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Kabul Upbeat about Afghan Pakistan Action Plan
June 14, 2018
KABUL - The Afghan government says they hope the tension between the two countries will decrease when the action plan is implemented.
Afghan government leaders are ...
Karzai ‘Open’ to Running Again for President
June 14, 2018
KABUL - A legal expert says there is a lack of clarity in the constitution on how many terms a president can serve.
While Afghanistan’s constitution ...
Very Few Willing to Run for District Council Elections
June 14, 2018
KABUL - In total there are 2,800 district council seats to be filled but only 3,058 candidates have registered.
The Independent Election Commission ...
War Crimes Convicts Should Not be Allowed to Stand for Elections: AIHRC
June 14, 2018
KABUL - Dr. Sima Samar, the head of Afghanistan’s Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said Wednesday that the human rights violators and war criminals ...
Watchdogs Concerned about Child Labor Problem
June 14, 2018
KABUL - Reports indicate that in Afghanistan at least 1.9 million children work to help support their families.
Tuesday, June 12, is World ...
Ghani Meets Pakistan’s Army Chief in Kabul
June 13, 2018
KABUL - The president’s office said Ghani and Bajwa discussed a number of issues including the fight against terrorism and the peace process. . .
ANSF in Defensive Mode as Ceasefire Kicks in
June 13, 2018
KABUL - Government’s ceasefire comes into effect following a sharp rise in violence across the country in the past two months.
As government’s ceasefire ...
NATO Chief Sees Taliban’s Ceasefire as a Positive Move
June 13, 2018
KABUL - Jens Stoltenberg also urged the insurgent group to fully respect the ceasefire in the hope it will lead to peace.
NATO Secretary General ...
Political Parties Threaten Protests if Election System Not Changed
June 13, 2018
KABUL - Political parties on Tuesday reiterated their demand for change in the election system and warned of establishing protesting tents in front of the Independent ...
NATO to Provide 50 Helicopters to Afghan Air Force: Ghani
June 13, 2018
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has said the NATO Resolute Support (RS) mission would soon deliver 50 helicopters to the Afghanistan air force...
Suicide Bomber Kills 13, Including Women, Outside Afghan Ministry
June 12, 2018
KABUL - A suicide bomber killed 13 people and wounded more 25 during rush hour on Monday at the entrance to Afghanistan’s rural rehabilitation and development ...
CEO Calls on Nation to Stand Behind Afghan Forces
June 12, 2018
KABUL - Casualties among security forces increased this year following the sharp rise in violence across the country.
Chief Executive Officer Abdullah ...
EU Hopes Govt-Taliban Ceasefire Leads to Peace Talks
June 12, 2018
KABUL - The European Union ambassador to Kabul Pierre Mayaudon on Sunday said they are hopeful that the ceasefires announced by the Afghan government and Taliban ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan to Set up Coordination Centers
June 12, 2018
KABUL - Liaison officers will share information they receive about militant suspects and will accompany security officials during raids against suspects...
Turkish Troops in Afghanistan Give Aid to 200 Families
June 12, 2018
KUNDUZ - Turkish soldiers in Afghanistan delivered aid to 200 war-torn families in northern Kunduz province on Monday.
The Turkish mission in Afghanistan ...
Afghanistan, Pakistan to Develop Strategy for Peace: Pakistan
June 12, 2018
KABUL - Pakistan’s president said at an SCO session the ceasefire in Afghanistan was a positive step.
Pakistan’s President Mamnoon ...
Govt Committed to Political Solution to Conflict: Ghani
June 11, 2018
BEIJING - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said at the 18th meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) that ...
IEC Kicks off Voter Registration Process in Villages
June 11, 2018
KABUL - The IEC said that so far 1,100 people have filed nomination papers as candidates for parliamentary elections and another 690 for provincial council seats...
PM Modi Praises Ghani’s Bold Initiative Towards Peace
June 11, 2018
BEIJING - India’s Prime Minister NarendraModi on Sunday praised Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for his bold steps towards peace and expressed hope that it will . . .
China’s Leader Proposes SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group
June 11, 2018
BEJING - “We need to give full play to the role of the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group to facilitate peace and reconstruction in Afghanistan,” said Xi. . .
10th OCB Meeting Discuss Reforms, Capacity Building of Afghan Forces
June 11, 2018
KABUL - International community stands ready to support the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces and acknowledged the achievements of Afghan government. . .
Helmand Peace Convoy Heads for Wardak
June 11, 2018
KABUL - A group of activists are walking from Helmand to Kabul in the name of peace.
The Helmand peace convoy arrived in Ghazni province ...
SCO Can Play Key Role in Regional Connectivity
June 10, 2018
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani believes the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) can play a key role in strengthening regional connectivity and combating ..
Iran, Afghanistan Presidents Meet in China
June 10, 2018
BEIJING - Iranian president Hassan Rouhani met and talked with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of the SCO summit in China to discuss expansion ...
Ghani Fires Energy and Water Minister
June 10, 2018
KABUL - President Ghani has appointed Mohammad GulKhulmi, the deputy minister of energy and water for energy, as acting minister of energy and water. . .
In conjunction with Zayed year, the UAE Red Crescent Authority holds Ramadan banquet for 400 fasting people in the province of Kabul, Islamic Republi
June 10, 2018
In accordance with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin ...
Anti- Daesh Operations to be Stepped up: US Officials
June 10, 2018
KABUL - Operations against Islamic State militants would be stepped up in eastern Afghanistan, top American officials said on Friday.
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis ...
President Ghani to Attend SCO Summit in China
June 09, 2018
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong Province, on Saturday and Sunday...
Abdullah Seeks UK Support in Global Market Exploration for Afghan Products
June 09, 2018
KABUL - The United Kingdom assured support to Afghanistan in exploration of international market and provision of best environment for girls’ education ...
Kalimzai Vows Positive Change in Ghazni Situation
June 09, 2018
GHAZNI CITY - Calling the current security situation in southern Ghazni province as unacceptable, the newly appointed governor on Thursday promised measures ...
Nearly 6m Persons Registered as Voter Country-Wide
June 09, 2018
KABUL - Around six million people have registered as voter for the upcoming Wolesi Jirga and District Council elections until Thursday evening, the Independent ...
NATO Defence Ministers Discuss Progress in Afghanistan
June 09, 2018
BRUSSELS - NATO Defence Ministers today concluded a two-day meeting in Brussels with a discussion of the Alliance’s training mission in Afghanistan, and its continuing ...
Taliban Cannot Win on the Battlefield: WH
June 09, 2018
WASHINGTON - Describing President Ashraf Ghani’s announcement of ceasefire with the Taliban as “courageous” the White House on Thursday said ...
Ghani Calls for China’s Greater Role in Regional Peace
June 06, 2018
KABUL - Presidents Ghani says the ongoing threats faced by Afghanistan are not confined to a single country.
President Ashraf Ghani has said that China is ...
WB Supports Afghan Raisin Processing Plant
June 06, 2018
KABUL - Two members of the World Bank Group are providing $3 million in financing and $7.8 million in political risk insurance coverage for a new raisin processing plant in Afghanistan.