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Retired Civil Servants Blast Govt. for not Paying Pensions
September 07, 2017
KABUL – Retired government employees said their annual pensions should have been paid over months ago but that nothing is being done to resolve the problem. Number of retirees on...
Pakistan Moves to ‘Unite’ Region Against Trump Strategy
September 07, 2017
ISALAMBAD - Islamabad has reportedly pulled in all its ambassadors stationed in the region to discuss the recently announced US strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia. As global...
Multiple Challenges Crippling Bamyan Education Sector
September 07, 2017
BAMYAN CITY - Administrative corruption, weak administration, lack of buildings for schools, professional teachers and equipments are factors crippling the education process in central...
Afghans Impregnable on Sectarian Lines: Ghani
September 04, 2017
KABUL – President Ashraf Ghani during a meeting with Sunni and Shiite scholars has urged them to expose real intention of terrorists in their sermons and promote religious...
US Defense Secretary Orders New Troop Deployment to Afghanistan
September 04, 2017
KABUL - US Defense Secretary James Mattis has said that he has signed deployment orders to send more troops to Afghanistan, days after President Donald Trump announced a new strategy...
Threats Hinder Review of Polling Centers in 32 Districts
September 04, 2017
KABUL – IEC has called on security institutions and tribal elders to help them access polling stations in insecure areas. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday said...
Govt. to Spend $6bn on Afghan Air Force: Ghani
September 04, 2017
KABUL - President Ghani said during a visit to Nangarhar that the Afghan Air Force will be boosted by government in order to increase capability. President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday...
Kandahar Municipality Expects 800m Afs in Revenue this Year
September 04, 2017
KANDAHAR - The mayor of southern Kandahar province says the municipality’s revenue is expected to reach 800 million afghanis until the end of the year. Rokhan Wolasmal...
BRICS Should Uphold Global Peace, Stability: Xi
September 04, 2017
XIAMEN, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday that BRICS member countries should uphold global peace and stability as he stressed a vision of common, comprehensive...
Support for Taliban Has to Stop: Nicholson
August 27, 2017
KABUL - In an interview with TOLOnews, US commander Gen. John Nicholson said the issue of sanctuaries outside the country was serious and has to be addressed. In a special interview...
China Seeking Contact with US on Afghanistan Peace
August 27, 2017
KABUL - Chinese state councilor has called for political dialogue to solve the prolonged issue of Afghanistan, China’s foreign ministry said. China is willing to keep communication...
2-Day Meeting Begins in Kabul on RECCA-Vii
August 27, 2017
KABUL - A two-day meeting began in Kabul on Saturday to prioritize major trans-regional projects to be discussed at the 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan...
US Might ‘Stay in Afghanistan for Another Five Decades
August 27, 2017
WASHINGTON - A retired US military officer, Wilkerson, says super powers in the world and the region will probably enter a war in Afghanistan. Colonel Lawrence B. Larry Wilkerson...
Contracts Awarded to Lebanese Firm Opaque, Obscure
August 27, 2017
KABUL - On Afghanistan’s reconstruction front, contracts for several projects worth millions of dollars have been awarded to a Lebanese firm in an opaque and obscure manner...
New Strategy will Undo Past Failures: Pence
August 26, 2017
WASHINGTON - The US’s Vice President wrote in an article for USA Today that America will no longer write out a blank check for countries that fail to root out terrorists...
Loya Jirga Next Year after Elections: CEO Office
August 26, 2017
KABUL - The CEO office on Thursday said a Loya Jirga to amend the Constitution and create a prime ministerial slot would be convened after Wolesi Jirga and district council elections...
Safe Havens outside Afghanistan Must be Dismantled: Nicholson
August 26, 2017
KABUL - NATO’s Resolute Support (RS) mission in Afghanistan on Thursday said ‘terrorist safe havens’ outside Afghanistan must be dismantled and asked the Taliban...
