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$719,000 Embezzled in Construction of Afghan Embassy Wall
March 31,2021
KABUL - The Attorney General Office (AGO) has accused presidential advisor Mohammad Humayun Qayyumi, Afghan Ambassador in Washington Roya Rahmani and, a former advisor Shah ...
New Zealand Defence Force Lowers Its Flag in Afghanistan
March 31,2021
KABUL - The remaining New Zealand Defence Force personnel in Afghanistan have returned home, after having lowered the flag on the NZDF’s 20-year deployment to the country...
China’s Foreign Minister Calls for Regional Unity to Stamp Out Terrorism
March 31,2021
DUSHANBE - China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday called on all parties attending the 9th Ministerial Conference of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process in Tajikistan ...
Ghani and His Tajik Counterpart Sign Key Bilateral Agreements
March 30,2021
DUSHANBE - Afghanistan and Tajikistan on Monday signed a memorandum of cooperation during President Ashraf ...
Jaishankar Arrives in Tajikistan Capital to Attend Key Conference on Afghanistan
March 30,2021
DUSHANBE - External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Tajikistan’s capital on Monday to attend a key conference on Afghanistan, where representatives from ...
‘Smuggled Iranian Saffron Exported as Afghan Product’
March 30,2021
HERAT CITY - Saffron farmers in western Herat province claim Iranian saffron is smuggled into Afghanistan and then exported in the name of Afghanistan product...
Rights Watchdog Survey Finds 4.4 Million Afghans Live with A Disability
March 30,2021
KABUL - The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said in a report on Sunday 4.4 million people in Afghanistan live with a disability and that the number people ...
Pakistani Lawmakers to Visit Kabul Soon: Rahmani
March 30,2021
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga speaker on Monday said a Pakistani parliamentary delegation was scheduled to visit Kabul in near future to discuss peace, trade relations ...
Millions of Afghanis Embezzled in Purchase of Items for IECC
March 30,2021
KABUL - About 25 types of office equipment have been purchased by the Independent Electoral Complaint Commission (IECC), which paid 3.6 million afghanis more than market prices ...
Building a Democratic High-Tech Alliance
March 30,2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reiterated that there has to be “some kind of political settlement in Afghanistan” and that it should be done by Afghans ...
Ghani Calls on Afghan Youths to Help Solve Country’s Problems
March 29,2021
KABUL - While efforts are underway by the US to accelerate the peace process, and concerns grow about the Taliban’s looming Spring Offensive, President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday ...
Paris Unveils Plaque in Honor of Ahmad Shah Massoud
March 29,2021
PARIS - The mayor of Paris city on Saturday officially honored the memory of Afghanistan’s National Hero Ahmad Shah Massoud with a plaque in the city...
Women Launch Tree Plantation Drive in Kabul
March 29,2021
KABUL - A number of women have launched a tree plantation campaign in Kabul as part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL)’s initiative...
Afghan Part of CASA-1000 Project 30% Completed
March 29,2021
KABUL - In the last solar year, only 30% of the construction on the CASA -1000 power transmission project was completed, falling short of a more optimistic pledge that the project would...
Taliban Have Failed to Keep Promises: Abdullah
March 29,2021
KABUL - The High Council for National Reconciliation chairman is optimistic about next month’s conference on Afghanistan in Turkey...
Pakistani Proxy War Supporters Should Face Tough Sanctions: Ex-Canadian Envoy
March 29,2021
Those in Pakistan who are still supporting proxy war in Afghanistan should face tough sanctions, Canada’s former Ambassador to Afghanistan, Chris Alexander has said...
Tajikistan to Host 9th Heart of Asia Summit
March 29,2021
DUSHANBE - Tajikistan will host the ninth round of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HoA-IP) summit in the country’s capital Dushanbe on Monday...
Torkham: Police Officer Fired for Beating Woman
March 29,2021
KABUL - A police officer who flogged a woman at the Torkham crossing of eastern Nangarhar province has been permanently sacked, The Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced on Sunday...
