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Families of Workers Killed in Nangarhar Seek Justice
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March 07,2021
NANGARHAR - The families of seven workers who were killed in an attack by unknown armed men at a factory Nangarhar province on Friday called on the Afghan government ...
Rahmani: Culture of Acting Officials Should End
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March 07,2021
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga speaker Mir RahmanRahmani on Saturday said the government should end the “culture of acting officials in public institutions...
Danish: Peace Plan Should not be Discussed in Absence of Government or Only on Foreigners’ Demands
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March 06,2021
KABUL – Second vice president Sarwar Danish said that Afghanistan will support rational plan for bringing in peace, but no plan should be discussed in the absence ...
Ghani Calls for ECO’s Active Role in Afghan Peace Process
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March 06,2021
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has called on members of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), an Asian political and economic intergovernmental ...
Violence in Afghanistan ‘Must End’, EU Condemns Targeted Killings
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March 06,2021
European Union Condemned the targeted attacks on media workers, journalists, and women in Afghanistan...
Seven Factory Workers “Brutally” Killed in Nangarhar
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March 06,2021
Swedish police were still in the dark on Thursday over the motive for a knife attack in the southern town of Vetlanda which left seven people wounded and forced police to shoot ...
Moscow May Be New Venue for Afghan Peace Talks
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March 06,2021
KABUL - Russia has hinted at hosting next rounds of the ongoing intra-Afghan peace negotiations, which remain snail-paced over the past two months ...
Qatar, Pakistan Discuss Afghan Peace Process
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March 06,2021
PESHAWAR - Top military commanders of Pakistan and Qatar have exchanged views on the peace process in Afghanistan.
Qatari land forces commander Maj Gen ...
Govt Refusing to Fall Victim to Taliban’s Extortion Tactics
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March 03,2021
KABUL - The Presidential Palace (ARG) stated Monday that neither the Afghan government nor independent sources that fund development projects or provide aid will fall victim to Taliban ...
Full Truce Before Afghan Exit: US Lawmaker
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March 03,2021
KABUL - US House of Foreign Affairs Committee Member Michael McCaul has said the Taliban would overrun Afghanistan if there were a complete withdrawal of American forces, which would lead to a “pre-9/11-type posture” in the country and create ...
Ex-Us Defense Officials Urge Longer Afghanistan Presence
March 03,2021
WASHINGTON - Former US president Donald Trump’s last defense secretary Mark Esper and former president Barack Obama’s first defense secretary Robert Gates both said they ...
Ghani and Khalilzad Meet to Discuss Next Phase in Peace Process
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March 02,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani met with US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday, the Presidential Palace (ARG) said in a statement adding that both sides discussed the next steps ...
US Wasted Over $2B on Capital Assets in Afghanistan: SIGAR
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March 02,2021
KABUL - The US government spent more than $2.4 billion on capital assets that were unused or abandoned, were not used for their intended purposes, had deteriorated, or were destroyed ...
Afghanistan Marks 100 Years of Diplomatic Ties With Turkey
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March 02,2021
KABUL - Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Afghanistan and Turkey on Monday, Afghan Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar said that Turkey has had a key ...
Political Settlement Leading to Peace Key Goal: Ghani
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March 02,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani says talks on key issues must be held as soon as possible and it is the government’s job to pave the way for peace...
Taliban Warns Washington Against Violating Doha Agreement
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March 01,2021
DOHA - The Taliban urged Washington to uphold its part of the US-Taliban agreement signed a year ago Sunday and stated the release of remaining prisoners and end of blacklists have yet ...
Peace Won’t Be Found in Silence or Fear, Says AIHRC Chair
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March 01,2021
KABUL - One year ago today – February 28 – Afghans were buoyed by the signing of the US-Taliban agreement in Doha, which they hoped would bring peace. Instead, today, a year later, targeted ...
