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Peace in Near Term Possible: US Gen. Milley Mark Milley, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, in Kabul on Wednesday said that the chances of a successful outcome from peace talks to end the Afghan war is higher than before and could happen in the "near term," Reuters reported.
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Ghani Orders Probe into Logar Sex Abuse Allegations President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday ordered an investigation into allegations of hundreds of cases of sexually abused school children in Logar province in eastern Afghanistan.
Ghani said he is deeply disturbed about the recent reports of sexual abuse that were first revealed by civil society members in... |
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Afghan Forces Receive Five More MD530 Helicopters From US The Afghan Air Force received five MD-530 Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters on November 22.
The helicopters were delivered to Kandahar via a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft on October 27 and were reassembled for active service within ten days, according to a statement by the US-based defense contractor... |
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NDS Says Claims of Sexual Abuse of School Boys Made up for Seeking Asylum Abroad The National Directorate of Security (NDS), Afghanistans intelligence agency, has rejected claims of sexual abuse of boys in Logar schools, saying that seeking asylum was the main reason behind the allegations.
In a statement released on Tuesday, NDS said that the claims made by Mohammad Musa Mahmudi,... |
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Karzai: Situation of Afghanistan Is Deteriorating Former President Hamid Karzai on Monday warned that the situation of the country is deteriorating.
Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, Karzai urged his successor, the incumbent President Ashraf Ghani, to take action to prevent this crisis before worsening.
Karzai warned that many young Afghans... |
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Blast in Kabul Leaves One Foreign National Dead The Ministry of Interior confirmed that the target of the attack was a UN vehicle.Related News
A hand grenade attack occurred in Kabuls police district 9 (PD9) near Makrorayan area on Sunday evening, targeting a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) vehicle, the Ministry of Interior confirmed.
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Farah Residents Protest Civilian Casualties From Airstrike A group of Farah residents gathered in Farah city on Sunday to protest the killing of nine civilians who they claim were targeted in an airstrike in Posht Rod district on Saturday.
They brought the bodies on Saturday evening to the governors office and called for an investigation into the incident.
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Afghan Forces Had 30 Insider Attacks in Three Months: SIGAR 30 insider attacks occurred within Afghan forces between June and August of 2019, according to a report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), which is "nearly double the number" reported last quarter.
That brings this years total to 49 attacks, which resulted in... |
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Trump: US Working on an Agreement With the Taliban More than two months after the cancellation of the previous year-long talks between the US and the Taliban in Doha, President Donald Trump seemed to indicate in a phone-in interview with Fox News on Saturday morning that the negotiations with the Taliban were back on.
Shifting the conversation from... |
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US Senators Seek Oversight of Afghan Peace Settlement US senators on Thursday introduced bipartisan legislation mandating the US congresss oversight of the Afghan peace process.
"Ensuring a Durable Afghanistan Peace Act of 2019" was introduced by Senators Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey--and a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations... |
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Trump Invites Ghani to US After Discussing Peace Process US President Donald Trump in a phone conversation on Thursday thanked President Ghani for his cooperation in the release of two AUAF Professors and invited Ghani to for an official visit to the US, which Ghani accepted, Palace spokesman Sediqqi tweeted late Thursday.
According to Sediqqi, President... |
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Trump Hopes Prisoner Exchange Leads to Afghan Peace US President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted that he hopes the release of two professors by the Taliban on Tuesday will "pave the way" for a ceasefire and help facilitate peace in Afghanistan.
"We join families of Kevin King and Tim Weeks in celebrating their release from Taliban captivity. Thanks... |
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Wahid Muzhda, Political Analyst, Assassinated In Kabul Wahid Muzhda, an Afghan political analyst, was assassinated Wednesday in Kabul when at least one unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle attacked him in the PD7 area close to the Russian embassy, the Ministry of Interior confirmed.
Nasrat Rahimi, the ministry spokesman, said the incident occurred around... |
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13 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Taliban Attack in Kunduz At least 13 Afghan soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kunduz province on Tuesday evening, a source said on Wednesday.
The incident happened on Tuesday night after a group of Taliban fighters attacked a military base in Arbabkhel village of Imam... |
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Two US Service Members Killed in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan The NATO-led Resolute Support Mission, in a statement, announced that two U.S. service members were killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday in Afghanistan.
According to the statement, the cause of the crash is under investigation, but "preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire."
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Hekmatyar: Prosecute Those Committing Electoral Fraud Presidential candidate Gulbuddin Hekmatyar at a news conference on Tuesday said that those involved in electoral fraud should be brought to court. He insisted that out of 2.5 million votes, 1.2 million are fraudulent and have been cast in favor of a certain campaign team.
