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US Hails Pakistan’s Role in Fostering Afghan Peace Talks
December 16, 2018
KABUL - The United States on Saturday said it welcomed any actions by the Pakistani government to promote greater cooperation in South Asia, including fostering ...
Key Taliban, Daesh Figures Killed in Air Raids
December 16, 2018
JALALBAD/KABUL - Security officials on Saturday claimed several militants had been killed, including key Daesh and Taliban figures in eastern Nangarhar and Kunar provinces...
US War Veterans Send Afghan Children Backpacks
December 16, 2018
KABUL - US veterans are sending a thousand backpacks, containing toys and scholastic materials to kids in Afghanistan’s combat zone, reports WJLA, an ABC affiliate...
Dostum Asked to Support Ghani Team in Presidential Elections
December 16, 2018
The National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan led by the First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum, said that President Ashraf Ghani has requested Dostum to once again ...
CEO Urges Soon Implementation of Afghanistan Commitments to WTO
December 16, 2018
KABUL - Chief Executive Dr. Abdullah Abdullah chaired an extraordinary meeting to assess the main challenges ahead of the implementation of Afghanistan commitments ...
US Must Take ‘Patient Approach’ in Afghanistan: Mcchrystal
December 16, 2018
WASHINGOTN - Stanley McChrystal says the solution in Afghanistan is a longterm development of the nation.
Retired four-star general Stanley McChrystal on Friday ...
Afghanistan Opens New Trade Route with Aim of Building Link to Europe
December 15, 2018
HERAT - Afghanistan on Thursday opened a new international trade route aimed at establishing direct access to Central Asian and Europe as it seeks to build up an economy ...
Ambassador Khalilzad Meets Stoltenberg in Brussels
December 15, 2018
KABUL - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad in Brussels on Thursday...
EU Ready to Help Afghans Achieve Peace: Envoy
December 15, 2018
KABUL - The European Union on Thursday it was ready to help Afghanistan achieve peace and stability.
EU ambassador in Kabul Pierre Mayaudon made...
No Peace Deal Against People’s will, Pledges Ghani
December 15, 2018
KABUL - At meetings with representatives of different ethnic groups in Herat City on Thursday evening, the president called peace a divine command that was a necessity . . .
Work Underway on Proposal for 5-Nation Railway Line
December 15, 2018
PESHAWAR - Uzbekistan says it has initiated work on a proposal for laying a railway connecting Uzbekistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan and Pakistan. . .
US Green Beret Charged with Murder of Man in Afghanistan
December 15, 2018
KABUL - A US military spokesman on Thursday said that a US Army Green Beret has been charged with the murder of an Afghan man during his 2010 deployment to Afghanistan...
Pakistan, Uzbekistan Can Boost Volume by Direct Trade Via Afghan Border
December 15, 2018
ISLAMABAD - The bilateral trade volume between Pakistan and Uzbekistan could be increased by direct trade through the Afghanistan border, said Federal Minister for National ...
Security Council Welcomes Outcome of Geneva Conference on Afghanistan
December 12, 2018
UNITED NATIONS - The Nov. 27-28 conference, co-hosted by Afghanistan and the United Nations, adopted the Geneva Mutual Accountability Framework (GMAF), aimed at guiding ...
Contract Signed on Irrigation Canal for the North
December 12, 2018
KABUL - According to the ministry, the Khosh Tepa canal is one of the largest in the country and that it will include Jawzjan, Balkh and Kunduz provinces and will ...
Political Party Stresses National Consensus for Peace
December 12, 2018
KABUL - Amid an escalation in peace efforts by the Afghan government and the international community, Mehwar-e Mardom-e Afghanistan, “Axis of Afghanistan . . .
Our View on Afghanistan Stands Vindicated: Janjua
December 12, 2018
PESHAWAR - Pakistan stoutly supports dialogue between the Afghan government and Taliban and remains ready to help efforts for peace in the neighbouring country, says a senior ...
Health Situation in Afghanistan Deteriorating: MSF
December 12, 2018
KABUL - The public health situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate, says an international humanitarian organisation.
The head of Medecins Sans Frontieres ...
First Export Shipment Set for Lapis Lazuli Route
December 12, 2018
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoF) on Tuesday said Afghanistan is preparing to export the first shipment of products through the Lapis Lazuli Transit . . .
IWA, MEC Corruption Surveys Rejected as ‘Incomplete’
December 12, 2018
KABUL - The Supreme Court and two ministries on Tuesday rejected as ‘baseless’ recent reports about corruption and bribery of the Integrity Watch Afghanistan ...
Peace Process will Not Delay Presidential Elections: CEO
December 12, 2018
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Unity Government Abdullah Abdullah addressing a gathering at Sapedar Palace in Kabul said the 2019 presidential . . .
UN Renews Call to Protect Human Rights in Afghanistan
December 12, 2018
KABUL - Marking International Human Rights Day, the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Monday renewed its call to protect and promote human rights and fundamental freedoms in Afghanistan...
Violence Against Women 38pc Down in Afghanistan
December 12, 2018
KABUL - Violence against women declined by 38 percent this year compared to the previous year, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs said on Tuesday, at the conclusion ...
US, Uzbekistan Agree on Political Settlement of Afghan Conflict
December 12, 2018
KABUL - US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has held a meeting with Uzbekistan . . .
US Diplomat Accuses Pakistan of ‘Harboring’ Terrorists
December 12, 2018
KABUL - Outgoing American ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has accused Pakistan of harboring terrorists, asking Washington not give to Islamabad “even a dollar” until the country ...
Moscow, Delhi Talk Militant Threat from Afghanistan
December 12, 2018
KABUL - Moscow and New Delhi are mulling over creating a joint mechanism to counter mounting threats from militant groups in Afghanistan, an Indian newspaper ...
India Should Help End Afghan War: Pakistan FM
December 12, 2018
ISLAMABAD - Regional countries, including India, need to play their role facilitating a negotiated end to the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan, Pakistan’s foreign ...
Russian, US Diplomats Discuss Afghan Settlement
December 09, 2018
MOSCOW - U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad discussed on Friday the Afghan settlement process with Russian officials...
IMF to Give Kabul $6.2m Under ECF Programme
December 09, 2018
KABUL - Afghanistan will receive a disbursement amount worth $6.2 million under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on ...
Khan Pleads for Political Settlement in Afghanistan
December 09, 2018
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will no longer fight America’s war in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan says, insisting that only a political solution can bring peace ...
Peace in Afghanistan Tied to Cessation of Violence: India
December 09, 2018
NEW YORK - “We support a peace process that promotes and protects unity, sovereignty, democracy, inclusiveness and prosperity of Afghanistan,” Indian diplomat. . .
Saikal Underlines Efforts for Peace and Stability in Afghanistan
December 09, 2018
KABUL - Mahmoud Saikal, Afghanistan’s permanent representative in the UN has said recent developments in the context of the Afghan peace process provided hope for ...
Tashkent Eyes Transit Trade Pact with Kabul, Islamabad
December 09, 2018
KABUL- Uzbekistan has evinced a keen interest in reaching a trilateral agreement of transit trade with Afghanistan and Pakistan and to boost trade to higher levels. . .
Security Situation in Afghanistan Remains Difficult: NATO Chief
December 06, 2018
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said that it is in the interest of the NATO and international peace to prevent Afghanistan from ever again ...
President Ghani Meets Spanish Defense Minister
December 06, 2018
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday discussed various issues with visiting Spanish defense minister Margarita Robles, the president’s office said. . .