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Taliban deputy head holding consultations on peace talks with clerics and leaders A short video clip on social media shows that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, deputy leader of the Taliban, addressed a gathering and said that peace talks are being conducted in consultation with clerics and leaders of the Taliban.
Some media outlets reported that Mullah Baradar also met wounded Taliban... |
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Pakistan hold discussions on a new trade agreement with Afghanistan Pakistan has started consultations with various stakeholders in order to negotiate a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Afghanistan, the Express Tribune reported on Tuesday.
According to the report, advisor to Pakistans prime minister on commerce and investment Abdul Razak Dawood has already... |
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President Ghani Meets US Acting Secretary of Defense in Kabul President Ashraf Ghani met with US acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Tuesday afternoon, the Palace said.
In the meeting, President Ghani said the Afghan govt has taken practical steps for peace and that the other side should also show its clear intentions... |
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Humvee explosion causes massive damage in Faryab The Taliban detonated a Humvee loaded with explosives in the Dawolat Abad district market on Monday night, local officials confirmed Tuesday.
According to Provincial Governor Naqibullah Fayeq, the explosion left dozens of homes and shops destroyed.
He also said civilians were trapped in the rubble.... |
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Chardara district police chief killed in Kunduz ambush Saleh Omar, district chief for Chardara district in Kunduz, was killed in a Taliban attack on Monday night, a local source confirmed.
According to the source, Taliban attacked Araba base in the district center on Monday night. "When Omar was on the way to provide assistance to the forces, Omar and... |
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IFJ reiterates calls to Afghan govt to safeguard the lives of journalists The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the killing of well-known Ghazni-based journalist Rahmatullah Nikzad, who was gunned down outside his home on Monday night.
In a statement issued by the IFJ on Tuesday, the organizations General Secretary, Anthony Bellanger, said: "Afghanistan... |
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Five People Killed in Kabul Blast At least five people were killed and two others were wounded in a mine blast in Kabul city on Tuesday morning, Kabul police confirmed in a statement.
The incident occurred around 7:33am local time in the Doghabad area of PD7 of Kabul city when a mine exploded that had been placed on a vehicle carrying... |
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Death Toll of Kabuls Attack on MP Rises to 10 First Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Monday said that at least 10 people were killed and 52 others were wounded in Sundays car bomb attack on the convoy of an Afghan MP in Kabul.
"Only six of the wounded remained at the hospital and most of them have been discharged," Saleh said.
On Sunday, a... |
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Interior Ministry confirms 8 killed in Kabul explosion The Afghan Ministry of Interior has confirmed eight people were killed and 15 wounded in Sundays explosion that tore through Speen Square intersection in Khushal Khan in PD 5.
In a series of tweets, the ministrys spokesman Tariq Arian said "children, women and the elderly are among the injured in... |
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Khalilzad calls on all sides to reduce violence US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has shared his condolences with victims of the Ghazni explosion and once again urged Taliban and the Afghan government to announce a lasting ceasefire.
In a series of tweets Khalilzad said the killing and death of Afghans including... |
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UNSC extends mandate of team monitoring Taliban-related sanctions The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Friday took the decision to extend for 12 months the mandate of the team monitoring sanctions against individuals and entities associated with the Taliban and emphasized its serious concerns about ongoing violence in Afghanistan.
The 15-member Council... |
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Bagram airbase hit by five rockets: officials Parwan provincial officials said Bagram airbase was hit be several rockets early Saturday morning.
Wahid Shahkar, spokesman for the Parwan governor, said that unknown insurgents wanted to fire off 12 rockets on Bagram air base but only managed to shoot off five rockets.
According to Shahkar, details... |
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Ghani Meets Afghan Negotiators, Seeks More Consolations President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday met with the negotiating team of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan who returned to the country this week after three months of talks with the Taliban in Doha where they agreed on procedural rules for the negotiations.
The negotiators paused the talks for 23 days... |
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US Expects Meaningful Fight Against Corruption: Wilson The US Chargé dAffaires Ross Wilson on International Anti-Corruption Day on Wednesday said that the "US expects that the Afghan government will strengthen its commitment to transparency and accountability by prioritizing a meaningful, demonstrable fight against corruption."
"To demonstrate... |
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Russian Helicopters accuse Ukraine of endangering lives of US, Afghan troops Russian Helicopters, the manufacturer of Mi-17V-5 choppers used in Afghanistan, has warned that the lives of US and Afghan soldiers could be at risk as the helicopters are being repaired by unauthorized enterprises in Ukraine.