Hekmatyar had a list of demands:
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Two AUAF Professors Freed in Zabul The Taliban freed two Westerners they had held for more than three years on Tuesday, in exchange for the release of three senior members of the Haqqani network, the New York Times reported.
Sources told that the handover took place in Zabul province.
Kevin King, 63, from the US, and Timothy Weeks,... |
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Intra-Afghan Meeting in China Delays Again The intra-Afghan meeting between politicians, Taliban and Afghan government representatives in Beijing, the capital of China, has delayed once again.
Afghan politicians, who are invited to the meeting, on Monday told Ariana News that the conference was expected to be held on 21st and 22nd of November... |
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Nabil Boycotts Vote Recounting Process Afghan Presidential Candidate Rahmatullah Nabil, on Monday, announced that his electoral team has boycotted the vote recounting process, citing "none of his demands were addressed by the Independent Election Commission (IEC)."
Speaking at a press conference in Kabul, Nabil added that efforts are underway... |
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Grenade Attack Near Kabul Military Training Center ‘Grenades thrown by men riding a motorbike caused blasts at the Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC) in
Police District 19 on Monday morning, the Ministry of Defense said in an updated statement on Monday.
The incident took place at approximately 7:30 am, and four ANA soldiers and one... |
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US Supports Delay of Prisoner Swap: Bass The US ambassador to Kabul John Bass in a tweet on Sunday said the US supports President Ghanis announcement to "release three Taliban prisoners to promote peace" and "the decision to reassess their pending transfer following the attacks in Logar and Kabul on November 12 and 13."
Ambassador Bass tweeted... |
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Abdullah Warns of Using Every Means to Stop Partial Vote Recount Afghanistans Chief Executive and presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah warned on Sunday that his electoral campaign will use every legal means to stop the resumption of partial vote recount.
Abdullah accused the Independent Election Commission (IEC) for being biased toward his rival, the State Builder... |
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IEC Non-Voting Intl Members Accused of Concealing Electoral Violations Maulana Abdullah, a Commissioner of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday claimed that the two non-voting international members of the Commission are concealing electoral violations that are happening at the IEC.
According to Commissioner Abdullah, the IEC non-voting members and UNAMA... |
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Taliban Prisoners Still Under Afghan Government Custody: Sediqqi Presidential Spokesman Sediq Sediqqi on Saturday confirmed that Anas Haqqani, Mali Khan and Hafiz Rashid, three members of the Haqqani Network, are still under government custody, because Taliban couldnt deliver on their promises.
"Talibans failure to comply with the conditions has delayed the [prisoners]... |
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Haqqani Prisoners Returned to Bagram Prison: Source A source said that the prisoner exchange of captured Haqqani Network members Anas Haqqani, Hafiz Rashid and Mali Khan for two kidnapped professors from the American University of Afghanistan, did not take place.
Three days earlier, President Ghani announced that the three Haqqani Network members would... |
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Report: Road Accident in Iran Kills 28 Afghan Nationals Irans semi-official ILNA news agency is reporting that a road accident in the countrys southeast has killed 28 Afghan nationals.
The report says 21 people were also injured when two vans collided near the town of Khash in Sistan and Baluchistan province early on Thursday. Thats about 1,500 kilometers,... |
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IEC: Election Announcement Again Postponed The Independent Election Commission on Wednesday said that the preliminary presidential election polling results will once again be postponed.
Aurangzib, an IEC commissioner, said that the announcement was scheduled for Thursday, November 14, but due to tensions hindering the vote recounting process... |
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Seven People Killed in Kabul Car Blast Nasrat Rahimi, an Interior Ministry spokesperson, said at least seven people were killed and 10 others were wounded in a car bomb explosion in the PD15 area of Kabul on Wednesday morning.
The blast occurred around 7:25 a.m. local time in the Qasaba area in PD15 of Kabul city, Rahimi saidThe Ministry... |
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US Strongly Supports Release of Taliban Prisoners: Bass The United States government welcomes and "strongly supports" President Ashraf Ghanis "courageous decision" to release three Taliban prisoners, the US Ambassador to Kabul, John Bass, told Tuesday.
President Ghani at a news conference on Tuesday confirmed that Anas Haqqani, Haji Mali Khan and Hafiz... |
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US Airstrike Mistakenly Hits Afghan Army Outposts in Logar A U.S. airstrike has "mistakenly" hit Afghan army out-posts in Logar province on Monday night, killing three soldiers and injuring four others.
Shahpoor Ahmadzai, the provincial police spokesman, told Ariana News that the incident happened in the outskirt of Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital of Logar... |
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