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Ghani Meets with Bajwa, Discusses a Range of Issues
October 02, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani met with Pakistan's chief of army staff general Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday afternoon at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, the president’s office confirmed in...
Afghanistan, Pakistan and China Agree to Promote Cooperation
October 02, 2017
KABUL - The three sides also agreed to strengthen ties and discussed strategic projects and how to boost them. Afghanistan, Pakistan and China have agreed to support the peaceful reconstruction and...
Will Never Allow Afghanistan Become Syria: Khalili
October 02, 2017
KABUL - Chairman of the High Peace Council Mohammad Karim Khalili on Sunday stressed over peace and stability in the country and said that Afghanistan would not be allowed to become second Syria...
Mattis, NATO Chief Renew Commitment to Afghan Conflict
September 28, 2017
KABUL - Mattis is the first member of US President Donald Trump’s cabinet to visit the country since Trump pledged to stay the course in America’s longest war...
Terror Safe Havens in Pakistan Unacceptable: US
September 28, 2017
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's new Afghan policy is based on the assumption that Pakistan cannot be a terrorist safe haven for and as such it is important for the plan to succeed...
ACJC Slaps Travel Ban on Dozens of Officials Accused of Graft
September 28, 2017
KABUL - According to the ACJC 75 officials have had travel bans imposed against them while 40 of them have been suspended pending investigations. Officials from the Anti-Corruption...
Illegal Mining Poses Security Challenge to Afghanistan: EU
September 28, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani’s Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Wednesday said illegal mining posed serious threats to Afghanistan’s national...
Consensus on Peace Unprecedented in 40 Years: Ghani
September 28, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has said the current national and international consensus on peace in Afghanistan is unprecedented in the past 40 years. Ghani expressed the views during...
UN Finds Situation in Afghanistan Still Fragile
September 27, 2017
KABUL - The UN Security Council on Monday discussed the three month report by the secretary general on Afghanistan and stated the security situation in the country remains fragile...
220,000 foreigners toured Afghanistan last year
September 27, 2017
ABUL - Vice President Sarwar Danish on Tuesday said tourism has improved in Afghanistan, calling the industry as effective for economic development and consolidation of national...
Mattis Seeks Indian Role in Afghanistan, Vows to Fight Militant Shelters
September 27, 2017
NEW DELHI - The comments come as President Donald Trump’s administration has stepped up pressure on Pakistan for more action against militant groups operating from its...
US Calling for Closure of Taliban Office in Qatar
September 27, 2017
WASHINGTON - Reliable sources told TOLOnews on Tuesday that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and US President Donald Trump have discussed the issue of closing the Taliban’s office...
Transport Ministry to Help Ease Cross-Border Trade
September 27, 2017
KABUL - Acting transport minister said they are drafting land transit agreements in a bid to ease the transportation of goods to regional countries. The Ministry of Transport (MoT) on...
UN Envoy in Iran Warns Against Surge of Narcotics Trade in Afghanistan
September 27, 2017
TEHRAN - The temporary representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to Iran expressed concern over the growing trend of production and trade of illicit drugs...
Trump, Ghani Agree U.S. can Help Develop Afghanistan’s Minerals
September 23, 2017
WASHINGTON - The comments, at a meeting in New York, were the latest in a series in which both U.S. officials and the Afghan government have emphasized the potential strategic...
Ghani, UN Chief Talk Afghan Peace, Terror War
September 23, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani met United Nations secretary general Antonio Guterres at the world body’s headquarters in New York on Thursday and discussed with him the war against...
Khalili Says Platform Established for National Peace
September 23, 2017
KABUL - Senior officials from government, former jihadi leaders and High Peace Council (HPC) officials attended a conference in Kabul on Thursday to mark the International Day of Peace and...
Pakistan, Taliban Responsible for Afghanistan War: Ghani
September 23, 2017
WASHINGTON - Addressing a debate at the Council on Foreign Relations, President Ashraf Ghani said the Taliban and Pakistan are responsible for instability and war in Afghanistan...
India to Take up 116 High Impact Projects in 31 Provinces
September 23, 2017
NEW YORK - India has announced to take up 116 “high impact community developmental projects” in 31 provinces. It has also offered assistance for six new projects in...
Washington Claims US Weapons Turn out to be Incomprehensible to Afghan Forces
September 23, 2017
WASHINGTON - The US government's Afghanistan reconstruction watchdog claims that the expectation that Afghan security forces would effectively use US-supplied high-end weapons and...
Dozens of States Sign Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty at United Nations
September 21, 2017
UNITED NATIONS - The treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons will enter into force 90 days after 50 countries have ratified it. Only a few states were due to deposit their ratification...
Ghani Renews Offer of Dialogue to Taliban, Pakistan
September 21, 2017
UNITED NATIONS - Welcoming the new American strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia, President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday called upon neighbours to join his quest for peace and...
Mirziyoyev Backs Trump on Afghanistan Issue
September 21, 2017
NEW YORK - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaking at the UN General Assembly said his country supports the U.S. President's call on the neighboring countries of...
CEO Calls on MPs to Cast Ministerial Votes Wisely
September 21, 2017
KABUL - CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday said government will introduce the ministerial nominees to the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) in the next few days, and that...
President Ghani to Meet His US Counterpart Today
September 21, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani is all set to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump on Thursday and the two leaders are expected to confer on bilateral relations, terrorism...
Nuclear Threat at Highest Level Since Cold War: UN Chief
September 20, 2017
UNITED NATIONS –In his first state-of-the-world report since taking the reins of the United Nations on Jan. 1, Guterres put "nuclear peril" as the leading threat warning...
Senate Panel Backs Trump’s Pick for US Envoy to Afghanistan
September 20, 2017
WASHINGTON - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the nomination of a veteran diplomat to serve as President Donald Trump's ambassador to Afghanistan. The panel recommended...
China ‘Hopeful’ That Peace Can be Restored Soon
September 20, 2017
BEIJING - Addressing a press conference in Beijing, Lu said: "China supports the efforts made by Afghanistan to restore peace and stability. Responding to a question...
UN Has Failed to Realise Its Full Potential: Trump
September 20, 2017
KABUL - President Donald Trump, addressing the General Assembly, has pledged his administration's support for the United Nations' reforms. The US government would be “partners...
Commando Training Intensifies, Numbers to Rise
September 20, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan National Army is expected to expand its commando forces from 16,000 to 23,000 by next year, officials confirmed. Following the announcement of the US’s new strategy...
MP Alleges Deals with Cabinet Picks on Trust Vote
September 19, 2017
KABUL - A Wolesi Jirga or lower house member on Monday alleged some ministers-designate had offered government jobs to relatives of lawmakers in return for granting them the vote of...
Abbasi Admits Kabul Truck Bombers ‘Came from Pakistan’
September 19, 2017
KABUL - Pakistan’s new prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said the bombers behind a deadly truck bombing in the diplomatic zone of Kabul in May, which killed over 150...
Olympic Council of Asia Delegation to Visit Kabul
September 19, 2017
KABUL - As Afghanistan prepares a four-year plan for the development of domestic sports, a delegation of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is expected to visit Kabul to evolve...
Around 3,000 Afghans Commit Suicide Every Year
September 19, 2017
KABUL - Up to 3,000 people are committing suicide in Afghanistan each year, 80 percent of whom are women, an official said Sunday. Speaking at an event on suicide prevention in...
200,000 Farmers to Get Improved Wheat Seed
September 19, 2017
KABUL - Some 200,000 farmers across the country would receive improved quality wheat seed this season, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said on...