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Traders Urge Radical Steps to Reduce Pak-Afghan Tension
November 02, 2017
KARACHI - Pakistan and Afghanistan are losing out on the huge potential for trade due to fraught diplomatic relations and poor connectivity, according to traders and experts, who urged...
Kabul Committed to Reconciliation both with Taliban and Pakistan: Ghani
November 01, 2017
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said that the Afghan government’s peace efforts concentrates on two dimensions, including reconciliation with Pakistan as well as the...
Nationality and Ethnicity Information to be Included in E-NIC
November 01, 2017
KABUL - The population registration office said it was going ahead with the printing of the new ID cards based upon the president’s decree. Officials from the Population Registration...
US Military Conceals Key Data on Afghan Security Forces
November 01, 2017
KABUL - The American military has recently classified data on Afghan security forces’ casualties, personnel strength, attrition and the operational readiness of equipment, says a US...
Govt. to Consider Public Suggestions in Next Budget
November 01, 2017
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday said the government would consider people’s suggestions in formulating next fiscal year’s budget...
Russian Businessmen Looking to Invest in Afghanistan
November 01, 2017
KABUL - Russian businessmen who visited Afghanistan on Monday said they want to invest in the agricultural, transportation and manufacturing sectors in the country. A delegation of twenty...
Hekmatyar Throws Weight behind HPC Peace Plan
November 01, 2017
KABUL - The Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) on Tuesday lent it weight behind the High Peace Council (HPC) new peace strategy and expressed its readiness for any kind of support...
No Group can Declare Jihad: Imam-I-Kaabah
October 31, 2017
KABUL - The Imam of Kaabah, Dr Sheikh Saleh bin Abdullah bin Humaid, has said no militant group or organization can declare jihad, which he says is the state’s job. In an interview with a private...
MPs Reject President’s Decree on Population Law
October 31, 2017
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament on Monday rejected a presidential legislative decree seeking amendment to the population registration law. In March, 2013, the Ministry of...
Peace, National Defense is Our Mission: Abdullah
October 31, 2017
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah says terrorist attacks have increased in major cities and strengthening of intelligence capacity could help turn the tide...
Pakistan, US Divided on How to Initiate Afghan Peace Talks
October 31, 2017
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has cautioned the United States that "cooperation," not "coercion," is the way forward for the two countries to find a politically negotiated...
Targeting Taliban Leaders by US to Kill Chances for Peace: Pak Officials
October 31, 2017
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad has expressed concerns and oppositions to the US strategy to kill the Taliban leaders as part of Washington’s new strategy to root out terrorism from the region...
50pc of North Officials Refusing to Unveil Assets
October 31, 2017
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - The High Office of Anti-Corruption in the northern zone says 50 percent officials, including two governors, in the zone refuse to register their assets. Rashid Halimi, head the...
Abdullah Wants UNSC Sanctions on Haibatullah, Aides
October 30, 2017
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has asked the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to impose sanctions on Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Haibatullah...
India Starts Trade Route to Afghanistan Via Iran
October 30, 2017
NEW DELHI – India on Sunday shipped its first consignment of wheat to Afghanistan by sea through Iran's strategic Chahbahar Port. The shipment, an Indian gift for Afghanistan , was...
IEC Says Paper Ballot Poll is the Only Option for Elections
October 30, 2017
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) officials on Sunday said due to financial and procurement challenges, they will not be able to roll out a digital voter list and that a paper...
Licenses of 817 Drug-Importing Companies Suspended
October 30, 2017
KABUL - National Medicine & Health Product Regulatory Authority (NMHPRA) says licenses of 817 drug-importing companies have been suspended. Dr. Noor Shah Kamawal, NMHPRA...
Senator Asakzai Punished for Punching Colleague
October 30, 2017
KABUL - Meshrano Jirga member Rahmatullah Asakzai was barred from attending house sessions for a month on Sunday over beating a colleague at the Senate’s hall. At Sunday’s meeting...
