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Pakistan’s stance on the IS commander’s arrest, extradition—generating questions

By Shamim Shahid Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan was summoned to Foreign Office at Islamabad on April 9th 2020 and was informed about resentment over arrest of Islamic States (IS) Khorasan Commander Aslam Farooqi and demanded his early surrender as he is involved in several violent and terror acts occurred in …

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Bid to resolve Ghani-Abdullah feud falters

AT News KABUL: After a five-day deadline for President Ghani to reach a deal with his electoral rival Abdullah Abdullah, the latter now says that all efforts were fruitless to make a deal between him and Ghani. Ghani was declared as winner of last year’s presidential election and Abdullah rejected …

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Afghanistan sees spike in coronavirus cases

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan has recorded 37 new covid-19 cases in 11 out of 34 provinces within past 24 hours which surge the total number of cases to at least 521, according to health officials. Speaking to a news conference on Friday, spokesman for the ministry of public health, Wahidullah …

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Torkham, Boldak passageways reopen for business

AT News KABUL: Pakistan government has agreed to reopen the Torkham and Spin Boldak, the two major passageways to Afghanistan for trade, Afghan officials confirmed Friday. The two passageways were closed by Islamabad for several weeks for the fear of Corona virus spread. Afghanistan imports more than 50 per cent …

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Karzai calls for resumption of Kabul-Taliban talks

AT News KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed concerns over a delay in the negotiations between government and Taliban delegations over the prisoner swap. “I am concerned about the lack of progress in the government-Taliban Movement talks on the release of prisoners. I urge the United States to deliver on …

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Kabul ramps up coronavirus response

KABUL: A 1,600-member police taskforce has been deployed in Kabul to implement a strict lockdown in effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, asking millions of citizens to stay at home. Ministry of Interior on Wednesday said 1,600 police forces were tasked to implement lockdown seriously and react against violators in …

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Taliban rebels kill eight civilians in Balkh

AT News KABUL: Local officials in northern Balkh province said that the Taliban rebels have shot dead eight civilians in Sholgara district of the province. The civilians had been earlier abducted by the Taliban in Nahar-e-Surkh village of Sholgara, said provincial police spokesman Adelshah Adel. A woman and a child …

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Afghanistan releases 100 Taliban prisoners

KABUL: Government of Afghanistan has set free 100 Taliban prisoners following storms of criticism from the United States and the Taliban itself for constant delays to do so. Reports suggest that the government has not freed fifteen Taliban commanders whom the Taliban demanded be freed too at the earliest. President …

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The dilemma of combatting coronavirus psychological fallout

AT News KABUL: As Italy has been severely suffering from covid-19 outbreak, the country’s national health institute has shared consultations regarding fighting the mental pressure of the coronavirus. The consultation has been shared under the title of “fighting the mental pressure at homes and families”.  The institute wrote that the …

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3 killed over kite-running dispute in Kabul

AT News KABUL: Dispute over kite flying has left at least three (kite runners) dead in Kabul, a capital city where its security and health officials are scrambling to halt the spread of wild coronavirus outbreak that so far killed 14 across the country and over 420 others were infected. …

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