Trump Deserves High Marks for New Strategy: Khalilzad
August 26, 2017
WASHINGTON - In a newspaper article this week, Zalmay Khalilzad pointed out that Trump has acknowledged Pakistan is playing a double game. Zalmay Khalilzad, former US ambassador...
Afghan Media Delegation Meets Gen. Bajwa
August 26, 2017
RAWALPINDI - A nine member Afghan media delegation on Friday visited Pakistan’s General Head Quarter (GHQ) and interacted with the Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff...
Russia Chides US ‘Dead-End’ Strategy to Force Afghan Peace Process by Subduing Taliban
August 26, 2017
MOSCOW - Moscow has criticized Trump's new strategy of pacifying the Taliban to force a negotiated peace process in Afghanistan, which the group refuses. The Russian Foreign Ministry...
Trump Unveils Long-Awaited Afghan Strategy
August 23, 2017
WASHINGTON - The US President Donald Trump early on Tuesday morning announced his administration’s new strategy on Afghanistan and South Asia. After paying tribute to the US forces...
Distribution of E-ID Cards Less Than a Month: Danish
August 23, 2017
KABUL - Second vice-president Sarwar Danish on Tuesday said the distribution process of electronic national identity cards would begin in less than one month. While overseeing the...
Ghani Welcomes Trump’s Strategy on Afghanistan
August 23, 2017
KABUL President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of the new US strategy on Afghanistan, saying that the decision unveils an enduring commitment by United States as...
New US Policy a Chance for Taliban, Not an Invitation: Abdullah
August 23, 2017
KABUL - Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah welcomed the new US strategy, saying that it will positively impact the Afghan security forces. The Chief Executive of the National Unity...
Ghani in Kandahar to Review Security Situation
August 23, 2017
KANDAHAR - President Ashraf Ghani and his team will visit security forces in Kandahar province where he will hear the soldiers’ problems and suggestions. President Ashraf Ghani on...
Good Af-Pak Ties to be Useful in Combating Terror: Pakistan
August 23, 2017
ISLAMABAD - Islamabad believes peace with the Taliban is in the interest of both Afghanistan and Pakistan, saying insistence on a military does not offer a solution to the problem...
Parliamentary System will Create Political Instability: Danish
August 22, 2017
KABUL -After hearing recommendations from a research team on the Afghan Constitution as well as on the judicial and executive branches, the Second Vice President at a gathering...
Trump Set to Unveil New US Strategy for Afghanistan
August 22, 2017
WASHINGTON - The US President Donald Trump is set to unveil a new US strategy in Afghanistan after meeting with his national security team at Camp David on Friday. Trump will address the...
US Must be ‘Invested’ in Afghanistan: Kaine
August 22, 2017
WASHINGTON - Appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Monday in advance of President Donald Trump's primetime speech on Afghanistan, Kaine was asked what is at stake in the...
Balkh’s Chamtal District Cleaned up from Rebels
August 22, 2017
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - Local officials on Monday said Chamtal district of northern Balkh province has been cleaned of militants during an Afghan forces operation. An operation launched by the...
Security Forces Recapture Some Areas of Mirzawlang
August 22, 2017
SAR-I-PUL CITY - Security forces have taken control of Sheram and Kalta Taw areas of Mirzawlang village in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Monday. Governor Mohammad...
Britain to Unveil 5 New Position Papers on Brexit Talks
August 21, 2017
LONDON - The British Brexit department said Sunday that it will release a patch of new papers in the coming days over negotiating positions regarding its withdrawal talks with the...
Drop Weapons or Face Destruction, Ghani Tells Rebels
August 21, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday asked the insurgents to either put down their weapons or Afghan commando forces would make them surrender. The president was addressing a gathering...
Trump Has Made Afghanistan Decision after ‘Rigorous’ Review: Mattis
August 21, 2017
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has made a decision on the United States' strategy for Afghanistan after a "sufficiently rigorous" review process, US Defense Secretary...
Nicholson Says Winning War is Critical
August 21, 2017
KABUL - Nicholson’s remarks come after Trump reportedly finalized the decision on Afghanistan during a high level meeting with military aides at Camp David. General John...