Taliban Kill 13 Police Officers in Kunduz Raid
October 30, 2017
KABUL - A pre-dawn Taliban attack in northern Afghanistan has killed at least 13 government forces. Officials reported the heavily armed insurgents raided a police outpost in the Khan Abad district...
US will Eradicate Terrorism, with or without Pakistan: Tillerson
October 29, 2017
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that he did not visit Islamabad earlier this week to lecture or coerce Pakistanis but he did tell them that Washington is determined...
ADB Pledges Over $5b to New CAREC Strategy
October 29, 2017
KABUL - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced more than $5 billion to support Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) 2030 strategy in the next 5 years. ADB President...
APL Brings Nation Under One Umbrella
October 29, 2017
KABUL - The crowd that gathered on Friday night at Afghanistan’s Football Federation stadium to watch the final match of the Afghan Premier League (APL) was the first of its...
MPs Stress End to Differences between Ibrahimi, Humayon
October 29, 2017
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga session on Saturday held in-camera after the lawmakers said differences between the first speaker and first deputy speakers should be resolved otherwise it would...
Pakistan May Exempt Afghan Goods from Tax Raise: Envoy
October 29, 2017
KABUL - Pakistan’s Ambassador to Kabul, Zahid Nasrullah, says he has shared the issue of the increase in import duty on Afghan goods with his country’s authorities. Afghanistan Chamber...
Govt. to Build Two More Dams on Harirod River
October 29, 2017
KABUL - The Ministry of Energy and Water is working on the procurement process for two dam projects which will be built on the Harirod River in Herat province – in the west of Afghanistan...
NUG Failed to Ensure Safety of People: Mohaqiq
October 28, 2017
KABUL – Addressing a gathering in Kabul on Friday, Mohammad Mohaqiq, the second deputy of the chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, said the country will witness “bigger tragedies” if...
NATO to Moscow: Support Kabul for Regional Stability
October 28, 2017
KABUL - The NATO chief has told Russia that the best way to achieve stability in the region is to support the incumbent government in Kabul. NATO and Russia had a “frank exchange...
Ghani Has Promised Enforcing Reforms: Tillerson
October 28, 2017
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday said the road to a stable, sovereign, unified and democratic Afghanistan requires the Afghan government to advance its commitment...
Taliban no Longer Controlled by Pakistan: Asif
October 28, 2017
KABUL - Pakistan Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif says his country no longer has any influence over Taliban. The insurgents are currently being sponsored and controlled by others, he claims...
President Orders Election of National Olympic Committee Chief
October 28, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has ordered the National Olympic Committee to dissolve all parallel bodies and elect its head, his office said on Friday. In a statement from the...
China Wants ‘Mutual Trust’ in US-Pakistan Relations
October 28, 2017
BEIJING - Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman says he hopes US-Pakistan ties will be "conducive to promoting regional peace and stability and mutual trust" in the region...
Kabul, Delhi Vow to Put up Joint Front Against Terrorism
October 26, 2017
KABUL - Afghanistan and India have stressed joint counterterrorism efforts and bilateral economic cooperation, the Presidential Palace said on Wednesday. A statement from the Palace said...
Lawmaker Highlights Hands behind Rise of Daesh
October 26, 2017
KABUL - There are hands behind rise of Daesh (also known as ISIS or ISIL), an Afghan lawmaker said in a reference to growth of Takfiri groups east of Afghanistan. The Afghan lawmaker, Abdulrahman...
Alternate Plan Needed in Place of E-Voting System: IEC
October 26, 2017
KABUL - Technical problems plaguing preparations for next year’s elections will continue indefinitely unless the budget allocated is paid over to the Independent Election Commission...
Ghani Refuses to Join CPEC While Access to India is Blocked
October 26, 2017
KABUL - While in India on Tuesday, President Ashraf Ghani called on Pakistan to end its support to insurgent groups and took a firm stand against joining the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...