Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Jamiat-e-Islami Party on Tuesday said the party will announce its next move regarding the presidential palace’s rejection of one of its demands, which was for the removal of Hanif Atmar as chief of the national security council. The statement comes a day after acting foreign affairs minister Salahuddin Rabbani, who is also the
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 19, 2017 Russia plans to host international talks on the conflict in Afghanistan on April 14, a high-ranking Afghan official said. Hanif Atmar, the Afghan president’s national security adviser, told RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan on March 18 that 12 countries, including the United States and the five Central Asian nations,
Khaama Press: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani conferred High State Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan Medal on National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar. President Ghani said [he] admired Atmar for his service, patriotism, and intelligence as the Afghan nation admires it. He also hailed Atmar for his services as the Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, specifically mentioning
Khaama Press: The National Security Adviser of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar has said there is no hope Pakistan will help Afghanistan with the peace talks with the Taliban group. During an interview with Gandhara/RFERL, Atmar said “We have received messages from Pakistan as we have diplomatic relations. Our president has told them we have no hope that
VOA News Ayaz Gul August 15, 2016 ISLAMABAD — Local officials and foreign military commanders in Afghanistan have played down concerns Islamic State is expanding activities beyond its traditional strongholds in the east. They insist the recent killing of the local leader of IS in an American drone strike and gains by Afghan forces against the
Press TV August 6, 2016 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says progress and security of Afghanistan are among the Islamic Republic’s core policies. In a meeting with Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar in Tehran on Saturday, Zarif added that the Iranian and Afghan people enjoy cordial relations. “Afghanistan is a friend neighbor
VOA News Ayesha Tanzeem June 29, 2016 ISLAMABAD—Afghanistan’s national security adviser has accused Pakistan, without directly naming the country, of providing financial and logistical support to Islamic State (IS) fighters in Afghanistan. Hanif Atmar told journalists Wednesday in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, that his country’s security forces this week arrested three IS
Press TV April 21, 2016 China says it wants to forge strong military ties with Afghanistan which is under a US-led occupation. Beijing is willing to “deepen counter-terrorism intelligence, joint drills, personnel training and other areas of practical cooperation,” China’s Defense Ministry said late on Wednesday. The remarks were made by Fang Fenghui, a member of the powerful
Khaama Press: Afghan and Indian officials discussed the delivery of the fourth and final Mi-25 gunship helicopter to the Afghan Air Force (AAF) as part of India’s support to the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The Office of the National Security Adviser said the Indian Ambassador Manpreet Vohra met with the National Security Adviser Hanif Atmar to
VOA News / February 24, 2016 Russia delivered 10,000 Kalashnikov rifles, along with millions of rounds of ammunition, to the Afghan government as part of a security agreement between the two nations. The rifles were delivered at a ceremony Wednesday at Kabul’s military airport. “The respected government of Russia has provided weapons along with its