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3 Grant Agreement worth $691m Signed with WB
April 11, 2018
KABUL - Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi and World Bank Country Director Shubham Chaudhuri on Tuesday signed three grant agreements worth $691million to help revitalise ...
Ghani Praises ‘No More Baad Marriages’ in Khost
April 11, 2018
KHOST CITY - President Ashraf Ghani has said giving daughters under baad marriage has reached zero level in Khost, which indicates cultural advancement in the southeastern ...
Italy Donates $8.5m to Pediatric Clinic in Kabul
April 11, 2018
KABUL - Italy has donated an amount of $8.5 million to a new pediatrics and obstetrics clinic in Kabul, the foreign ministry in Rome says...
Aid to Afghans: Japan Gives UN Agencies $5.3m
April 11, 2018
KABUL - Japan has provided $5.3 million to six UN organizations in humanitarian and emergency assistance to Afghanistan.
The funds will be utilized ...
China Ready to Expand Cooperation with Afghanistan
April 11, 2018
KABUL - China says it stands ready to continue playing a constructive role in further improving cooperative relations with Afghanistan...
Paktika Police Cutting Down Pine Nut Trees: Residents
April 11, 2018
SHARANA - Some residents in several districts of southeastern Paktika province have accused police of cutting down pine nuts trees, a charge the force denies...
President Ghani Inaugurates Several Projects in Khost
April 10, 2018
KHOST CITYY - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, accompanied by a number of ministers, arrived in southeastern Khost province on Monday morning...
Jihadi Leaders, Politicians Back Dialogue with Pakistan
April 10, 2018
KABUL - Some jihadi figures and political leaders have supported the launch of negotiations with Pakistan, the Presidential Palace said on Monday...
Taliban Yet to Decide on Joining Political System: Zaeef
April 10, 2018
PESHAWAR - Taliban have not yet accepted President Ashraf Ghani’s offer to join the political system, says a former diplomat.
Construction Work on Balkh-Herat Railroad to Continue
April 10, 2018
KABUL - Transport Minister Mohammad Hamid Tahmasi has held talks on enhanced cooperation with representatives from Uzbekistan’s leading firms...
Kabul: Contractors Erect Tent to Demand 7b Afs Dues
April 10, 2018
KABUL - Demanding their ‘unpaid seven billion afghanis’ arrears’ from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), a large number of private contractors ...
Turkey Urges Taliban to Join Afghan Peace Process
April 09, 2018
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim visits Kabul on Sunday to hold talks with Afghan leaders. KABUL - Turkish Prime Minister Binali ...
U.S., Afghan Forces Expand Air Strikes on Taliban Drug Labs
April 09, 2018
KABUL - American and Afghan forces have expanded their air strikes against drug labs into western Afghanistan, aiming to choke Taliban revenue...
Paktia Climate Suitable for Saffron
April 09, 2018
MAIL officials said saffron fields in Paktia have proved that the province’s climate is suited to growing saffron.
Ministry of Agriculture ...
Kandahar Polling Stations Transferred to Public Places
April 09, 2018
KABUL - Senators in the Meshrano Jirga said Abbasi’s visit was part of Islamabad’s efforts to ease international pressure on Pakistan...
Pakistan’s Military, Govt Split on Afghan Policy: Senators
April 09, 2018
KABUL - Senators in the Meshrano Jirga said Abbasi’s visit was part of Islamabad’s efforts to ease international pressure on Pakistan...
Rabbani Meets Ecuadorian, Venezuelan FMs
April 09, 2018
KABUL - Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda has sought Afghanistan’s support got her candidacy for chairwomanship of United Nations General Assembly ...
Daikundi Secure But Lacks Development: Residents
April 08, 2018
NILI - Local officials say Daikundi has 400 schools and all are opened but almost half of them lack proper buildings.
Residents of Daikundi ...
More Women Applying for NICs than Men in Kunar
April 08, 2018
ASADABAD - Population registration office of eastern Kunar province on Saturday said the number of women applying for National Identity Cards (NICs) was higher compared ...
Iran Eying Transmission of Electricity to Afghanistan, Pakistan
April 08, 2018
TEHRAN - Deputy Executive Director of Iran Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company Davoud Manzour stressed the need for paving the ground for ...
Turkey to Deport Nearly 600 Afghan Migrants - Interior Ministry
April 08, 2018
ANKARA - Turkish authorities will deport close to 600 illegal Afghan migrants in eastern Turkey back to Kabul this weekend, the interior ministry said on Saturday...
Busy Bees Turn Afghan Schoolgirl into an Entrepreneur
April 08, 2018
MARMUL DISTRICT - In war-torn Afghanistan, honey is regarded as a traditional cure-all but for one school girl, the sticky commodity has also created sweet ...
Agreement Signed on Accelerating Postal Service
April 08, 2018
KABUL - The Ministry of Telecommunication and Information Technology on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Transport ...
Peace in Afghanistan Key to Regional Stability
April 07, 2018
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Friday took strong exception to violations of the Durand Line by Pakistan, saying the situation did not serve the interest of ...
Abbasi Pledges Support to Peace in Talks with Abdullah
April 07, 2018
KABUL - Pakistan’s Prime Minister says his Kabul visit is aimed at peace and that his country is ready to facilitate Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace talks...
Govt Forecasts Export Volume to Top $1 Billion this Year
April 07, 2018
KABUL - The ACCI has said last year’s export volume was about $800 million USD, but that it should increase significantly this year...
Afghanistan Could Become a New Safe Haven for IS: Russia
April 07, 2018
KABUL - The United States and NATO have failed to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan over the past 15 years, alleges Russia.
Russian Defense ...
Taliban Closes 30 Schools in Logar
April 07, 2018
KABUL - Logar governor’s spokesman says at least 12,000 students, including 2,500 girls, have been deprived of education following closure of ...
Govt Dismisses Karzai’s Remarks as Untrue
April 07, 2018
MOSCOW - Hamid Karzai said in Moscow this week that any hope of the US succeeding in Afghanistan has been dashed.
The Afghan government on ...
The Government of Afghanistan Builds on USAID Support
April 05, 2018
KABUL - In the early hours of March 26, an attack in Baghlan Province damaged two power transmission towers that supply imported electricity from Uzbekistan ...
Global Cooperation Needed to Eliminate Terrorism: Putin
April 05, 2018
MOSCOW - The Russian president Vladimir Putin said although the Islamic State terror group defeated in Syria, this group still has a significant destructive ...
60% of Afghans Now Have Access to Health Services
April 05, 2018
KABUL - The ministry of public health said another 206 health care centers will be built in 13 provinces this year.
Afghanistan Ministry of
Kunduz Governor Urges Global Charities to Comeback
April 05, 2018
KUNDUZ CITY - The governor on Wednesday asked international charity organizations to resume their operations in the insurgency-hit northern Kunduz province...
Parliamentary Polls: Candidate Registration from May 22
April 05, 2018
KABUL - Independent Election Commission (IEC) chief Abdul Badae Sayyad on Wednesday said the registration of candidates to contest Oct 20 Wolesi Jirga and Districts ...
Rabbani Heads to Baku for NAM Conference
April 05, 2018
KABUL - Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, heading a high-level delegation, is scheduled to arrive in Azerbaijan today (Wednesday).
During his four-day trip ...