qatar-based political office said Tuesday that the deal was close to be finalized, …

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Tribunal dismisses 10,000 complaints alleging election fraud

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s election complaints tribunal has rejected nearly 10,000 complaints alleging fraud and vote-rigging in hundreds of polling stations, in the midst of a discord over election result in the world’s most dragged-out presidential race. Some 9,866 out of 16,545 complaints have been rolled out of the adjudication …

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MoE’s electronic payment push gains momentum

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan government’s transformation to digital payments is gaining momentum with 74 percent of the Education Ministry salary payments being channeled electronically. Majority of teachers and employees of the ministry receive their salaries through electronic system payment across the country. A Government Media Information Center statement said the …

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Prisoners escape: 12 jail staffers to inquiry over

AT News KABUL: Following the escape of seventh prison from a jail in southern Paktia province, a provincial local official has spoke about detention of 12 people, including chief of the prison for inquiry over prisoners escape. According to Abdullah Hasrat, provincial governor’s spokesman, the arrested people are guards and …

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Gas price hike adding insult to injuries

On one hand, the cold snap around the country, especially capital Kabul, is taking its toll on the impoverished Afghans and the mere mortals while on the other, the skyrocketing gas prices have multiplied their miseries. Following the unprecedented snowfalls and cold weather, the price per kilo of Liquefied Petroleum …

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