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First-Ever Girls’ Hygiene Guidelines Launched in Afghanistan
October 31, 2018
KABUL - The Ministry of Education, with the support of UNICEF and other sector ministries, on Tuesday celebrated Girls Hygiene Day, and the launch of the first ever Menstrual ...
13th Iran-Afghanistan Joint Exhibition Opens in Herat
October 31, 2018
HERAT - The 13th Iran-Afghanistan Joint Exhibition opened in the northwestern city of Herat on Monday.Ali Reza Sadrzadeh, who is in charge of holding exhibitions ...
Kabul Renews Aversion to Durand Line Fencing
October 30, 2018
KABUL - The Afghan government has renewed its opposition to the fencing of the Durand Line, arguing the Pakistan will affect civilians from both countries...
Release of Baradar ‘will not Affect’ Current Situation
October 30, 2018
KABUL - The Afghan government said Monday that the release of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the co-founder of the Taliban ...
CEO Arrived at UAE to Deliver Speech at ITU Event
October 30, 2018
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah on Monday arrived at United Arab Emirate (UAE) to participate the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)’s event Dubai, an official said...
Japan Gives USD 10 Million Towards Better Agriculture by Improving Irrigation Facilities and Water Management Techniques
October 30, 2018
KABUL - Another new agreement on improving Afghanistan’s agriculture was signed at the Embassy of Japan in Kabul between the Government of Japan and the Food ...
President Ghani in Helmand to Inaugurate Projects
October 29, 2018
LASHKARGAH - Presidential spokesman Haroon Chakhansouri wrote on his twitter that Ghani reached the provincial capital early in the morning...
U.S. Envoy to Afghan Journalists: ‘We Salute the Work You Do’
October 29, 2018
KABUL - Addressing an event held at the U.S. embassy in Kabul to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists on Saturday, Bass ...
No Decision Yet on Moscow Talks: MoFA
October 29, 2018
KABUL - The Afghan government is yet to take a decision on whether to participate in the planned Moscow talks on peace in the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
Faryab War-Displaced Families in Balkh Need Urgent Aid
October 29, 2018
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - Dozens of war-displaced families from neighbouring Faryab province to northern Balkh province have been in dire need of assistance...
148 IEC Staff in Kandahar Fail to Show up on Election Day
October 29, 2018
KABUL - Officials from the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) regional office in Kandahar said Sunday that 148 IEC staff members failed to report to their ...
MPs Warn Govt Over Islamic University Shifting to Kabul
October 29, 2018
KABUL - The university design matches those in Pakistan, Malaysia and Bangladesh and its construction has been approved by the Organization of Islamic Countries...
‘Wolesi Jirga Elections Go Successful in Kandahar’
October 28, 2018
KABUL - Voting in the delayed Wolesi Jirga polls went successfully without any problem in southern Kandahar province on Saturday, officials said...
Envoy Says Uzbekistan will Mediate Afghan Peace Talks
October 28, 2018
KABUL - Uzbekistan is undertaking efforts hoping to bring Taliban to negotiations table with the Afghan government to start peace talks and end the current war in Afghanistan ...
Afghanistan to Export Pine Nuts Directly to China
October 28, 2018
KABUL - Afghanistan will soon open three air corridors with China to export goods to China, particularly pine nuts, office of the senior advisor to President Ashraf Ghani in Banking ...
Survey Finds Unprecedented Pessimism in Afghanistan
October 28, 2018
KABUL - Afghans are voicing unprecedented levels of pessimism as hopes fade for the war-torn country's future, a US survey said Friday...
Woman, Teenage Boy Separately Killed in Faryab
October 28, 2018
MAIMANA CITY - A heavily pregnant woman was stabbed to death by his son in northern Faryab province, where a teenage boy was found dead inside a water well...
Seventh Security Dialogue Opens in Herat
October 27, 2018
Uzbekistan representative says Tashkent will continue its cooperation with Afghanistan in peace, connectivity and trade.
