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Afghan Refugees’ Living Conditions Improved in Iran, Pakistan: MoRR
September 16, 2018
KABUL - The Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) says the living conditions of Afghan refugees have been improved in Iran and Pakistan...
Political Parties Close IEC Offices in Three Provinces
September 16, 2018
KABUL - As Afghanistan has only 34 days to hold the upcoming parliamentary elections, a number of major political parties have closed the offices of the ...
‘Pakistan Considering Allowing India-Afghanistan Trade Via its Territory’
September 16, 2018
KABUL - Pakistan had approached Afghanistan earlier this year and indicated its willingness to discuss resumption of trade between Afghanistan and India via Pakistan through ...
Afghan Military Helicopter Crashes, Kills all Five Aboard
September 16, 2018
KABUL - A helicopter carrying security forces crashed in western Afghanistan, killing all five people on board, including the pilot, officials said on Saturday ...
US Stoutly Supports Afghan-India Trade Show
September 13, 2018
KABUL - The United States on Wednesday affirmed its stout support for the second annual India-Afghanistan International Trade and Investment Show...
Afghans Taking Steps to Control Insider Attacks: Mattis
September 13, 2018
KABUL - Afghanistan has taken measures, including improved vetting of local forces, to minimise insider attacks, says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ...
OIC Chief Commends Afghan GAovt Peace Initiatives
September 13, 2018
KABUL - The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) chief has stressed the importance of Afghan government initiatives to promote peace, security and reconciliation ...
Gov’t to Respond to the Recommendations, Needs of the Armed Forces: Ghani
September 13, 2018
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has vowed that the government would respond to the recommendations and needs of the armed forces.
The Office of the President...
Truck Packed with Explosives Seized by Afghan Forces in Paktika Province
September 13, 2018
KABUL - The Afghan forces have seized a truck packed with a large quantity of explosives in southeastern Paktika province of Afghanistan...
IECC Asked to Share Evidence Against Disqualified Candidates
September 13, 2018
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday asked the Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) to share documents and evidence that led to the disqualification of 35 individuals ...
More Afghans Displaced by Drought than Conflict: UN
September 12, 2018
KABUL - A total of 275,000 people have been displaced by drought in western Afghanistan - 52,000 more than the number uprooted by conflict this year - with over ...
Iran, India, Afghanistan Stress Deepening of Cooperation
September 12, 2018
Kabul - Deputy Foreign Ministers of Iran, Afghanistan and India's Foreign Ministry advisor, at a trilateral meeting in Kabul, emphasized on deepening cooperation ...
Afghanistan Suicide Attack Causes Dozens of Casualties as Violence Flares
September 12, 2018
KABUL - A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed at least 30 people at a gathering on Tuesday on the highway between the eastern city of Jalalabad and the main ...
China, Pakistan to Extend Economic Corridor Towards Afghanistan
September 12, 2018
KABUL - Senior Chinese and Pakistani officials in a meeting in Islamabad decided to accelerate and extend the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor towards ...
Kabul Calls for Iran’s Cooperation to Fight Terrorism
September 12, 2018
Kabul - In a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah urged Iran to cooperate with Afghanistan ...
Afghan Taliban Prepare for New Peace Talks with US: Sources
September 12, 2018
KABUL - The Taliban are preparing to send a delegation for further talks with US officials about ending the conflict in Afghanistan, two officials involved with the process ...
Erdogan Urges Russia, Iran to Stop ‘Disaster’ in Idlib
September 12, 2018
ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on Russia and Iran to halt a looming “humanitarian disaster” in Idlib, saying Syrians there ...
Amid Af-Pak Rows, Qureshi to Visit Kabul this Week
September 11, 2018
KABUL - Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will visit Kabul this week to sort out differences on key issues, including action against irreconcilable ...
US to Threaten Sanctions if ICC Investigates Afghan War Crimes Allegations
September 11, 2018
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is set to threaten sanctions Monday if the International Criminal Court in The Hague carries out an investigation into allegations of war ...
BSA Behind Growing Insecurity in Afghanistan: MPs
September 11, 2018
KABUL - Some Wolesi Jirga members on Monday asked the government to revoke the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States because the deal had resulted ...
Afghan Media Under Pressure after Journalist Deaths
September 11, 2018
KABUL - Following an explosion in April that killed nine reporters, photographers and cameramen covering an attack, Afghanistan has been the deadliest country in the world ...
President Ghani Met with the British Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
September 11, 2018
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met with the British Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan in Kabul on Sunday, the Presidential Palace said...
MPs Level Serious Allegations Against Security Bosses
September 11, 2018
KABUL - Some Wolesi Jirga or lower house members on Monday leveled serious allegations against top security and defense officials and alleged the existence of foreign ...
Politicians Mark Massoud Day by Calling for Unity
September 10, 2018
The second vice president said if Afghanistan wants to uphold the spirit of its martyr's then the people need to stand united.
KABUL - Prominent Afghan politicians ...
Turkmenistan Opens Plant to Ship Power to Afghanistan
September 10, 2018
KABUL - The $1.2 billion expansion project would allow Turkmenistan to export an additional three billion kilowatt-hours per year to neighbouring countries...
China, Pakistan Vow to Enhance Afghan Reconciliation Process
September 10, 2018
ISLAMABAD - Chinese Foreign Minister says China and Pakistan will work together to enhance the reconciliation process in Afghanistan. . .
President Orders Kabul’s Division into 4 Security Zones
September 10, 2018
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has ordered Kabul’s division into four security zones, seeking details of a weapons distribution plan, his office said on Saturday...
Pakistan Won’t Force Afghan Refugees to Leave: UN
September 10, 2018
ISLAMABAD - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi says peace is vital for the safe return of Afghan refugees to their homeland...
Taliban’s Red Unit Commander Among 12 Killed In Badghis
September 10, 2018
QALA-I-NAW - A top Taliban commander has been killed along with 11 fighters during a clash with security forces in Badghis province, police claimed on Sunday.
Khalilzad: The Blunt Veteran Leading US Peace Efforts in Afghanistan
September 06, 2018
WASHINGTON - Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran US diplomat tasked with leading efforts to end the war in Afghanistan, is a blunt negotiator with a history of hawkish foreign ...
Pompeo in Pakistan to Break Stalemate, Push End for Afghan War
September 06, 2018
ISLAMABAD - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday hoping to break a diplomatic stalemate with leaders there and end the war in neighboring Afghanistan ...
Bring Taliban to Negotiating Table, US Tells Pakistan
September 05, 2018
ISLAMABAD - The Trump administration has once again asked Pakistan to crack down on all insurgent groups without any discrimination.
Pentagon spokesman Lt Col Koné ...
UK Bolsters Support to NATO Mission in Afghanistan
September 05, 2018
KABUL - Arriving in Afghanistan with the UK’s defense minister were 100 Welsh Guards, that were the first of the extra troops to arrive. . .
3.7 Million Children Deprived of Education
September 05, 2018
KABUL - Senior government officials including Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah and acting education minister Mirwais Balkhi on Tuesday marked International Literacy ...
Taliban Say Founder of Haqqani Network Dies in Afghanistan
September 05, 2018
ISLAMABAD - The founder of Afghanistan's much-feared Haqqani network, a former U.S. ally turned fierce enemy, has died after years of ill health, a Taliban spokesman ...