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Afghanistan
Sidelining Kabul to Undercut Final Peace Deal
Afghan ambassador to Washington Roya Rahmani has recently criticized the ongoing peace talks, saying that sidelining the Afghan government will undercut any final peace agreement
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German Envoy Meets Mullah Baradar in Qatar
German Special envoy on Afghanistan Markus Potzel at the head of a delegation has reportedly met with Taliban chief of political office Mullah Baradar in Doha, Qatar
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C5+Japan Dialogue; FM Rabbani Discussed Various Issues
Afghan Foreign Minister attended at the seventh meeting of Central Asia+Japan dialogue in Dushanbe on initiative of the Republic of Tajikistan at the level of foreign ministers
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Mir Rahman Rahmani Elected as House Speaker
Mir Rahman Rahmani has been elected as the Wolesi Jirga speaker by winning 50+1 percent of the MPs votes
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Peace Not Prelude Afghans from Credible Election Planning
US special representative on Afghan peace process Zalmay Khalilzad has recently said that the peace process the priority, but election planning must go forward
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US Embassy Comments on Parliamentary Election Results
US embassy in Kabul in a statement released Thursday welcomed the finalization of the Kabul parliamentary election results
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Germany Expects Active role in Afghan Peace process: Potzel
Germany’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Markus Potzel met Wednesday with Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani at the foreign ministry, Foreign Ministry said in a statement
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For First time, Woman Became Head of “Afghan Film”
Sahra Karimi is the first Afghan female who has been appointed as the director of state-run “Afghan Film” production company, though it has not been productive in recent years and is in recession
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Kabul, Paktia Representatives Swear Allegiance
The new representatives of Kabul and Paktia provinces took the oath of allegiance Wednesday at the presidential palace (Arg), attended by president M. Ashraf Ghani
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Russia Wants “Balance” of Power in Afghanistan
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo have discussed, Afghanistan, Syria, Libya, Venezuela, and Iran Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Tuesday, according to reports
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