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Presidential Candidates React To Peace Jirga Resolution A day after the conclusion of the grand assembly of 3,200 delegates from around the country, a number of presidential candidates reacted to the resolution of the grand council and said it was not in favor of the people and that it did not encompass anything new.
The grand council, also called the... |
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IEC to Kick Off Voter Registration Process on Mid-May Afghanistans Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday said that it will start the biometric enrollment of all eligible voters on May 16.
The process will continue for 20 days in order for the voters to be able to attend at the upcoming presidential, provincial councils, district councils,... |
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Khalilzad Reacts To Talibans Rejection Of Laying Down Arms The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad on Saturday reacted to a comment by the Taliban on rejecting of his call for laying down their arms and stopping violence as part of efforts to move forward the ongoing peace process.
In a tweet on Friday, May 3, Khalilzad... |
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Boeing 737 slides off runway into Florida river, 21 hurt A Boeing jetliner with 143 people aboard from the US outpost at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, slid off a runway into a shallow river in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday while attempting to land at a military base there during a thunderstorm, injuring 21 people.
There were no reports of fatalities or... |
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Abdullah Does Not See Anything New In Jirga Resolution A day after the grand assembly of almost 3,200 delegates from around the country issued a resolution after four days of consultations, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said he does not see "anything new" in the document as peace has always been the main demand of the people of Afghanistan.
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Turkey In Favor Of Durable Peace In Afghanistan: Erdogan The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan his country and government want a durable, just and implementable peace in Afghanistan as he met with Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah in Istanbul on Friday.
"Afghanistan and Turkey have had time-tested relations throughout the history and peace and stability... |
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Trump, Putin discuss possible new US-Russia nuclear accord: White House US President Donald Trump has spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin for over an hour, discussing the possibility of a new nuclear accord, North Korean denuclearization, Ukraine and the political situation in Venezuela, according to the White House.
Trump and Putin talked on Friday about... |
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Israeli forces will be annihilated if they dare attack Lebanon, warns Nasrallah The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has cautioned the Tel Aviv regime against launching a new military aggression against his country, stressing that “Israeli forces will be destroyed” in such a case.
Addressing his supporters via a televised... |
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Khalilzad Urges Taliban to Stop Violence, Embrace Peace The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, who is leading the U.S. delegation in the new round of talks with the Taliban in Doha, the capital of Qatar, has told the groups representatives on the opening session that it is time to "stop violence and embrace peace."
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Grand Consultative Peace Jirga Ends in Kabul President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani remarked in the closing gathering of the Grand Consultative Peace Jirga on Friday, where he said all recommendations mentioned in the Jirgas resolution will be implemented by the Afghan government.
He stressed that the Jirgas resolution would become a major part of... |
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US sending mixed signals on Venezuela military action American officials and military commanders are sending mixed messages about a possible US military intervention in Venezuela as the ongoing turmoil in the Latin American country approaches a critical stage following the recent military coup attempt by the opposition.
Venezuelan army forces loyal... |
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Champions League: Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool Looking over football news and the Champions League, Barcelona have taken a massive step toward securing a place in the final showdown after sweeping Liverpool aside 3-nil in the first leg of their semifinal tie.
In a breathtaking match at Camp Nou on Wednesday, former Liverpool striker... |
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Sayyaf Optimistic On Peace Jirgas Outcome
Abdul Rab Rasul Sayyaf, head of the Grand Consultative Jirga on Peace, on Thursday said that the 3,200 delegates from across the country have not gathered at the event to support anyone.
"The Jirga process will be streamed live today," Sayyaf says.
"It is you who will show the government... |
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Light, water shows enrich May Day holiday in China +Video Various light shows and water shows are enriching people’s vacation across China during the four-day May Day holiday which started on Wednesday.
On Tuesday night, a light show illuminated the night sky along the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River and its major tributary Hanjiang River in central... |
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Police clash with protesters on May Day march in French capital French police have fired tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets of the capital Paris to mark May Day rallies and protest against President Emmanuel Macrons policies.
