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Karzai supports no presidential candidates

AT News Report KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai says he supports no runners in today’s presidential elections. 15 people including incumbent president Ashraf Ghani are competing to become the third president in the fourth race. President Ghani’s electoral team has spread a rumor that the former president would support the …

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Taliban cut power line to several provinces for second time in a month

AT News Report KABUL: The lines transforming electricity to Kabul city was cut after Taliban fighters damaged pylons in the northern province of Baghlan, the power department Breshna said Friday. This is the second time in a month that insurgents leave Kabul residents in complete blackout, along 11 other provinces. …

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Non-biometric votes invalid: IEC

AT News Report KABUL: The Independent Election Commission says that votes without biometrics would be counted as invalid. The commission director, Hawa Alam Nooristani, said Friday that they have made measures to prevent fraud and also ghost votes for today’s presidential election. Ms. Nooristani admitted that 445 out of 5,373 …

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UN voices concern over high civilian casualties in Afghanistan

AT News Report KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has voiced its continuing deep concerns about the high number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan and reiterates that all parties to the conflict must do their utmost to protect civilians from harm. “The disregard for civilian life exhibited by …

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War imposed on us, Taliban should hold talks with fellow Afghans: Karzai

AT News Report KABUL: Former President, Hamid Karzai, said that the ongoing war in Afghanistan had been imposed by foreigners, calling on Taliban to hold talks with their fellow Afghans. He stated these remarks on Wednesday in a large gathering of political leaders, who unanimously said that election would pave …

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Civilian casualties a serious matter of concern

AT News Report KABUL: The human rights and justice entities call on the war parties to pay serious attention to the civilian lives, saying that increasing in civilian casualties is a matter of great concern. But the ministry of defense says that the army is very cautious about civilian lives …

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People expect credible elections

AT News Report KABUL: In the run-up to voting on 28 September in presidential elections, the United Nations in Afghanistan urges all stakeholders to play their part in creating conditions for citizens to vote in safety and for the credibility of the electoral process to be safeguarded. “Free from fear, intimidation …

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Afghanistan needs external help in its war on terror: Moscow

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: The north of Afghanistan might transform into a new springboard for international terrorist organizations, and so the country needs help from abroad to prevent the threats, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday in his address to the United Nations Security Council, TASS reported. “Both …

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NATO stands by Afghan sides

AT News Report              KABUL: The NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan, Nicholas Kay has once again announced allies’ fully support to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. In a video clip at his twitter page, Kay said that he visited NATO headquarters as his regular visit to consult the …

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Karzai says Afghan election threatens peace

KABUL: A presidential election that is days away in Afghanistan threatens the troubled nation’s best chance of making peace with the Taliban and ending 18 years of war, former President Hamid Karzai told The Associated Press on Tuesday, comparing the vote to asking a heart patient to run a marathon. Karzai, still …

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