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Salt Mine Contract Cancelled after Lithium, Uranium Found
April 18, 2018
KABUL - The ministry of mines has terminated the Ghoryan salt mine contract after the discovery of the valuable minerals in Herat.
Ministry of Mines and Petroleum ...
Over 47,000 People Register to Vote in Past Three Days
April 18, 2018
KABUL - The IEC has said they are working on an awareness campaign to inform people about the process. The Independent Election Commission ...
Top Officials Visit Kandahar to Assess Security
April 18, 2018
KABUL - Security officials in Afghanistan, both local and foreign, visited Kandahar province on Monday and called on the residents to participate in the election process...
UN Assures Full Support for Upcoming Elections
April 18, 2018
KABUL - UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Tadamichi Yamamoto on Tuesday welcomed the launch voters’ registration process and assured full support to ...
Meshrano Jirga Condemns Pakistan for Border Violation
April 18, 2018
KABUL - A number of Meshrano Jirga or upper house members on Tuesday termed Pakistan forces’ attacks on Zazai Maidan district of Khost province and parts of Kunar ...
IEC Records Increase in Turnout at Registration Centers
April 17, 2018
KABUL - After a slow start, more people are making their way to voter registration centers to sign up. In the first two days, following the launch of ...
Afghanistan Returns Captured Pakistani Soldier, Five Bodies
April 17, 2018
KHOST - Afghan tribesmen on Monday returned a Pakistani soldier they captured in a deadly skirmish along the countries’ border, as well as the bodies of five...
Turkey Reaches Out to Orphans in Afghanistan
April 17, 2018
KABUL - Ankara has identified child welfare as one of the areas where it can help the war-ravaged country where four decades of violence have left more ...
Iran Backs Restoration of Peace, Development in Afghanistan
April 17, 2018
KABUL - Head of Iran's High Council of Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijiani said on Sunday that Iran fully supports restoration of peace and development in Afghanistan ...
Afghan Soldiers Attend Joint Gulf Shield Military Exercise
April 17, 2018
KABUL - The military exercise was held over a month in Saudi Arabia and formally ended on Monday. Afghan National Army soldiers, who took part in
Terrorism Has No Link to Islam: Arab League
April 17, 2018
KABUL - The 29th Arab Summit -- Al-Quds Summit -- has strongly condemned attempts to link terrorism to Islam, a religion that sets great store by peace...
Danish, Mohaqiq Urge Afghans to Register as Voters
April 16, 2018
KABUL - Vice president Sarwar Danish and second deputy chief executive officer Mohammad Mohaqiq on Sunday welcomed the official launch of the voter’s registration ...
Political Parties Call for Role in Election Process
April 16, 2018
KABUL - Twenty eight political parties have said if their demands aren’t met they will stop cooperating with the IEC.
Officials from ...
Ghani Orders Territorial Army to be Mobilized
April 16, 2018
KABUL - The defense ministry said the first group of territorial army soldiers have been recruited and will soon be deployed to their posts...
Voter Registration Gets off to Slow Start
April 16, 2018
KABUL - IEC officials have encouraged members of the public to register to vote in the upcoming elections.
Independent Election ...
Georgian Peacekeepers Conduct Training in Afghanistan
April 16, 2018
KABUL - Georgian troops serving in the international peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan are honing their skills by training Afghan servicemen in practical ...
DABs Engineers Working to Restore Kabul Power
April 16, 2018
KABUL - Power company officials said with the help of local tribal elders, technicians have been able to get to the downed pylon.
Afghanistan’s power ...
Afghan President Asks Taliban to Take Part in Elections
April 15, 2018
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Saturday called upon the Taliban to take part in the forthcoming district and parliamentary elections in the war-ravaged ...
Dostum, Rabbani Discuss Elections, Political Coalition in Turkey Meeting
April 15, 2018
ANKARA - The leaders of Jamiat-e-Islami and Junbish-e-Millie parties Salahuddin Rabbani and General Abdul Rashid Dostum met in Ankara Turkey to discuss the future plans ...
Bahrami, Swaraj Discuss Peace, Counterinsurgency Efforts
April 15, 2018
NEW DELHI - The defense minister says the Afghan people and government would like India to continue to play a "greater role" in the country...
Quetta-Kandahar Railway Service under Consideration: Ahsan
April 15, 2018
BEIJING - Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday that Pakistan and Afghanistan are planning to start a railway service from ...
Fighting in Afghanistan’s North Disrupts Kabul’s Power Supply
April 15, 2018
KABUL - Fresh fighting in northern Afghanistan has disrupted the electric supply to Kabul and several provinces for the second time in less than three weeks...
SIGAR Finds Military Fuel Theft a Lucrative Business
April 15, 2018
KABUL - In a new report, SIGAR states that mechanisms need to be implemented to monitor fuel levels and usage.
The Special Inspector General...
US Strategy Turns Afghan Uncertainty into Certainty
April 14, 2018
WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday told lawmakers that the uncertainty in South Asia and Afghanistan has been replaced by certainty in the ...
Afghan Conflict Causes More than 2,000 Civilian Casualties in First Quarter of 2018: UN
April 14, 2018
KABUL - Armed conflict in Afghanistan killed 763 civilians and injured 1,495 in the first three months of this year, the United Nations mission there said Thursday...
Afghan Carpet Industry Hit Hard by Growing Violence
April 14, 2018
Kabul - Afghanistan’s prized carpet industry has seen its sales drop by half in the last year, as the country grapples with militant violence and friction with ...
Voter Registration Set to Launch Today
April 14, 2018
KABUL - Officials from the IEC said the first phase of the voter registration process will start on Saturday.
The Independent Election ...
Afghanistan Has a Passing Reference in Pompeo’s Confirmation Hearing Remarks
April 14, 2018
WASHINGTON - Situation in Afghanistan, where the United States is engaged in the longest war in its history, found a passing reference in the 13-page confirmation ...
Peace Process Leaves Politicians Unimpressed
April 14, 2018
KABUL - Senior officials from former president Hamid Karzai’s cabinet said the peace process is facing a crisis.
Addressing guests at...
Ghani Promises to Ban Rupee in Public Offices
April 12, 2018
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has promised to ban the use of Pakistani currency in government offices, asking the countrymen to do businesses in the local currency...
Afghanistan’s Economy Projected to Remain at 2.5% Growth in 2019: ADB
April 12, 2018
KABUL - Afghanistan’s economy is projected to remain at 2.5 percent growth in 2018 and 2019 due to the challenging security and political situations in ...
Don’t Speak Against National Interest: Karzai
April 12, 2018
KABUL - Some members of the Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of the parliament,on Wednesday hit out at former president Hamid Karza’s remarks on resolving the ongoing...
Taliban’s Silence to Peace Offer Means they are Debating: EU Envoy
April 12, 2018
KABUL - Pierre Mayaudon, the European Union (EU) Head of Delegation to Afghanistan on Wednesday said that the absence of response by the Taliban militant group to ...
300 Pilots Undergoing Training, Says AAF
April 12, 2018
KABUL - Afghanistan Air Force (AAF) says 300 of its pilots are undergoing training in different countries, hoping their return will add to its strength...
ANA Commander Suggests Reforms in Basic Military Training
April 12, 2018
KABUL - The military commander, who has spent the past ten years on the battlefield, has served in Helmand, Badakhshan and Kunduz.
An Afghan National Army...