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Abdullah Calls for Afghans to Stand United Against Insurgency
May 03, 2018
KABUL - The CEO said insurgents were committing crimes, under different names, against the people of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan's Chief Executive ...
Atmar Orders Prompt Measures to Protect Journalists
May 03, 2018
KABUL - Directing serious and prompt measures for protection of journalists, National Security Advisor Mohammad HanifAtmar has said educational scholarships would ...
Around 500 People Killed or Wounded in April: CPAG
May 03, 2018
KABUL - One hundred and eighty eight civilians have been killed and 306 wounded during last month in 23 provinces of Afghanistan, The Civilian Protection Advocacy ...
Hazaras Call off Protest after Talks with Gen. Bajwa
May 03, 2018
PESHAWAR - The minority Hazara community in southwestern Balochistan province on Wednesday called off its hunger strike against targeted killings of its members...
White House Rules Out Changes in Afghan Strategy
May 03, 2018
WASHINGTON - Facing criticism for a series of high-profile attack in recent weeks, the White House on Tuesday ruled out any changes to its South Asia policy...
Statement by Tadamichi Yamamoto on World Press Freedom Day
May 03, 2018
KABUL - On World Press Freedom Day, the United Nations congratulates Afghanistan for its progress toward a free and open media, which has been hailed as one of the . . .
Inform People about Kabul Attack Facts, Orders Ghani
May 02, 2018
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday ordered the authorities concerned to inform the people about details and facts how the deadly double bombings in capital ...
UNICEF to Warring Parties: Spare Children and Schools
May 02, 2018
KABUL - The UNICEF executive director has condemned Monday’s attack in southern Kandahar province, where 11 children were killed at a religious school...
‘Fake ID Cards with Voter Stickers’ Being Sold: RCN
May 02, 2018
KABUL - The Reform and Change Network (RCN) on Tuesday claimed “fake paper identity cards with voter stickers attached are being sold as genuine” ahead . . .
Uruzgan Protesters Ends Tirinkot Shutdown
May 02, 2018
TIRINKOT - Protesters in central Uruzgan province have allowed traffic to ply roads and shopkeepers to reopen their shops in Tirinkot City, the provincial capital . . .
US, UN &NATO Vow Support for Afghan Media
May 02, 2018
WASHINGTON - The United States and the United Nations on Monday condemned the ghastly terrorist attack in Kabul that killed 29 people, including nine journalists...
Kabul Suicide Attack Deadliest Day for Afghan Journalists
May 01, 2018
KABUL - The suicide attack that killed nine Afghan journalists as they gathered to cover a bomb explosion in the capital Kabul on Monday was the deadliest day for the ...
Afghan Media Condemns Attack on its Journalists
May 01, 2018
KABUL - The country’s media has called on the ICJ and UN Security Council to investigate Monday’s suicide bombing.
The Afghanistan Federation of Journalists . . .
11 Madrassa Students Killed in Kandahar Explosion
May 01, 2018
KANDAHAR - The students were killed after a suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of Romanian troops in the Daman district.
At least 11 students were killed ...
Capital Bombings Draw Strong Condemnation
May 01, 2018
KABUL - Top Afghan, American and NATO officials and UNAMA on Monday denounced the double suicide attacks, claimed by the Islamic State, in Kabul...
Access to Basic Health Services 22pc up: MoPH
May 01, 2018
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Sunday said people’s access to basic health services increased by 22 percent during the last three years, with ...
Islamic Education Student Commits Suicide in Samangan
May 01, 2018
KABUL - An Islamic studies student hanged himself in northern Samangan on Monday, raising the number of suicide deaths to four during the last one and half a month ...
Modi-Xi ‘Agree’ to Joint Project in Afghanistan
April 30, 2018
BEIJING - Indian media reports indicate Modi and Xi have agreed to embark on a joint economic project in Afghanistan, but no details were given...
Ball in Taliban’s Court to Reconcile and End Fighting: NATO SCR
April 30, 2018
KABUL - The NATO Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) in Afghanistan Ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann has said the alliance would remain in Afghanistan on invitation ...
Pak, US Work Together to Achieve Peace in Afghanistan: Aizaz
April 30, 2018
WASHINGTON - Pakistan ambassador to the United States Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry says Islamabad and Washington need to work together to achieve peace in Afghanistan...
Mujahidin to Name Candidate for Presidential Vote: CEO
April 30, 2018
PARAKH - Chief Executive Officers (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said mujahidin would nominate their candidate for next year’s presidential election...
Taliban’s Funding Sources to be Choked: Gen. Nicholson
April 30, 2018
KABUL - Taliban’s funding sources, no matter where they are, will be choked, the top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan says.
In an exclusive session ...
IEC’s Ability to Manage Voter Database Questioned
April 30, 2018
KABUL - Election watchdogs have called on the IEC to let them observe the data entry process in view of transparency.
The Independent Election ...
President Again Calls on Taliban to Reconcile
April 29, 2018
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has called on the Taliban to join the reconciliation process and added Mujahidin and Jihad have roots in the unity of the people ...
North and South Korea Set Bold Goals: A Final Peace and No Nuclear Arms
April 29, 2018
SEOUL, South Korea — The leaders of North and South Korea agreed on Friday to work to remove all nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula and, within the year ...
Afghanistan, Regional Countries to Conduct Military Exercises
April 29, 2018
KABUL - China’s Defense Ministry says many joint military exercises will be conducted within a multilateral framework.
Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan ...
International Islamic Moot on Afghanistan in July
April 29, 2018
KABUL - A peace delegation from Afghanistan has held talks with leadership of the Organization of Islamic Countries or OIC in Saudi Arabia besides meeting ...
‘US Wants to See Afghanistan, its People Succeed’
April 29, 2018
KABUL - US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass has reiterated Washington’s support for Afghanistan's economy, elections and the ...
US Wants Taliban to Understand Political Settlement the Only Way Forward
April 29, 2018
WASHINGTON - The goal of the United States is to make sure that the Taliban views that the only solution is a political one and they cannot win in the battlefield, General ...
NATO FMs to Discuss Afghan Reconciliation, Reforms
April 26, 2018
KABUL - Afghanistan will feature in the agenda of the NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels on the 27th of April (Friday), an alliance official said on Wednesday...
Billion Dollars in Afghanistan Funding at Risk of Misuse: SIGAR
April 26, 2018
KABUL - The World Bank (WB) and Afghan government have been not adequately monitoring where the funds go and how they have been used, a watchdog appointed by the US congres...
Fight Against Corruption Government’s Top Priority
April 26, 2018
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has said fight against corruption was top priority of the National Unity Government (NUG)...
Dostum Vows to Return to Afghanistan Soon
April 26, 2018
MAIMANA - A huge gathering of Afghanistan’s solvation Alliance (ASA) is expected to hold in Turkey next week, the first Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum has announced...
Corruption Main Factor behind Afghan Conflict: Spoko
April 25, 2018
KABUL - Spoko was addressing the fourth Annual Anti-Corruption Conference of European Union (EU) in Kabul on Tuesday. President Ashraf Ghani and other high ranking ...
Parents Concerned About Attacks on Voting Centers
April 25, 2018
KABUL - Parents of Kabul school children on Tuesday said they have stopped their children from going to school due to security concerns as voter registration centers ...