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Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan July 11, 2016. (Reuters)

Afghanistan President: More than 150 Killed in Last Week’s Kabul Blast

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 6, 2017 | World

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani announced on Tuesday that the death toll from last week’s truck bombing in the capital Kabul has reached to over 150. He said during a peace conference in the city that more than 300 people were wounded in the attack. The blast...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman receives President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani. (SPA)

King Salman Discusses Bilateral Issues with Afghan President

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 23, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received in Riyadh on Monday Afghani President Mohammed Ashraf Ghani. The monarch welcomed the president in the Kingdom, while Ghani expressed happiness to meet with the Custodian of the Two Holy...

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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks during a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani

Hekmatyar Welcomed with a Mixture of Anticipation, Anxiety in Kabul

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 5, 2017 | World

Kabul- Hezb-e Islami (Islamic political party) leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar entered the Afghan presidential palace for the first time after 20 years of hiding when backing extremist groups fighting the Western-backed Afghan government. Prominent Afghan figures, such as...

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Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks to supporters in Laghman province. (Reuters)

Hekmatyar Calls Taliban to End ‘Pointless Unholy War’

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 30, 2017 | World

Kabul — In his first speech after his first public appearance in Afghanistan after nearly two decades underground, warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar called on Taliban insurgents to “join the peace caravan and stop this pointless unholy war.” He also urged all political...

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A US soldier patrols near the site of a US bombing during an operation against ISIS in Afghanistan. (AFP)

Trump Aide Pledges Coordinated Responses to Enemies in Afghanistan

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 18, 2017 | World

Kabul- US President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster met Afghan officials in Kabul on Sunday and said the new administration was weighing diplomatic, military and economic responses to its Taliban and ISIS enemies in Afghanistan. On...