Khalilzad Back on Track with Talks as He Heads for Region
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March 01,2021
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has embarked on another trip to Germany, Afghanistan and regional countries, aimed at strengthening ...
50pc Cut in Fund to Protect Prominent Figures
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March 01,2021
KABUL - The National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday announced reducing budget for security of high profile figures from 3.2 billion afghanis to 1.6 billion afs...
Germany Hints at Sending More Troops to Afghanistan
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March 01,2021
KABUL - Germany has hinted at sending more troops to Afghanistan if the security environment in the war-devastated country deteriorates drastically...
China Pledges 400k COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Afghanistan
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March 01,2021
KABUL - Chinese government has pledged 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Afghanistan, Afghan health ministry said on Sunday.
The pledge has been made in two separate meetings ...
Etisalat Gives AFN 1,000,000 to The Lucky Winner
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March 01,2021
A lucky customer from Kabul won the grand prize of one million Afghani from Etisalat`s ‘Win with Us’ offer. 24 year old Khwaja Saifullah, winner of the grand ...
Entire Nation Stands Behind Security Forces: Ghani
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February 28,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said today’s Afghanistan was not the country the security of which ensured by others...
Johnson, Ghani Underline Need for Permanent Ceasefire
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February 28,2021
KABUL - The United Kingdom has promised to continue its longstanding support to Afghan defence and security forces (ANDSF) against the Taliban...
Dostum Gets Warm Welcome on Return to Kabul After 20-Month Absence
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February 28,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan’s controversial former vice president Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum returned to Kabul on Saturday after a 20-month absence. ...
Peace Negotiators Hold 3rd Meeting Following Talks Stalemate
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February 28,2021
DOHA - The Afghan Republic and the Taliban negotiators held their third meeting on Thursday evening after over a month-long deadlock in the talks with the main focus on the agenda ...
Lavrov Calls on Taliban to Reduce Violence and Stop Making New Demands
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February 28,2021
KABUL - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has reaffirmed Moscow’s position of principle on the restoration of peace in Afghanistan and urged the Taliban to stop making ...
All-Female Flight Crew Makes History: Afghanistan
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February 28,2021
KABUL - Afghan private commercial airline, Kam Air flew Afghanistan’s first flight with an all-female crew on board.
Female Afghan pilot, Mohadese Mirzaee ...
Peace Negotiators Hold 3rd Meeting Following Talks Stalemate
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February 28,2021
DOHA - The Afghan Republic and the Taliban negotiators held their third meeting on Thursday evening after over a month-long deadlock in the talks with the main ...
Afghanistan and Russia to Discuss Sputnik V Vaccine Supplies Soon, Foreign Minister Says
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February 28,2021
MOSCOW - A meeting is expected soon between Afghan and Russian health officials to discuss the supplies of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, Afghan Foreign Minister ...
EU-Afghan Group Concerned at High Level of Violence
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February 27,2021
KABUL - European Union and Afghan officials have discussed human rights and fundamental freedoms in the context of the ongoing peace negotiations between the government and the Taliban ...
Sanctions to Help Strengthen Peace Efforts in Afghanistan: Mohib
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February 27,2021
KABUL - National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib has said that sanctions could help strengthen efforts for peace in Afghanistan and pressurize the Taliban to decline violence ...
Germany Committed to Afghan Peace Process, German Minister Says
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February 27,2021
KABUL - The German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said Friday that Germany is committed to the Afghan peace process.
The German defense minister arrived in Afghanistan ...
Mckenzie Placed A ‘Large Measure of the Blame’ on The Taliban for Extreme Violence
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February 27,2021
General Kenneth F. McKenzie said the US and NATO’s withdrawal decision depends on the situation and negotiated settlements between the Taliban and the Afghan government...
Govt Blamed for Having ‘No Control’ on Fuel Prices
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February 27,2021
KABUL - There have been over 13 Afs increase ($0.17) increase in every liter of gasoline and diesel in Kabul markets over the last three weeks despite hurdles in the way of fuel import...