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Afghanistan No Longer Relinquish Free Water: Ghani
March 25,2021
ZARANJ - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wedneday during the ineugation of Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz province stressed on implementation of Helmand Water Accord ...
Taliban Slam Afghan President’s Proposal for New Election
March 25,2021
Kabul - The Taliban on Wednesday rejected a proposal by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to hold elections later this year, after months of peace talks between the two warring sides have ...
Progress in Peace Talks Remains Slow, UNSC Told
March 25,2021
KABUL - Six months into intra-Afghan peace negotiations, progress remains slow, the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Afghanistan says...
NATO FMs Make No Final Decision on Troops Pull Out
March 25,2021
KABUL - NATO foreign minister made no final decisions on force posture in Afghanistan, but are determined to take all necessary measures to keep our troops safe, according ...
Majority Women Want GST Service in Cities: Survey
March 25,2021
KABUL - Ninety-Seven percent of women in major economic hubs of Afghanistan have signaled that they would prefer a Gender-Segregated Transport (GST) service if made available...
Rassouli Finds Way to Wolesi Jirga after Fatima’s Death
March 25,2021
KABUL - A leading Wolesi Jirga candidate from northern Kunduz province, Basira Rassouli, has found her way to the lower house after the death of Fatima Aziz..
Pakistan’s Exports to Afghanistan Down by 13.6 Pc
March 25,2021
PESHAWAR - Pakistan’s exports to regional countries, including Afghanistan, fell by 22 percent in the first eight months of the current fiscal year due to the Covid-19 pandemic...
Male-Dominated Peace Talks Highlighted at UN Security Council
March 25,2021
Shaharzad Akbar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, briefed the UN Security Council on Tuesday and warned that rushing the peace process could tip ...
Atmar Wants India to Play Bigger Role in Afghanistan
March 25,2021
KABUL - With a legitimate interest in peace and stability in the region, India should play a much larger role in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Haneef Atmar says...
No Re-Election Plan Shared with US: Menapal
March 25,2021
KABUL - The Presidential Palace on Tuesday said no strategy of re-election within six months had been shared with anyone, refuting media reports in this regard...
Rejecting U.S. Peace Plan, Afghan President to Offer Election in Six Months
March 24,2021
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will propose a new presidential election within six months, under a peace plan he will put forward as a counter-offer to a U.S...
Afghan, Indian Foreign Ministers Discuss Afghan Peace Talks
March 24,2021
NEW DELHI - Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar, who is currently on an official visit to India, met with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Monday ...
UN Rights Session Hears Afghan Conflict Still One of the World’s Deadliest
March 24,2021
Mahamane Cissé-Gouro, Officer-in-Charge of the Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday that while ...
Taliban Still Not Interested in Peace Talks: Danish
March 24,2021
KABUL - Second vice president Sarwar Danish on Tuesday said the Taliban continued to avoid real discussions on peace.
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Afghanistan Expects ‘Tangible Progress’ at Istanbul Meeting
March 24,2021
Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR), which is steering peace talks on behalf of the Afghan government, hopes a ...
Prolonged Acting Officials’ Work Facilitates Graft: MPs
March 24,2021
KABUL - A number of Wolesi Jirga members on Tuesday criticized continued work of acting officials, saying that the matter questioned government’s legitimacy and facilitated ...
NATO Chief on Afghanistan: All Options Remain Open
March 23,2021
BRUSSLES - As May 1 deadline of withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan draws near, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that all options remain open.
Taliban 3-Month RIV Plan Shared with US: Naeem
March 23,2021
The Taliban has confirmed that they have shared a 90-day reduction in violence (RIV) plan with the US, but said there has been no overall agreement on the plan so far...
Defense Ministry: Charkh District Under Govt Forces Control
March 23,2021
LOGAR - The Defense Ministry on Monday said that due to "the demands of residents, government forces shifted the Charkh district governor's office to another area from ...
Recent JIA Convention Unacceptable: Ismael Khan
March 23,2021
HERAT CITY - Former jihadi commander Ismael Khan on Monday said the recent Jamiat-e-Islami Afghanistan (JIA) party convention was not real and unacceptable to senior party members...
Kohistani Assassins Arrested by NDS
March 23,2021
KABUL - First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said Monday that the suspected assassins of women’s rights activist Freshta Kohistani and her brother have been arrested by NDS forces ...
Restoration Work of Rumi’s Balkh Birthplace Set to Begin This Week
March 23,2021
BALKH - Construction work to restore a teaching complex said to once be the home of 13th-century Sufi mystic and poet Rumi is due to commence this week in the northern Afghan ...
MoFA Welcomes Troika Statement after Moscow Summit
March 20,2021
KABUL - The Afghan Foreign Ministry has welcomed the joint statement of Russia, China, the US, and Pakistan, also known as the Troika, issued following a day of discussions in Moscow...
President Ghani Appoints New Security Ministers
March 20,2021
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani Friday appointed former Kandahar Governor Hayatullah Hayat as Acting Interior Minister and Chief of Army Staff General Yasin Zia ...
Political Issues May Not Harm Kabul Islamabad Ties: Atmar
March 20,2021
KABUL - Foreign Minister HanifAtmar on Thursday said political issues should not hinder the development of
Abdullah Will Lead Delegation to Moscow Summit
March 17,2021
KABUL - A 16-member delegation of the Afghan government led by Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, will attend the Moscow ...
NATO Foreign Ministers to Discuss Afghanistan in Upcoming Meeting
March 17,2021
BRUSSELS - NATO foreign ministers will discuss Afghanistan in upcoming meeting which is scheduled to take place 23-24 March, chief of the alliance said on Tuesday...
Moscow Meet Agenda Not Shared with Kabul: Muslimyar
March 17,2021
KABUL - Meshrano Jirga Chairman FazalHadi Muslimyar on Tuesday said the Moscow meeting might produce dangerous consequences and complained the meeting agenda was yet to be shared ...
Violence Sabotaging Peace Opportunity: Ghani
March 17,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday condemned the attack on university professors in northern Baghlan province, calling it a crime against humanity...
University Bus ‘Ambush’ Claims 2, Wounds 6
March 17,2021
BAGHLAN - At least two people were killed and six others were injured when gunmen targeted a bus carrying lectures and students from Baghlan University on Tuesday morning...
India Announces 1,000 Scholarships for Afghan Students
March 17,2021
KABUL - The Indian Embassy in Kabul on Tuesday announced 1,000 scholarships for Afghan students in undergraduate, post graduate and PHD disciplines...
Both Sides to Conflict Gear Up for Moscow Peace Summit
March 16,2021
KABUL - Sources from the High Council for National Reconciliation and Sapedar Palace confirmed on Monday that the Afghanistan government delegation, led by Abdullah Abdullah ...
Khalilzad Back in Kabul after Meeting Taliban in Qatar
March 16,2021
KABUL - US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad was back in Kabul on Monday where he met with Afghan leaders, including President Ashraf Ghani and Chairman Abdullah Abdullah...
War to Escalate If Troops Leave Afghanistan: US Generals
March 16,2021
KABUL - Two senior US military commanders have warned the war in Afghanistan will escalate in case of a full troop withdrawal from that country...
US-Taliban-Qatar Meeting Talks Afghan Peace
March 16,2021
KABUL - A trilateral meeting in Qatar has discussed the ongoing peace process aimed at ending the decades old conflict in Afghanistan...