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Etisalat sets new record as first Middle East brand portfolio to break $10bn barrier

Most valuable portfolio brand in the MENA region for the 3rd year in a row Remains the most valuable consumer brand in MEA for 2nd consecutive year ABU DHABI,22 January 2019: Etisalat today received ‘ The Most Valuable Portfolio Brand’ in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) by Brand Finance …

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Davos Conference to point at Afghan leaders’ less work

AT-KABUL: The general manager of the chamber of commerce and industries for the regional economic cooperation organization in Afghanistan calls on the leaders of the Afghan government to consider the figures presented at the at the annual conference in economic growth and development in order to be able to take …

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Former Taliban officials ask government to accept interim administration

AT-KABUL: Some then officials of Taliban call on President Ghani’s government to be ready for every sacrifice to strengthen peace including an interim administration. Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, who served as Taliban’s Ambassador to Islamabad during Taliban regime, told the Kabul News Tuesday that the insurgents were yet to talk …

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Security bodies accused of neglect over Wardak attack

AT-KABUL: Political analysts accuse the security and reconnaissance entities of neglect in Monday’s attack on an intelligence training center in Wardak province. They say security organs should be prepared for foiling such attacks, adding that the repeated attacks show that security bodies neglect. The interior ministry says it was investigating …

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Taliban, US officials discuss troop withdrawal, ceasefire

AT-KABUL: The Taliban and US representatives discussed the America’s military drawdown and a long-term truce as they sat Tuesday for the fourth face to face talks in Qatar’s capital Doha, sources close to Taliban told the Kabul News broadcaster. Taliban announced Monday that representatives from their Doha-based political office started …

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Peace talks won’t succeed sans Afghan govt inclusion: Asfandyar

AT-KABUL: Asfandyar Wali Khan, a veteran Pakhtun nationalist leader on Monday said the ongoing talks on peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan would give no tangible result if the Afghan government sidelined. Awami National Party (ANP) President Wali Khan expressed his surprise over the peace talks in Islamabad in the absence …

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Car bomb attack in Maidan Wardak leaves tens of casualties

By Farhad Naibkhel-KabuL: The Taliban killed at least 12 members of security forces and wounded 28 others in a car bomb attack inside a military compound in Maidan Wardak province on Monday morning, officials said. Five assailants who were clad as Special Forces attacked a military base in Maidan Wardak, …

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Seminar at China Study Centre; China’s contribution to peace in Afghanistan highlighted

AT Monitoring Deska-KABUL: China’s contribution to peace in Afghanistan was highlighted at a national seminar held Saturday at the China Study Centre, University of Peshawar. A number of speakers made presentations on different aspects of the issue. The audience included faculty members, scholars and students. Professor Dr Zahid Anwar, director …

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Ahadi likely to be appointed as finance minister

KABUL: President Ashraf Ghani has offered ministry of finance to former commerce minister Anwarulhaq Ahadi, sources close to the president said. Ahadi has served as finance minister, central bank governor and commerce minister under ex-president Hamid Karzai. The sources who spoke on condition of anonymity, went on to say that …

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Mohib meets Khalilzad, UAE counterpart

KABUL: As part of Afghanistan’s regional engagement on peace and security,the National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib met with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Tahnoon in Abu Dhabi and the U.S. special envoy for peaceZalmay Khalilzadin the United Arab Emirates. A statement from the National Security Council said on Monday that Dr. …

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