In a statement issued on the companys website, Russian Helicopters Holding... |
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US tells Kabul to prioritize a meaningful fight against corruption US Chargé dAffaires Ross Wilson said Wednesday that Washington expects the Afghan government to strengthen its commitment to fight corruption and to address the issue of impunity against powerful people in this regard.
Marking International Anti-Corruption Day, Wilson said in a series of tweets:... |
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Overnight attack by Taliban in Ghazni under control Ghazni provincial governors spokesman Wahidullah Juma Zada has confirmed that parts of Andar district came under attack on Tuesday night by the Taliban.
He said the Taliban first detonated an explosives-laden Humvee, which killed at least three Afghan National Army soldiers and wounded two others.
Zada... |
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War report one-sided, ignores data on insurgent attacks: US Forces US Forces-Afghanistan spokesman Colonel Sonny Leggett said on Tuesday afternoon the US military disagrees with Brown Universitys "Costs of War" report and said it is one-sided and ignores casualties caused by Taliban and ISIS, including ongoing car bombs, IEDs, rockets and targeted killings.
The... |
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Report blames Trumps Administration for 330% increase in civilian casualties Outgoing President Donald Trumps decision in 2017 to loosen military rules of engagement in Afghanistan that were meant to protect civilians was followed by a sharp increase in civilian deaths, a report released on Monday revealed.
The report by Brown University Watson Institutes Costs of War Project,... |
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Abdullah gives peace talks update, says teams to continue discussions Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation said the Afghan Republics talks team and the Taliban met on Monday and discussed the agenda to take the peace talks forward.
Addressing a press conference in Kabul on Tuesday, Abdullah said: "Today the delegations have group... |
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Belgium announces troop withdrawal from Afghanistan Belgiums Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder announced on Saturday that Belgian troops in Afghanistan will return home next year.
"We are preparing our withdrawal," which "will occur during the year 2021," Dedonder said in an interview with Het Belang van Limburg newspaper.
"We cannot simply leave;... |
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US welcomes first meeting of reconciliation council The United States (US) on Saturday welcomed the first Leadership Committee meeting of the Afghanistan High Council for National Reconciliation.
This comes as after the EU, and US called for the swift establishment of the High Council for National Reconciliation last month.
In their statement, the... |
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Pakistan says fence along Durand Line is almost complete Pakistans military has said its 2,600km fence along the porous border with Afghanistan will be completed within the next two months.
Speaking to VOA, Pakistans army media unit, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), said on Friday the fence has already been installed along about 83 percent of... |
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HCNR is ready to fully engage with Taliban to end the war: Abdullah Addressing the first meeting of the High Council for National Reconciliation, chairman Abdullah Abdullah said on Saturday that in order for Afghanistan to achieve peace, international and regional support is needed.
He said peace needs unity, consensus, and inclusivity in words and in action."Peace... |
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Violence levels in Afghanistan unacceptably high: Pompeo US Secretary of State Mik Pompeo said on Friday that violence in Afghanistan is "unacceptably high" and that Washington has asked the warring parties to "stand back and indeed stand down."
Pompeos comments came two days after the Afghan Republics talks team and Taliban negotiators reached an agreement... |
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Germany concerned about safety of its troops post US withdrawal German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has raised concerns about the security of German soldiers once the US withdraws from Afghanistan.
Speaking ahead of the start of the two-day NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs meeting on Tuesday, Maas said the security of German soldiers cannot be guaranteed without... |
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Three nominee ministers secure vote of confidence Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Wednesday approved three nominee ministers as minister of public health, minister of economy and minister of borders and tribal affairs.
In Wednesdays general session of the Wolesi Jirga Ahmad Jawad Osmani was approved as Minister of Public Health with... |
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NATO Chief Reiterates Call for Afghan Ceasefire NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, at the first session of the NATO foreign ministers meeting on Tuesday, said: "We call on Taliban to reduce violence, but of course, thats only the first step."
"What we need to see is a lasting peace agreement. And part of that has to be a ceasefire. So, the... |
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Afghan pilot told to rejoin air force or leave US protection An Afghan major under US protection at an American base fears he could be in danger of being killed by the Taliban after being given an ultimatum following the Pentagons reversal on its asylum decision.
Major Mohammed Naiem Asadi, one of Afghanistans few elite attack helicopter pilots, his wife... |
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Herats Obe District Police Chief Killed in Ambush Mohammad Rafiq Alokozai, police chief of Obe district in Herat, was killed in a Taliban ambush in the district on Monday morning, said the spokesman for the provincial police chief, Abdul Ahad Walizada.
The incident happened in Obe, about 15km far from the center of the district. Taliban attack Alokozais... |
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