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UNAMA Won’t Pause Efforts to ‘Support Afghan Peace Process’
April 24,2021
KABUL - Deborah Lyons, UN envoy and Head of UNAMA said Thursday, she has wrapped up consultations aimed at strengthening peace talks with Afghan parties and international partners in Doha...
Taliban Caused $1bn Damage to Afghanistan Infrastructure: Ghani
April 21,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday accused the Taliban of causing one billion US dollars damage to infrastructures in Afghanistan...
US, India Vow Coordination on Peace in Afghanistan
April 21,2021
KABUL - Top US and Indian diplomats have exchanged views on regional issues, including the current situation in Afghanistan.
External Affairs Minister ...
Taliban Asked to Resume Talks, Attend Istanbul Summit
April 21,2021
KABUL - Ahead of the Istanbul summit on Afghanistan, diplomatic efforts are ongoing to resolve differences between the United States and Taliban....
Cabinet Discusses Preparations for US Troop Pullout
April 21,2021
KABUL - The cabinet has discussed the government’s preparations for the withdrawal of all international troops from the country...
Afghanistan Asks NATO to Hand Over Kabul Airport Air Traffic Control Tower
April 21,2021
KABUL - Afghan authorities have asked NATO to hand over air traffic control tower of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.
Afghanistan ...
Traders Want Permanent Slate Stone Transfer Permit
April 21,2021
JALALABAD - Pajhwok Afghan News findings show the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) has temporarily allowed transfer of slate stones in Nangarhar province after around a ...
US Authorities Return 33 Antiquities to Afghanistan
April 21,2021
KABUL - US authorities on Monday returned 33 antiquities valued approximately $1.8 million to Afghanistan...
Afghan Leaders Seek Political Agreement Ahead of Troop Withdrawal
April 20,2021
KABUL - Afghan politicians hope that the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban will achieve a political agreement on peace ahead of the announced date for the withdrawal ...
Afghanistan Ready for Foreign Troop Pullout: Ghani
April 20,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani says Afghanistan is fully ready for the withdrawal of foreign troops after 20 years of their presence in the country...
Trump Blasts Biden’s Decision to Delay Afghanistan Withdrawal
April 20,2021
WASHINGTON - Former US President Donald Trump slammed the Biden administration on Sunday for delaying withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan...
Civil War in ‘No One’s Interest’ in Afghanistan: Blinken
April 20,2021
the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in an interview with ABC news said that the civil war in Afghanistan is ...
Meetings Held in Qatar as Istanbul Summit Approaches
April 20,2021
DOHA - Representatives of the United States, Qatar, United Nations and Turkey have held meetings with the Taliban over the last few days in an attempt to create an environment ...
Germany Will Not Abandon Afghan Staff, Minister Says
April 20,2021
BERLIN - Germany will not let down its Afghan staff as the international military mission in the country, Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer pledged on Sunday...
Afghan Senators Call for HCNR Approval of Unified Peace Proposal
April 20,2021
KABUL - The Afghan republic’s peace proposal, to be presented at the upcoming Turkey conference, has yet to be finalized and agreed on, according to some politicians and lawmakers ...
Wolesi Jirga Members Welcome Foreign Troops’ Exit
April 20,2021
KABUL - Some Wolesi Jirga members on Monday welcomed withdrawal of US troops from the country, asking people to stand with their national security forces honestly...
Ghani Gives Pakistan Two Choices – Friendship or Enmity
April 19,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday morning that for the first time in decades, a real opportunity for peace has presented itself and that Afghanistan ...
Foreign Forces Pullout Irresponsible Move: Senators
April 19,2021
KABUL - Urging an orderly withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, some Meshrano Jirga members on Sunday said an ...
Afghan Journalists Launch Center to Preserve Freedom of Speech
April 19,2021
KABUL - A number of Afghan media officials and journalists Saturday officially launched the Afghanistan Center for Freedom of Speech, which is aimed at supporting the values of free speech, the media, and journalists...
EU Envoy Urges Taliban to Attend Istanbul Peace Conference
April 19,2021
KABUL - EU Ambassador to Kabul Andreas Von Brandt has called on the Taliban to engage in serious negotiations with the Afghan government...
9,592 Troops from 36 Countries Serving in Afghanistan
April 19,2021
KABUL - In line with US President Joe Biden’s announcement, all American troops will depart from Afghanistan by September later this year, coinciding with the 20th
President Ghani Office Rejects Agreement on Taliban Inmates
April 19,2021
KABUL - Former President Hamid Karzai’s Chief of Staff Abdul Karim Khuram in a television debate has claimed that President Ashraf Ghani had agreed with the US to release ...
US Senator Calls Troop Pullout a Complicated Decision
April 19,2021
KABUL - A top US senator says the pullout of the remaining American troops from Afghanistan is a complicated decision. Mitchell McConnell ...
Safety Concept Signed to Ensure Security of Afghan Section of TAPI
April 18,2021
KABUL - Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have signed a safety concept agreement to ensure the security of the Afghan section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India ...
Foreigners Still Fighting in Afghanistan, Says India
April 18,2021
KABUL - India has voiced its seep concern at the spike in violence in Afghanistan, alleging foreign militants are still active in the war-torn country...
Russia Scorns Claims of Bounties for US Troops as Fiction
April 18,2021
KABUL - Russia has once again spurned as fiction allegations that it offered the Taliban bounties for killing US soldiers in Afghanistan...
US May Increase Troop Numbers Before Full Withdrawal: Pentagon
April 18,2021
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Friday there could be an increase in the number of troops in Afghanistan in order to complete a safe withdrawal of all foreign forces by September 11.
Addressing a press conference ...
As Biden Improves with Vets, Afghanistan Plan a Plus to Some
April 18,2021
ELM GROVE - Patrick Proctor Brown says the war in Afghanistan was lost within a year of its start. The suburban Milwaukee lawyer, who was an infantry captain in Iraq, said ...
We Are Not at Risk of Collapse: President Ghani
April 17,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani at an online event on Thursday said the Afghan government “is not at risk of collapse” as Afghanistan's allies, mainly the United States, have announced to withdraw foreign forces from the country ...
Iran’s Zarif Says Taliban Has to Change Based on Democratic Ways
April 17,2021
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Friday that the Taliban has to “change based on democratic ways.”
Addressing Raisina 2021 conference ...
Blinken in Kabul: Permanent US Presence ‘Never Intended’
April 17,2021
KABUL - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that he visited Afghanistan because it was important to him and President Joe Biden to convey in person ...
U.S. Imposes Wide Array of Sanctions on Russia for ‘Malign’ Actions
April 17,2021
The United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia to punish it for alleged interference in the U.S. election, cyber-hacking ...
Stick to May 1 Pullout Deadline, Taliban Tell US
April 17,2021
KABUL - The Taliban have reminded US and NATO troops of leaving Afghanistan by May 1, warning that any violation of the Doha deal will lead to complications...
IMF to Approve $147M Extended Credibility Facility Arrangement to Support Afghanistan
April 17,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan Central Bank (Da Afghanistan Bank) on Thursday said that the International Monitory Fund (IMF) following the assessment of financial and economic ...
US Has Ability to Keep Eye on Any Resurgence of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan: Reuters
April 17,2021
The White House on Thursday said that the United States has the ability to keep an eye on any resurgence of al Qaeda in Afghanistan without keeping a military footprint ...