HERAT - Delegates from various ...
Over 13,000 Complaints Lodged During Elections
October 27, 2018
KABUL - Statistics show that more than 13,000 complaints have been received by the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC), elections watchdogs and TOLOnews ...
US Coordinates Peace Efforts with Afghan Government
October 27, 2018
KABUL - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reiterated support for a political and peaceful solution to the conflict in Afghanistan continued assistance to Afghan ...
Cabinet Approves 1398 Fiscal Year’s Draft Budget in Principle
October 27, 2018
KABUL - The Cabinet has approved the draft annual budget for the Afghan calendar fiscal year 1398, which begins on March 22.
A statement from the Presidential ...
OSCE Supports Visit of Tajik and Afghan Border Security and Management Representatives to Japan
October 27, 2018
DUSHANBAI - Delegations from Tajikistan and Afghanistan led, respectively, by the Commander of the Border Troops of Tajikistan, Colonel-General Rajabali Rahmonali ...
Ghani Asks Islamabad to Extradite Kandahar Attack Plotters to Kabul
October 25, 2018
KANDAHAR CITY - President Ashraf Ghani has said the assassination of Kandahar police chief Gen. Abdul Raziq had been planned inside Pakistan and asked Islamabad to handover the plotter ...
CEO and US Envoy Discuss Parliamentary Elections
October 25, 2018
KABUL - National Unity Government CEO Abdullah Abdullah visited the US ambassador to Afghanistan John R. Bass and both sides discussed parliamentary elections, and political ...
UNSC Commends Participation, Courage of Afghans in Voting Process
October 25, 2018
KABUL - The members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have welcomed the Saturday’s parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, calling ...
Pakistan Must Make Sincere Efforts to Curb Terrorism on Afghan Border: Mike Pompeo
October 25, 2018
WASHINGTON - Pakistan will be held responsible if they do not make sincere efforts to curb terrorism on their western border with Afghanistan, US Secretary ...
U.S., Gulf States Blacklist Afghan Taliban, Iranian Officers for Terrorist Financing
October 25, 2018
WASHINGOTN - A seven-country group set up to combat the international financing of terrorists has blacklisted nine individuals associated with Afghanistan’s Taliban ...
Decades of War Shatter Afghanistan’s Glassblowing Craft
October 25, 2018
KABUL - Hunched and shrivelled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and vases -- a craft passed down ...
Voter Turnout Was Testimony to the People’s Resolve : Vice President Sarwar Danish
October 24, 2018
KABUL - Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Monday applauded his fellow countrymen for having used their right to vote on Saturday and Sunday and said the ...
President Ghani Arrives in Kandahar after Thursday Attack
October 24, 2018
KANDAHAR CITY - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday arrived in southern Kandahar province at the head of high-level delegation, an official said...
Senators Want Clean and Fraudulent Votes Separated
October 24, 2018
KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga members on Tuesday praised people’s massive participation in the lower house elections, but demanded separation of clean votes from ...
Iran, India and Afghanistan need Regional Transit Union
October 24, 2018
TEHRAN - The managing director of the Ports and Maritime Organization has considered it necessary to form a regional transport and transit union between the three ...
Nearly 500 Uplift Projects Implement Nation-Wide
October 24, 2018
KABUL - Minister of Rural Development and Rehabilitation Mujiburrahman Karimi on Tuesday said 498 development project worth $51 million has been implemented...
Afghan Leaders Say Election Turnout Shows Voters Are Rejecting the Taliban
October 23, 2018
KABUL - Senior Afghan officials have praised voters who cast ballots in weekend parliamentary elections that were plagued by violence and organizational problems, saying . . .
Taliban Failed to Disrupt Elections: Abdullah
October 23, 2018
KABUL - National Unity Government’s CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that the aim of the enemies to stop elections did not work and the Taliban must ...