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Key Ministry in Afghanistan Looses Experts in Deadly Blast
July 26, 2017
KABUL - The Ministry of Mines said it has lost 15 of its experienced employees who worked for key departments in the ministry.The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum...
Kabul to Summon Diplomat over ‘Domestic Violence’ Claims
July 26, 2017
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) will summon Mohammad Yama Aini, an Afghan diplomat in the United States, who reportedly beat his wife, to Kabul and will take legal action ...
Mattis Criticized Pentagon Waste of $28 Million on ANSF Uniforms
July 26, 2017
KABUL - U.S Defense Secretary has criticized Pentagon for wasting as much as $28 million in forest camouflage-patterned uniforms for the Afghan army. The U.S Defense Secretary Jim Mattis...
Death Toll Rises to 36 in Kabul Suicide Bombing: Source
July 25, 2017
KABUL - A source confirmed to TOLOnews that at least 36 civilians were killed in an early morning suicide attack in PD3 of Kabul city. At least 36 civilians were killed in a suicide...
The Monday Explosion Kills an Employee of Afghanistan Group of Newspapers
July 25, 2017
KABUL - Abdul Hamid Ramazani, an employee of Afghanistan Group of Newspapers (Daily Afghanistan-e-ma and the Daily Outlook Afghanistan) was killed in a suicide attack that took...
54pc of Development Budget Spent Last Fiscal Year: Audit
July 25, 2017
KABUL - Fifty-four percent of the government budget for development activities was utilized last solar year 1395 amid some violations in budget spending and zeroing spending on nearly...
Time Needed to Implement Reforms: Dr. Abdullah
July 25, 2017
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah said on Monday the national unity government, focused on dealing with security challenge, needed time to implement reforms...
Iran, Afghanistan to Link Railway Networks
July 25, 2017
TEHRAN - Iran and Afghanistan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Sunday for implementing a project linking rail networks of the two neighboring countries. The MOU, between...
Afghan Nation Trusts in Future, Says President
July 24, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said two to five million foreign tourists would visit Afghanistan each year once violence was eradicated from in the country. Talking to a scientific...
USAID Celebrates Five Years of Success Promoting Afghan Entrepreneurship through the ABADE Program
July 24, 2017
KABUL - In October of 2012, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Afghanistan launched an economic growth program to work with the private sector...
NATO Says Probing Airstrike that Hits Nangarhar Funeral
July 24, 2017
JALALABAD - Several people were killed and wounded when a drone strike hit a funeral ceremony in Haska Mina district of eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, an official said...
CEO Calls for Urgent Unity to Avoid Political Crisis
July 24, 2017
KABUL - Speaking at Youth Parliament in Kabul, Abdullah warned that any attempt to promote terrorism or extremism was an act of treason. Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah...
Trapped Forces Face Death, 5 Faryab Districts May Fall: PC
July 24, 2017
MAIMANA - Public representatives in northern Faryab province on Sunday said some 200 security men and uprising forces faced death after being besieged by the Taliban in Kohistan...
Rights Watchdog Says Civilian Kidnapping in Kandahar a War Crime
July 24, 2017
KABUL - A group of armed men reportedly kidnapped 70 people from Shah Wali Kot in Kandahar last week and are still holding them hostage. Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission...
Mining Industry’s Incomes Decline Due to ‘Embezzlement’
July 23, 2017
>KABUL - Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi says government should put in place effective plans to prevent the “embezzlement” of the mining industry’s incomes. Finance Minister...
Kabul Optimistic as US Withholds $50m Reimbursement to Pakistan over Haqqani Network
July 23, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan government is optimistic that the withholding of reimbursements to Pakistan by the Department will have an impact regarding the country’s decision to provide...
US Strike Kills 16 Afghan Policemen in Helmand Province
July 23, 2017
LASHKARGAH - A US airstrike has killed 16 policemen in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday, the latest setback to Washington's efforts to bring peace to the war-torn country...
You Symbolized a New Afghanistan: Ghani to Robotics Girls
July 23, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday appreciated the Afghan girl robotics team for winning the silver medal in a competition in the United States, saying they represented a new image...
