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AT News KABUL: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has welcomed the return of the Afghan negotiators to Doha and looks forward to the speedy resumption of talks between the two Afghan negotiating teams in Qatar. These negotiations are critical in helping to bring about an end to fighting and …

AT News KABUL: The Afghan and Taliban negotiating teams are scheduled to restart talks on peace today (Tuesday) in the Persian Gulf Arab state of Qatar after a three-week long break. “The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s negotiating delegation is going to Doha after meeting the government’s leadership and reconciliation council,” …

China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new crossroads” and could get back on the right track following a period of “unprecedented difficulty”, Beijing’s top diplomat Wang Yi has said. Wang, China’s state councillor and foreign minister, said in a joint interview with Xinhua news agency and other …

AT News KABUL: The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo’s recent remarks that no U.S. service member was killed in almost one year, had faced a widespread criticism among the Afghans officials and social media users. A Spokesman for the Presidential Palace, Dawa Khan Minapal said that the reason for …

AT News KABUL: The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) has included Afghanistan’s minaret of Jam in the list of Islamic heritage list as it is the world’s second minaret made of bricks. The Jam minaret stands on a river bank in the Shahrak district of Ghor province …

AT News KABUL: A number of foreign ambassadors in Kabul pledged support for the Afghan journalists, calling for elimination of threat against them. The Media Supporting Agency (NAI) said Wednesday that increasing threats against journalists in Afghanistan made foreign ambassadors to raise voices of support for them. Mojib Khalwatgar, head …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that Afghan peace process is fragile, and said there is no “guarantee of success.”  He said this in an interview with the German press agency DPA. But the ongoing talks in Doha between the Afghan government and the Taliban are …

By Rafiullah Anwari KABUL: Afghanistan has been placed among top deadliest countries in the world for civilians, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement. It has been estimated that 50 percent of the country’s population contributes 17 million people living in a highly armed affected …

AT News KABUL: Ministry of Mines and Petroleum says that the practical part of the Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (TAPI), a gas transmission pipeline would begin in 2021. The project started several years ago but has not yet completed due to different problems. The pipeline is to transmit Turkmenistan’s gas …

AT News KABUL: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Haneef Atmar met with the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of UNAMA, Ms. Deborah Lyons, and discussed issues related to the Afghan peace process. Mr. Atmar expressed his appreciation for the constructive role the UN and its related organizations, …