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Atmar Announces His Candidacy for Presidential Election
November 28, 2018
KABUL - Mohammad Hanif Atmar, former Afghan national security adviser has announced that he would be contesting as a candidate in the presidential election ...
Rise in US Deaths in Afghanistan Clouds Outlook for Peace
November 28, 2018
WASHINGTON - A rash of American combat deaths in Afghanistan is putting a spotlight on a stalemated 17-year war that is testing President Donald Trump’s commitment ...
Agricultural Development Key to Global Security: President ASHRAF GHANI
November 28, 2018
KABUL - Addressing a private sector side event in the Swiss capital Geneva on Tuesday, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said that his administration has ...
IEC Unveils Wolesi Jirga Elections Results of Parwan
November 28, 2018
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has announced the Wolesi Jirga elections preliminary results of central Parwan province...
Bomb Kills 3 US Soldiers in Ghazni
November 28, 2018
KABUL - The U.S. military in Afghanistan says three of its service members were killed and three others wounded when an improvised explosive device exploded ...
President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis Pays a Working Visit to Afghanistan
November 28, 2018
Afghans hope that the mutual cooperation between Afghanistan and its international partners on combatting terrorism continue in order to ensure...
‘Kangaroo Courts Pose Threat to Women’s Lives in The North’
November 28, 2018
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - Rights officials say kangaroo courts pose threat to women’s lives and rights in the northern zone in areas where the government’s writ does ...
UNHCR Launches Massive Airlift of Tents for Afghanistan’s Drought-Displaced
November 28, 2018
KABUL - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, this past Saturday began the first in a series of airlifts to western Afghanistan bringing thousands of tents for people ...
IEC Says ‘Comfortable’ with New Election Date
November 27, 2018
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has termed the new presidential election date as ‘suitable’ while the Independent Electoral Complaint ...
Alipoor Released Conditionally
November 27, 2018
KABUL – Alipoor was relapsed conditionally due to high support of the people, influential community leaders and mediations of Sarwar Danish, the Second Vice ...
UN Calls to Support Survivors and Amplify Voices of Advocates to End Violence Against Women And Girls
November 27, 2018
KABUL - Marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence ...
Taliban Attacks Kill 20 Police, 10 Troops
November 27, 2018
KABUL - A Taliban ambush of a police convoy in western Afghanistan killed 20 policemen while 10 troops died in an insurgent attack on an army checkpoint in the north ...
IEC Unveils Wolesi Jirga Elections Results of 5 Provinces
November 25, 2018
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday announced the Wolesi Jirga elections results of ...
Kabul Ulema Council Deputy Head Killed in a Gun Attack
November 25, 2018
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that any plan to establish peace in Afghanistan should be implemented in the presence and partnership ...
Iranian FM Stresses Necessity for Partnership of Afghan Gov’t in Any Peace Plan
November 25, 2018
TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that any plan to establish peace in Afghanistan should be implemented in the presence and partnership of ...
US in ‘Very Strong’ Negotiations in Afghanistan: Trump
November 24, 2018
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington was "in very strong negotiations" with Afghanistan, also hinting a possible ...
Suicide Explosion in Army Mosque Leaves 27 Soldiers Dead, scores Injured
November 24, 2018
KHOST CITY - Twenty-seven Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and 79 others injured in a blast inside a military mosque in southern Khost province on Friday ...
Elections Delay Has No Legal Justifications
November 24, 2018
KABUL - The Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish said that the upcoming presidential elections has nothing to do with the peace process and that there ...
Up to 290,000 People Displaced in Afghanistan this Year: Report
November 24, 2018
KABUL - Displaced families from Ghazni provinces said they ask government to ensure the security of Malistan and Jaghori districts so that they can return to their homes...
Moscow Planning US-Russia Meeting on Afghan Peace: Envoy
November 24, 2018
KABUL - Russian deputy ambassador to Afghanistan Albert Khorev on Thursday said that a meeting between representatives from Russia and the United States could likely ...
Kabul Bombing Condemned World-Wide
November 22, 2018
KABUL - The United States, United Nations, European Union, Qatar, Pakistan, Iran and other countries condemned the cowardly bombing at a religious gathering ...
Afghans Must Have a Say in the Peace Process: Pompeo
November 22, 2018
WASHINGTON - The people of Afghanistan must have a say in “creating a sustainable peace” for the country, the US Secretary of State ...
US Halt Security Assistance to Pakistan
November 22, 2018
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated that he has stopped all security assistance to Pakistan because it has done nothing for America, as he kept ...
Govt, People Want Peace but Taliban Yet to Respond: CEO
November 22, 2018
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has said the government and the people of Afghanistan want peace and efforts in this regard have been ...
Mail Plans Ahead as Jujube Harvest Hits 3,600 Tons this Year
November 22, 2018
KABUL - The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said steps are being taken to establish facilities to dry jujubes in order to increase ...
Pakistan Condemns the Terrorist Attack in Kabul Afghanistan
November 22, 2018
KABUL - Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attack on a wedding hall in Kabul that has killed more than 40 people celebrating the birth anniversary of the Holy ...
NATO Commander Gen. Scott Miller Arrives in Ghazni Province
November 22, 2018
GHAZNI - The Commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission Gen. Scott Miller arrived in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan earlier yesterday ...
Trump Discussing Possible Visit to Troops in Iraq or Afghanistan
November 21, 2018
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has begun telling advisers that he may visit troops in a combat zone for the first time in his presidency, as he has come under ...
UN: Afghan Opium Cultivation Down 20 Percent
November 21, 2018
KABUL - A new United Nations survey finds that opium cultivation in Afghanistan has decreased by 20 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year, citing ...
Consultative Peace Board Not in Parallel to HPC: Ghani
November 19, 2018
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said met with High Peace Council (HPC) members as part his consultative meetings on the peace process, a statement from ...
Khalilzad ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Peace Talks
November 19, 2018
KABUL - The special envoy addressed journalists in Kabul after holding a marathon three-day talks session with the Taliban in Qatar...
‘Uzbekistan Desires Trilateral Trade Commission with Pakistan, Afghanistan’
November 19, 2018
ISLAMABAD - Ambassador of Uzbekistan Furqat Sidikov said that his country desired a trilateral trade commission comprising Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to ...
China, Iran to Cooperate on Resolving Afghan Problems
November 19, 2018
Beijing - A Chinese media reported that contrary to American actions in Afghanistan and the country's failed military strategy, China, Iran and some other countries ...
Militants Driven out of Some Villages in Jaghori, Malistan: MoD
November 19, 2018
KABUL - Military operations in the Jaghori and Malistan districts of southern Ghazni have been going on with security forces making advancement by clearing ...
Taliban Shadow District Chief Among 20 Killed in Kandahar Raid
November 19, 2018
KANDAHAR CITY - At least 20 Taliban insurgents including a shadow district chief have been killed and 11 others wounded during operation in Maiwand district of southern ...