323 People Arrested on Various Criminal Charges in Kabul
July 23, 2017
KABUL - At least three hundred and twenty three people were arrested on various criminal charges over a period of almost one month from capital Kabul. The Kabul police chief...
MSF Reopens First Kunduz Clinic since Deadly Hospital Air Strike in 2015
July 23, 2017
KABUL - Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) reopened a small medical clinic in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on Saturday, their first facility there since the American airstrikes that destroyed a...
Danish Says Early Elections, Interim Govt not Possible
July 22, 2017
KABUL - The second vice president Mohammad Sarwar Danish said coups and early elections will not help in overcoming Afghanistan’s challenges. The Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar...
Trump Taps Ambassador to Turkey as New Top Diplomat in Afghanistan
July 22, 2017
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has nominated a key diplomat as the new US ambassador to Afghanistan. The White House said in a statement Thursday that Trump would name John Bass...
IEC Seeks Financial Aid as Observers Cast Doubt on Polls Date
July 22, 2017
KABUL - “The electronic ID cards department will help us in preparing the content and sample of the voters lists,” the IEC secretariat chief said. The Independent Election...
Defense Ministry Welcomes U.S. Move against Pakistan
July 22, 2017
KABUL - The United States Department of State on Wednesday listed Pakistan among the nations and regions providing "safe havens" to terrorists. The Afghan Ministry of...
US Envoy to Afghanistan-Pakistan Named after Outcry over Expected Office Closure
July 22, 2017
STATE DEPARTMENT - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently named Alice Wells, a career Foreign Service Officer (FSO), as the acting Special Representative for Afghanistan...
Ata Mohammad Noor Hosts Meeting Regarding the New Political Coalition
July 22, 2017
KABUL - The provincial governor of the northern Balkh province and chief executive of Jamiat-e-Islami hosted a meeting regarding the new political coalition amid a deadlock between the...
Ghani Vows to Transform Afghanistan into Big Exporter
July 20, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has promised facilitating the export of Afghanistan’s fruits to different cities of India and giving traders access to the international market for...
Trump Reviews Afghan Policy with Veterans
July 20, 2017
WASHINGTON - The US President Donald Trump Tuesday reviewed the Afghan policy with four Afghan war veterans as he told reporters that he wants to hear from them the situation on...
Kazakhstan Pledges Support for Afghan Air Force
July 20, 2017
KABUL - The defence minister of Kazakhstan has pledged sharing its experiences with the nascent Afghan Air Force (AAF), the National Security Council (NSC) said on Wednesday...
Restraint amid Ongoing Political Tension
July 20, 2017
KABUL - Speaking at a ceremony to rename the now infamous Zambaq Square, the CEO called on all parties to stand united and stop speaking ill of each other. CEO Abdullah Abdullah on...
Indo-Afghan Commerce Chamber Stresses New Trade Opportunities
July 20, 2017
KABUL - The Indo-Afghan Chamber of Commerce Director Mr. Kanwarjit Bajaj has met Afghan envoy to India and discussed the company background and future activities, a media report said...
Unprofessional Pharmacists Threaten People’s Lives
July 20, 2017
GHAZNI CITY - Most pharmacists in southern Ghazni province are without professional qualifications, giving patients wrong or expired medicine, residents complain. Mohammad Rahim, an...
Ghani Orders Sweeping Changes to Kabul Police
July 19, 2017
KABUL - Kabul police officers at a Police District level will be rotated out to provinces in order to help boost security in the capital, the MoI said. Afghan Ministry of Interior...
Contracts worth Over 1.4 Billion Afghanis Approved by the Government
July 19, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan government has approved nine new contracts worth over 1.9 billion Afghanis during a meeting of the national procurement commission. Chaired by president Mohammad...
Govt Exploring Ways to Revive Textile Industry
July 19, 2017
KABUL - According to officials Afghanistan harvests almost 60,000 tons of cotton a year but there are no factories in the country to process this. Government has called on industry...