AT News KABUL: Some members of the High Council for National Reconciliation say the appointment of President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy for Afghan peace process would affect the peace negotiations. Following the list of the members of the reconciliation council, Ghani in a decree appointed the current minister of state …
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AT News KABUL: The Holy Day of Ashura has been commemorated without any big security incidents in Afghanistan amid an intensive insecurity across the country. A tighten security was enforced in Kabul to provide security for the people to celebrate the Holy Day. Ashura is usually followed with reciting holy …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai reacted to his inclusion in the High Council for National Reconciliation, saying that he would not take part in “any government structure”. In a statement, Karzai said on Friday that he would make efforts for peace on “as a citizen” of Afghanistan. President …
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AT News KABUL: Former Jihadi leader, Mohammad Karim Khalili blames President Ashraf Ghani for not considering Taliban’s messages for peace talks serious. Khalili who served as vice president under Hamid Karzai and chaired the High Peace Council in Ghani’s government, said Friday that he had letter exchanges with the Taliban …
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AT News KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai called Ashura (Moharram 10th) a day to mark Imam Hussain and his companions’ sacrifices. In a statement issued on the occasion of Ashura, Karzai said Imam Hussain and his faithful companions stood against oppression and tyranny. He said that Imam Hussain’s sacrifices could …
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AT News KABUL: The death toll of a fatal flood in the central province of Parwan has jumped to 129 people, authorities said Friday. But there is still unclear information about the people stuck under the ruins of the floods as the searching teams are trying to find those who …
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KABUL: One person lost his life, another one received injuries in a blast that took place on Saturday night in Kabul, the capital city, police confirmed on Sunday. AT News The blast occurred at around 7:40 pm local time in Qala-e-Mir Abbas in PD 9th of Kabul city after police …
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Last week, a high-level Taliban delegation led by Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdullah Ghani Baradar visited Pakistan against the backdrop of stalled peace talks. As soon as the foray came to an end, Pakistan has once again started seeking attention and credit through propagating the belief that it’s their invitation and …
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AT News KABUL: Afghanistan and Uzbekistan extended a contract over electricity import from the power rich Central Asian state for another 10 years, officials at the ministry of foreign affairs said. Acting Foreign Minister, Hanif Atmar met his Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov in a visit to Tashkent where the …
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AT News KABUL: The government’s rescue teams are still searching for the victims of the recent deadly flooding in Parwan province, north to Kabul three days after the disaster. Wahida Shahkar, spokeswoman for the provincial governor, said Friday that the teams found five more bodies that the death toll jumped …
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