U.S. Spy Agencies Warn Biden of Possible Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan
March 28,2021
WASHINGTON - U.S. intelligence agencies have told the Biden administration that the Taliban could overrun most of Afghanistan within two to three years if U.S. troops leave before a ...
Mohib Warns of Civil War If Peace Process Fails
March 28,2021
KABUL - Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA), said on Saturday that if a peace deal has not been reached by the time US and NATO troops withdraw ...
Russia Declares ‘Significant Progress’ in Afghan Reconciliation
March 28,2021
KABUL - Thanks to international efforts, significant progress has been made in resolving the Afghan conflict in recent years, Russia's presidential envoy to Afghanistan said...
Taliban Threatens to Target Foreign Troops If Deadline Not Met
March 28,2021
The Taliban has threatened to resume hostilities against foreign troops in Afghanistan if they did not meet the May 1 deadline to withdraw...
U.S. Afghanistan Envoy Heads to Turkey and Region to Push Talks to End Conflict
March 28,2021
WASHINGTON - The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has departed for Turkey and the region, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday, in a push to encourage Afghan parties ...
Ghani Appoints New Faces at MoF, MoD, AGO
March 28,2021
KABUL - New individuals have been appointed in the ministries of finance, defense and the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) under various presidential decrees...
Afghans Seek Better Use of Current Opportunity for Peace
March 28,2021
KABUL - People in various parts of the country called the warring parties on Friday to seize the momentum for peace and avert what they described it the deadly conflict in the country...
Afghan Govt Prepares Peace Road Map for Turkey Summit: Ghani Adviser
March 27,2021
KABUL - Waheed Omar, senior presidential advisor, on Thursday dispelled rumors that President Ashraf Ghani will present only an early election plan at the scheduled Istanbul Summit ...
Biden Says ‘May 1 Deadline’ Is Hard in Terms of Tactical Reasons
March 27,2021
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday at the first formal White House news conference of his presidency said that it would be “hard” to withdraw the last ...
Despite Ongoing Challenges Herat’s Pashdan Dam Is Close to Completion
March 27,2021
KABUL - The Afghanistan National Water Affairs Regulation Authority (NWARA) said Friday at least 85 percent of construction work on the Pashdan Dam has so far been completed. ...
Abdullah Calls for Dialogue and Decisions, Not Speeches, at Istanbul Summit
March 27,2021
KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), said this week he hopes “tangible progress” will be made towards a ...
US Cannot Count on The Taliban to Stand Against Global Terrorism: Lisa Curtis
March 27,2021
Lisa Curtis Senior Fellow and Director, Indo-Pacific Security Program, CNAS at a virtual meeting with Foreign Policy Magazine stressed that the Taliban could ...
Afghan Forces Need US Assistance to Combat Taliban: Special Ops General
March 27,2021
General Richard Clarke, chief of US Special Operations Command, said on Thursday that the Afghan security forces need US assistance to successfully counter the Taliban and other threats Afghanistan ...
New Bus Service for Kabul City Launched
March 27,2021
KABUL - Kabul’s public bus service took to the road officially on Thursday when the new bus service was inaugurated by the mayor Daoud Sultanzoy. ...
Mcmaster Warns an ‘End to The War Could be Catastropic’
March 27,2021
Former US National Security Advisor HR McMaster said on Wednesday night he is very concerned about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and felt it could result ...
Istanbul Meet to Pave Ground for Afghan Truce: Ramin
March 27,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan’s ambassador to Turkey Amin Mohammad Ramin has expressed the hope that the Istanbul conference would help speed up the Afghan peace process and pave the ground ...
Russia Urges US Afghan Exit Under Doha Pact
March 27,2021
KABUL - Russia’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, on Thursday called on the United States to withdraw all its troops from Afghanistan by May 1 under the Doha accord...