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Afghan, Uzbek, US forces to jointly combat terror

KABUL subcommittee on security held its first meeting via a video conference, emphasizing effectiveness of the fight against terrorism, Trend reported on Thursday citing the Uzbek Foreign Ministry. The meeting was attended by co-chairs of the subcommittee - Deputy Chairman…

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US may free Taliban-linked drug lord Noorzai

KABUL, the Time reported on Thursday. Haji Bashir Noorzai, the drug lord who allegedly financed the militant movement, was detained by DEA officials for his global heroin trafficking operations in 2005. Later on, a court in the Southern District of…

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Efforts on for release of last Afghan from Gitmo

KABUL Independent Human Right Commission (AIHRC) says efforts are underway to secure the release of the last Afghan prisoner from Guantanamo Bay. Asadullah Haroon, who was detained 12 years ago in eastern Nangarhar province and taken to the Guantanamo Bay…

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Afghan, UAE FMs discuss war on COVID-19

KABUL and the United Arabic Emirates (UAE) discussed the war on coronavirus on Tuesday. Hanif Atmar held a telephone conversation with his UAE counterpart Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.  According to a statement from…

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73 Afghan children return from treatment in Germany

Seventy-three Afghan children returned on Sunday from Germany after their treatment there for severe burns and dengue fever, officials said. Hassan Bano Ghazanfar, acting head of the Afghan Red Crescent Society, told a meeting in this regard today…

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Coronavirus: Afghan students in China being assisted

KABUL’s ambassador to China says he has been in contact with Afghan students in Wuhan state of the neighboring county to assist them in avoiding the risk of coronavirus. Health authorities around the world are taking action to prevent a…

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Global group being created in support of peace process

An international group would be formed to support the Afghan peace process and forge global consensus, the Ministry of Peace Affairs announced on Thursday. According a presidential decree, the group and its secretariat would be led by the…

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Kabulov hopeful of US-Taliban peace agreement

KABUL and a gradual pullout of American troops, hopes a senior Russian diplomat. Zamir Kabulov, President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy for Afghanistan, voiced his optimism about the US-Taliban deal in an interview published on Wednesday. Along with China, the US…

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International experiences be used in Afghan peace

The Afghanistan Public Policy Research Organization (APPRO) has called on the warring parties in Afghanistan to use international experiences in achieving peace in the country. Participants of a conference about ongoing peace negotiations in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of northern…

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Afghan politicians decry killing of Iranian general

The killing of a top Iranian general by the US in Iraq has drawnharsh reactions from Afghan politicians,who have stressed the need for immediate de-escalation. A US strike killed Iran’s Quds Force Commander Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad late…

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Afghan conflict has no military solution: Yamamoto

KABUL on Thursday said a hundred thousand Afghans have been killed during the last one decade in Afghanistan conflict, stressing for intra-Afghan talks and asked warring sides to take practical steps for ending the war. A statement from UN Assistance…

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China stresses political settlement in Afghanistan

KABUL must be conducive to peace and stability in the ear-torn country, says China. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday: “We have noted reports on the expected US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.” China believed the Afghan issue should…

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Afghan concealing gold in shoes held in New Delhi

KABUL citizen hiding a kilogram of gold has been arrested at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi, Indian media reported on Monday. The man was held after he flew into the Indian capital from Afghanistan’s northern city of…

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Afghan’s torture case in Iran being followed: Embassy

KABUL’s Embassy in Tehran says it would follow the case of an Afghan who was kidnapped and tortured in Iran. A statement from the Afghan Embassy in Iran received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that the embassy was responsible for…

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Ghani, Imran confer on elections, peace

KABUL Prime Minister Imran Khan have conferred on this month’s presidential election, peace and trade. In a telephone conversation on Wednesday night held, the Pakistan PM also condemned recent attacks on Ghani’s campaign really in central Parwan province. The two…

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Afghan, Pak, Chinese FMs meet in Islamabad

Foreign ministers from Afghanistan are set to meet on trilateral cooperation in Islamabad today (Saturday). The third round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Dialogue is taking place at the Foreign Office. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi would chair…

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Afghan, Turkish ministers discuss peace process

The Afghan foreign minister met his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on Wednesday, a media report said on Thursday Mevlut Cavusoglu received Salahuddin Rabbani at his official residence in Ankara, according to Anadulo Agency. “We discussed the Afghanistan peace…

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Germany to help facilitate intra-Afghan talks: Special envoy

KABUL on Wednesday said he would visit a number of regional countries, including Qatar, to help advance the Afghan peace process. Deputy Foreign Minister Idrees Zaman and Germany’s special representative for Afghanistan Markus Potzel took part in a gathering titled…

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Afghan, US personnel injured in Helmand crash

KABUL. The helicopter made an emergency landing in the Nawzad district of Helmand province, Afghan and US officials said. Mohammad Omar Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan News the foreign forces’ chopper made the emergency landing. However, he…

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Afghan groom donates 240,000afs to orphanage

KABUL. Attaullah Wesa, the groom, on Thursday donated 240,000 afghanis of his dowry costs to Darul Yatam-i-Asra Orphanage in capital Kabul. He said he did so in order to encourage other youths for helping children who are living without a…

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Pakistan airspace closure: Afghanistan losses reach $12m

KABUL closed its airspace but added efforts were underway to open new airspace through China to India. Pakistan closed its airspace to all commercial flights late February 27 after tensions escalated with India. The airspace was opened to some certain…

Indian firm gets Afghan telecom contract against procedure

A contract titled ‘State to State’for provision of mobile Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards andcredit cardshas been awarded to a private Indian company in violation of the bidding process outcome, Pajhwok Afghan News has reliably learnt. The price…

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Rare Afghan artifacts set to go on display in China

KABUL are set to go on display at China’s Tsinghua University Art Museum, a news report said on Sundy. About 230 items, divided into four series based on the sites from where they were excavated, would remain on display from…

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Khalilzad, Pakistani foreign minister discuss Afghan peace process

The US special envoy for Afghan peace process, Zalmai Khalilzad discussed the Afghan peace drive with Pakistani foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistani foreign ministry said. On his sixth trip from the US following his negotiations with the…

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