AT News KABUL: Police in Kabul say they have arrested a man charged for murder. Ferdows Faramarz, Kabul police spokesman, said Saturday that the man named Ali aka Gorg (Wolf), who was charged for killing a Kabul resident named Zakariya. “Ali had killed Zakariya two years ago in the west …
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AT News KABUL: At least 26 Taliban insurgents were killed and 22 others wounded in fresh military crackdowns conducted by the Afghan security forces, defense ministry said Saturday. Taliban militants launched attacks on the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) positions in Dahrawod district of Uruzgan province on Friday …
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In a strange twist of events surrounding Afghanistan’s peace quest, the Taliban are pushing for the release of more prisoners. But Afghan government is taking a tough line against it, saying such ‘strange’ demands will risk complicating peace negotiations AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s government has pushed back against a Taliban …
Read More »AT News KABUL: Amid stagnation in Afghanistan’s peace talks, delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban have purportedly agreed to allow Qatar’s government to mediate the talks aimed at reaching a negotiated political settlement to end the fighting in the war-ridden country. A well-informed source in Qatar has said, …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan is among the countries globally where the killers of journalists most frequently are unpunished and impunity for violence against journalists remains highest, according to the 2020 Global Impunity Index published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). The New York-based committee says Afghanistan, Pakistan and Russia top the …
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AT News KABUL: The airstrikes conducted by the Afghan security forces killed 57 Taliban in southern Uruzgan and northern Badakhshan provinces, authorities said on Friday. Provincial Governor Spokesman, Ahmadshah Sahil said that aerial operations were conducted in respond to militants’ attacks on the security checkpoints in Dehrado district of the …
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Following its second Validation, Afghanistan has made meaningful progress in implementing the EITI Standard. The country has improved its transparency of licenses and contracts, state-owned enterprises and quasi-fiscal expenditures. As a result, Afghanistan’s temporary suspension has been lifted. Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani noted the important role the EITI plays in the country. “Every …
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The Melbourne Renegades have made two overseas signings, securing veteran spinner Imran Tahir and promising Afghan teenager Noor Ahmad in a significant boost to the club’s playing stocks ahead of KFC BBL10. South African leg-spinner Tahir brings more than 300 T20 matches of experience to the Renegades and will be …
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Wang Yu, Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan In a recent speech, Chinese President Xi Jinping talked about the Chinese belief in the value of benevolence and good neighbourliness. As a responsible major country, China adheres to the common values of peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom for all mankind, believes …
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Terrorist attacks have surged to stratospheric levels across Afghanistan, worsening anguish of the conflict and marking a failure of peace negotiations in de-escalating hostilities By Farhad Naibkhel KABUL: At least five security forces were killed when a group of insurgents stormed a police special unit base in Khost province, authorities …
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