Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar and his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar have discussed escalating violence, widespread human rights violation by Taliban and foreign terrorist groups’ operations in Afghanistan. During a telephone conversation, Atmar and Jaishankar stressed the need…
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Haneef Atmar and UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons have discussed the current developments, peace talks, rising Taliban attacks on cities, violation of human rights by Taliban, and the group's crimes…
Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar has reiterated Afghanistan’s commitment to a political settlement of the ongoing conflict in the country. He was addressing the fourth meeting of the Afghanistan-Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Contact Group in Dushanbe. The eight members…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar has met Iran’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Ebrahim Taherani. Taherani briefed Atmar on the outcome of his recent visit to Pakistan, said a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Referring to…
Afghanistan has welcomed Turkey's willingness to secure the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul after the exit of foreign forces from Afghanistan. A Turkish media outlet quoted Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar as saying the airport security was essential…
Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar has said that Al-Qaeda and Taliban are involved in smuggling of heroin and other narcotics and earn millions of dollars from the illicit business annually.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar has commended the European Union’s principled stance on the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. At a meeting with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, Atmar also praised RU’s…
A dispute between Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and President Ashraf Ghani over the removal of the interior minister has been resolved with Abdullah’s camp getting the foreign ministry. Last year’s presidential election result caused a political rift between the…
Afghanistan and India have agreed on expanding their strategic and development partnership to strengthen the ongoing peace process, a media report said on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar held on Monday wide-ranging…
Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar has discussed the expansion of bilateral relations, strengthening of regional and international consensus on Afghan peace talks and other topics with his Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar.
Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar, at the head of a high-level delegation, left for New Delhi Kabul on Monday morning.
Afghan Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu have discussed the Afghan peace process. In a telephone conversation on Sunday, Cavusoglu and Atmar discussed the latest developments in the peace process, Anadolu news agency reported.…
Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar will visit India on March 21 for talks on a strategic partnership as and recent developments in the intra-Afghan dialogue, says a media report. During trip to New Delhi, which will take place after…
The Russian ambassador in Kabul has shared information with Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar regarding an upcoming conference in Moscow on the Afghan peace process. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Dmitry Zhirnov met Atmar on Tuesday. The minister…
Russia has urged the Taliban to enter meaningful peace negotiations with the Afghan government and drastically reduce the level of violence. “Our message to the Taliban is to resume meaningful talks as soon as possible, avoid further escalation…
Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar on Wednesday departed for Moscow on an official visit in response to an invitation from his Russian counterpart. During his three-day trip, Atmar would meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other officials on…
Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar is due in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on issues of common interest. A spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said: “On February 24-27, Atmar will visit Moscow for…
Foreign Minister HanifAtmar met with Uzbekistan deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurakov on Monday and discussed with him matters of mutual interest. Atmar is heading a high-level delegation to meet Uzbek officials and attend the Afghanistan-Uzbekistan-Pakistan trilateral meeting in…
Top diplomats from Pakistan and Afghanistan have discussed ways of boosting bilateral trade wand work on border markets. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi telephoned his Afghan counterpart Hanif Atmar on Monday, the Foreign Office said. Highlighting Pakistan’s policy…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar met with Islamic Development Bank (IDB) president Dr. Bandar Hajjar in Jeddah of Saudi Arabia and praised the bank's assistance in launching various development projects in Afghanistan. A statement from the Ministry of…
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Hanif Atmar and NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan have discussed the resumption of the second round of talks in Doha and the future of the alliance mission in Afghanistan. Atmar held a…
