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Khamenei Aide Says U.S. Approached Him in Kabul Seeking Talks with Iran
January 08, 2019
DUBAI - A close aide to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday U.S. officials had approached him during a visit he made last month to Afghanistan ...
AGO Implements Half of MEC Recommendations: Report
January 08, 2019
KABUL - The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) on Sunday said the Attorney General Office (AGO) had so far implemented half of its ...
US Withdrawal won’t Impact Combat Operations: Mohib
January 07, 2019
KABUL - Any US troop withdrawal will not impact combat operations against the Taliban and other terror groups in Afghanistan, says the national security advisor (NSA)...
Political Parties’ Observers Demand Reelections in Kabul
January 07, 2019
KABUL - Political parties’ election observers on Saturday said they would soon share ‘evidence’ about widespread fraud in the October Wolesi Jirga elections in ...
Pence Promises Orderly Troop Pullout from Afghanistan
January 07, 2019
KABUL - Amidst confusion regarding its military presence in the war-torn country, the Trump administration has ruled out a Syria-style withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan...
40 killed in Badakhshan Gold mine Collapse: Lawmaker
January 07, 2019
FAIZABAD - At least 29 people were killed and six others wounded on Sunday when a gold mine collapsed in the Kohistanat district of northeastern Badakhshan province...
Heavy Snow Cuts Off 12 Districts in Badakhshan
January 07, 2019
FAIZABAD - Heavy snowing has disconnected a dozen of districts from the provincial capital, Faizabad, of northeastern Badakhshan province, officials said Sunday...
Afghanistan Rice Production Increases by Four Percent
January 07, 2019
KABUL - Statistics show that paddy fields cover at least 170,000 hectares of land in 17 provinces of Afghanistan. . .
Talks with Taliban on Agenda, Daudzai due in Pakistan on Tuesday
January 07, 2019
KABUL - High Peace Council (HPC) secretary Omar Daudzai will be visiting Pakistan on Tuesday to seek Islamabad’s cooperation in bringing the Taliban to talks ...
Afghan, Indian NSAS Agree on Deeper Security Cooperation
January 06, 2019
NEW DELHI - The agreement came at a meeting between Afghan National Security Adviser (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib and his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval met in New Delhi on Friday...
Iran’s Deputy FM Briefs Ghani on Fresh Taliban Talks
January 06, 2019
KABUL - Iran’s deputy foreign minister briefed President Ashraf Ghani about recent talks his country held with Taliban’s representatives, the Presidential Palace...
WHO Director-General Visits Afghanistan
January 06, 2019
KABUL - World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with His Excellency Dr Ferozuddin Feroz at the Ministry of Public Health on the. . .
Iran, India to Discuss Operationalisation of Chabahar Port
January 06, 2019
KABUL - Indian and Iranian foreign ministers will meet next week for consultations on the current situation in Afghanistan and making the Chabahar port functional, says a media ...
Sources of Trump’s Trumped-up History Lessons May be Probed
January 06, 2019
KABUL - The Federal Bureau of Intelligence (FBI) may look into sources of made-up history lessons that President Donald Trump has received on the Soviet invasion ...
Afghanistan Exports 1,000 Tons of Pine Nuts to China
January 06, 2019
KABUL - Officials from Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock on Friday said Afghanistan has exported 1,000 tons of pine nuts to China since the launch of ...
Kabul Calls for Clarification on Washington’s Policy
January 05, 2019
KABUL - The Afghan government on Thursday said it has asked the United States to provide clarification on certain statements, established through diplomatic channels ...
Trump ‘Evaluating’ Afghanistan Pullout : Mike Pence
January 05, 2019
WASHINGTON - Amid reports on a possible withdrawal of a “significant” number of US forces from Afghanistan, the US Vice President Mike Pence said Trump ...
Atmar Chooses Qanoni, Muhaqqiq as Running Mates
January 05, 2019
KABUL - Intending presidential candidate Hanif Atmar has tipped Younas Qanoni as his first running mate and Mohammad Muhaqqiq as second in the July 20 presidential election...
IEC Unveils Election Results of Baghlan Province, Hindu Constituency
January 05, 2019
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has announced the Wolesi Jirga elections results of northern Baghlan province and Hindu minority...
Revenue up by 20pc, Overshoots Target by 12pc
January 03, 2019
KABUL - Afghanistan’s revenue has soared to 189 billion afghanis in the fiscal year 2018, showing a 20 percent increase over the previous year and exceeding ...
12000 Families of Martyrs to Get Food Coupons in Kabul
January 03, 2019
KABUL - Based on a presidential decree, 12, 000 families of martyred security forces will receive food coupons over the nine months in Kabul, a statement said on Wednesday...
In Quest of Consensus on Peace, Daudzai to Visit Pakistan
January 03, 2019
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani’s special envoy and High Peace Council (HPC) Secretariat head said on Wednesday he would visit Pakistan soon for talks on regional ...
Afghanistan Emerges as Deadliest Country for Journalists
January 03, 2019
KABUL - Afghanistan emerged as the deadliest country for media workers in 2018, says the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) ...
Nimroz Farmers in Despair as Drought Kills Livestock
January 03, 2019
ZARANJ - Farmers in southwestern Nimroz province have been in despair after losing around 500,000 livestock to the worst drought in living memory...
Qatari Traders Arrive in Farah on First Direct Flight
January 03, 2019
FARCH CITY - A group of Qatari traders has arrived in western Farah province on the first-ever direct flight from their country to inaugurate some development projects...
New Election Date Decided Following Broad Consultations: UNAMA
January 01, 2019
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) noted the announcement by Afghan electoral authorities for the presidential election to be held in July 2019 ...
Parliament Approves 399b Afs Budget for Fiscal Year 1398
January 01, 2019
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of the Parliament on Monday approved the national budget for fiscal year 1398 with a total outlay of 399 billion afghanis, including ...
ARG Palace Welcomes Announcement of New Date for Presidential Elections
January 01, 2019
KABUL - The ARG Presidential Palace welcomed the announcement of a new date for the 2019 presidential elections.
Deputy Presidential spokesman Shah...
Jeddah Talks on Afghan Peace Imminent
January 01, 2019
KABUL - The next round of Afghan peace talks will be held in the next few days, probably in January, in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah city between US officials and Taliban representatives...
Former Afghanistan Commander Warns of Plans to Cut Troops
January 01, 2019
WASHINGTON - The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Sunday that withdrawing up to half the 14,000 American troops serving there would reduce the incentive ...
New Year Message by Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan
January 01, 2019
My dear Afghan friends,
A year ago, I arrived in your country. The beautiful and richly endowed land and the enthusiastic, sincere people ...
Kandahar Gathering Demands Women’s Consultative Board
January 01, 2019
KANDAHAR CITY - Participants of a gathering in southern Kandahar province on Monday called for creation of ‘a women consultative board’ which could convey ...
Adela Raz Appointed as Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative to UN
January 01, 2019
KABUL - Deputy Foreign Minister Adela Raz has been appointed as Afghanistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, it has been reported...
Access to Information to Help Curb Corruption : Vice President Sarwar Danish
December 31, 2018
KABUL - Five new members of the OCAI, including Ainuddin Bahaduri, Zahra Musavi and Hamdullah Arbab, were introduced to the commission for a period of five years and Najiba Muram ...
Pentagon Report Hints at Political Settlement to Afghan Conflict
December 31, 2018
KABUL - The Pentagon report has hinted at a favourable political settlement in Afghanistan despite challenges on multiple fronts, according to a media report on Sunday...