Tens of thousands of protesters, including labor unionists, "yellow vest" anti-government demonstrators and... |
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UK court gives Assange 50-week jail term for breaching bail A court in Britain has handed down a 50-week jail sentence to Australian whistleblower and press freedom activist Julian Assange, saying he disrespected the UK judicial system and escaped his bail conditions by taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy for almost seven years.
The Southwark Crown... |
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Iran: US power doesnt match its bluster Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the United States government is not as long on actual power as it is on threatening language.
President Rouhani said during an event in the western province of Kermanshah on Wednesday that US officials’ threatening rhetoric against Iran did not match... |
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Daesh remains potent threat worldwide despite reduced capabilities, Iraqi PM warns Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has warned that even though the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group has been militarily weakened, it has not been defeated and remains a potent threat around the world.
“Daesh is not just a small organization, its widespread and will try to put confidence... |
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Zarif: US unilateralism existential threat to entire world Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says American unilateralism poses an “existential threat” to the whole world.
Addressing the 16th ministerial meeting of the Asia Cooperation Dialog (ACD) in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Zarif said all nations... |
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Sixth Round Of US -Taliban Talks in Doha to Begin Today The US and Taliban delegations will resume talks on Wednesday in Doha, the capital of Qatar to make a way for ending the long-term conflict in the war-weary country, Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban said in a tweet.
"We are expecting the meeting to start in the next two hours as the... |
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Daesh Gaining Foothold In Afghanistan: Russia Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has said that Daesh is gaining foothold in Afghanistan to expand into the Central Asia, Russian news agency TASS reported.
Shoigu said Daesh is strengthening its positions in Afghanistan, using that country as a bridgehead for further expansion in the region.
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Khalilzad, Talibans deputy political chief met with Indonesian FM ahead of Qatar talks The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad and Talibans deputy political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar separately met with the Foreign Minister of Indonesia Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi ahead of the sixth round of peace talks between U.S. and Taliban.
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Rouhani: Iran to Bring US to Its Knees The US plot to push Irans oil exports down to zero will never be realized, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underscored, saying the Iranian nation will "bring America to its knees."
In a speech at a Tuesday event held in Tehran to commemorate Iranian workers, Rouhani said Iran will continue to export... |
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F-35 jet program doomed to failure if Turkey excluded, Erdogan says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized the United States for threatening to stall the delivery of F-35 fighter jets to his country over the purchase of Russian-built advanced S-400 air defense missile systems, complaining that Ankara is being subjected to “an imposition”... |
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Venezuelan govt. confronting small group of coup-seeking military traitors: Minister Venezuela’s Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez says the government is confronting a small group of “military traitors” that are seeking to promote a coup against President Nicolas Maduro.
“We are currently facing and deactivating a small group of treacherous military personnel... |
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President Rouhani signs off on US CENTOM terrorist designation law President Hassan Rouhani has signed off on the law recently approved by Majlis (the Iranian Parliament), which designated the American forces based in West Asia — known as the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) — as a terrorist organization.
The chief executive put his signature... |
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UK may defy US warnings on Huawei cooperation: UN envoy UK Ambassador to the United Nations Karen Pierce says her country may continue cooperation with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei despite security warnings by the United States.
Speaking at Bloomberg’s headquarters in New York on Monday, Pierce said while London understood Washington’s... |
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Video purportedly shows Daesh ringleader after 5 years The Takfiri terror group of Daesh has released a propaganda video purporting to show its ringleader Ibrahim al-Samarrai, aka Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, for the first time in five years.
The group released the 18-minute footage via one of its media networks on Monday allegedly showing him addressing... |
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22 Daesh Fighters Killed in Nangarhar Afghan special forces have killed 22 Daesh fighters including three commanders of the group during an operation in Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province, the provincial intelligence agency said.
According to a statement released by Nangarhar Intelligence Directorate on Tuesday, four centers... |
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Ismail Khan Skeptical On Peace Jirgas Outcomes Former Jihadi leader and a senior member of Jamiat-e-Islami party Mohammad Ismail Khan at a gathering in Herat province on Tuesday said the Consultative Jirga on Peace has been organized by a government which will soon "lose its legitimacy", therefore, the event will not have the expected outcome.
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