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EU Special Envoy Sees ‘No Change’ in Taliban Terrorist Group
August 04,2021
KABUL - The EU special envoy for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson said he sees no clear indication of a fundamental change in the Taliban based on considering what they say compared ...
Afghanistan, NATO Discuss Further Cooperation After Troop Withdrawal, Foreign Ministry Says
August 04,2021
MOSCOW - Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar has met with NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Stefano Pontecorvo to discuss further cooperation after ...
Atmar, Lyons Discuss Recent Situation, Peace Talks
August 04,2021
KABUL - Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Haneef Atmar and UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons have discussed the current ...
Afghan President Seeks Defense of Cities as Taliban Terrorist Group Advance
August 03,2021
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan president on Monday blamed the American troops’ speedy pullout for the worsening violence in his country and said that his administration ...
Houses of Parliament Issue Joint Declaration in Support of Republic System
August 03,2021
KABUL - The US has lost the war in Afghanistan not when it decided to withdraw as the Taliban regained power, but years ago, when it bombed Afghan homes in the name of fighting ...
America’s Ruthless ‘War on Terror’ Is What Made It Lose Afghanistan Years Ago, Former Afghan President Karzai Tells RT
August 03,2021
KABUL - The US has lost the war in Afghanistan not when it decided to withdraw as the Taliban regained power, but years ago, when it bombed Afghan homes in the name of fighting ...
Citing Taliban Violence, US Expands Afghan Refugee Program
August 03,2021
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday expanded its efforts to evacuate at-risk Afghan citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban violence increases ahead there of ...
Utter Chivalry, 5,000 Boys, Girls Take Entry Test for Military Academy in Kabul
August 03,2021
KABUL - As Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are busy fighting the Taliban in nearly entire Afghanistan, five thousand youths took entry test for National Military ...
Flights Back to Normal at Herat and Kandahar Airports
August 03,2021
HERAT - Government officials said flights from Herat and Kandahar airports resumed on Sunday after the brief closure of the two airports due to security threats...
All Iran-Afghanistan Borders Open: IRICA
August 03,2021
TEHRAN – According to the Spokesman for the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, Iran and Afghanistan borders have resumed their activities after a temporary closure due to internal development inside Afghan soil...
Afghan Government Halts Development Projects Nation-Wide
August 02,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan Ministry of Finance in an official note requested all ministries to halt or suspend their development projects due to a decline in national revenue...
US Intends to Escalate Afghanistan’s Air Exports: SIGAR
August 02,2021
KABUL - The United States Special Investigation General for Afghanistan Reconstruction in its latest report stated that the country plans to boost the air exports of Afghanistan...
Taliban Will Not Resume Peace Talks Until Situation on Battlefield Changes: Ghani
August 02,2021
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accused the Taliban of not taking peace talks seriously until the situation on the battlefield changes in the country...
Karzai Calls on UN to Urgently Aid IDPs
August 02,2021
KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai has called on the United Nations to provide much-needed humanitarian assistance to those displaced by the ongoing conflict ...
Jalalabad Municipality’s Revenue Up 79m Afs: Mayor
August 02,2021
JALALABAD - The municipality in Jalalabad, the capital of eastern Nangarhar province, has collected 236 million afghanis revenue during the first seven months of the ongoing fiscal ...
Security Personnel Privileges to be Increased: Shinwari
August 02,2021
KABUL - Afghan Defence and Security Forces Spokesperson Ajmal Shinwari on Sunday claimed that Taliban militants were inflicted heavy casualties and that President Ghani was ...
Ghani Meets with Politicians, Jihadi Leaders to Garner More Support for Peace
August 01,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has emphasized the need for the continuation of peace talks in Doha and national mobilization in support of the Afghan Security and Defense...
Pakistan, Russia, US, China Representatives to Discuss Afghanistan in Doha
August 01,2021
DOHA - Troika Plus meeting comprised of Afghanistan’s key players, Pakistan, Russia, the United States, and China is planned to be arranged in the Qatari capital ...
UN Compound Attacked in Herat, NATO, Britain, US Condemned
August 01,2021
HERAT - NATO in Afghanistan and British Embassy based in Kabul have reacted to the attack on the United Nations facility in western Herat province on Friday...
Kabul, Ankara Discuss Airport Security, Bilateral Ties
August 01,2021
KABUL - Afghan and Turkish defence ministers have exchanged views on the overall situation in the region and Kabul airport’s security, a media outlet reported on Saturday ...
MoFA Urges Pressure on Taliban to Stop Bloodshed
August 01,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday condemned in the strongest terms the armed attack by the Taliban on UNAMA office in western Herat province. ...
Displaced Afghan Families Suffer in Makeshift Camps, Hoping to Live in Peace
August 01,2021
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - Bibi Maryam, a displaced woman in Mazar-i-Sharif city, the capital of Afghanistan's northern Balkh province, sits in front of her tent in a makeshift camp with ...
RSF Seeks Safety for Journalists in Afghanistan
August 01,2021
KABUL - Reporters without borders organization, RSF, and other organizations supporting media in Afghanistan at a gathering on Friday said the security situation in the country ...
UN Office Attacked in Herat, at Least One Guard Killed
July 31,2021
KANDAHAR - United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has voiced its concerns about the escalating violence and civilians casualties in southern Kandahar province...
Ghani: Action Plan Is Ready, Situation Will Change Soon
July 31,2021
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday that the government has prepared its plan to change the situation in the battlefields and it will happen soon...
US Envoy Says Taliban Indifference to Lives of Afghan Civilians
July 28,2021
KABUL - Ross Wilson, Chargé d’ Affaires of the US Embassy in Kabul, said Monday that the Taliban is “reticence” to meaningful peace talks and that shows ...
Raz Takes Charge as Afghan Ambassador to US
July 28,2021
KABUL - The newly-appointed Afghan ambassador to the United States, Adela Raz, has formally taken charge of office.
In a statement, the Afghan ...
Tajikistan Says Hosting Afghans Awaiting U.S. Visas Not on Agenda
July 28,2021
DUSHANBE - Tajikistan has no plans to temporarily house thousands of Afghans awaiting U.S. immigrant visas after having worked for American forces now pulling out of the country ...
Taliban Victory in Afghanistan Is Victory of Entire Muslims: TTP Leader
July 28,2021
The leader of Tahrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Noor Wali Mehsud appeared in a TV interview for the first time ever and said that their relations with the Afghan ...
President Ghani Calls on CENTCOM Commander Mckenzie
July 27,2021
KABUL - A delegation led by the US Marine commander of Central Command in their meeting with the Afghan president outlined further details of the recent telephonic call between ...
US to Increase Aerial Strikes Supporting ANDSF: Mckenzie
July 27,2021
KABUL - Head of Central Command General Frank Kenneth McKenzie told a press conference in Kabul that the US army has increased airstrikes in support of Afghan ...
Next High-Level Meeting on Peace Expected in August: Sources
July 27,2021
DOHA - The next meeting of high-level delegations from both the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban will take place at the beginning of next month, sources close ...
UN Reports 47 Percent Rise in Afghan Civilian Casualties in First Half of 2021
July 27,2021
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan increased by 47 percent in the first half of 2021, the United Nations said in a report released Monday....
708 New Cases of COVID-19, 35 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan
July 27,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 708 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,588 samples tested in the last 24 hours. ...
Afghan Carpet Industry Facing Major Challenges: ACCI
July 27,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Investment (ACCI) said on Sunday that the Afghan carpet industry is facing numerous challenges despite the foreign ...