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HPC to Draw up New Peace Strategy in Bid to Break Stalemate
July 11, 2017
KABUL - The High Peace Council said on Monday that any move by the Taliban to join the negotiations process should not be perceived as the group surrendering. The High Peace Council (HPC)...
BSA Has Failed to Deliver Results: Speaker of the House
July 11, 2017
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga speaker Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi said insecurity in Afghanistan is threating the political, economic and social fabric of the country. Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament)...
US Contributes $20mn to WFP to Provide Food Assistance to Afghanistan
July 11, 2017
KABUL - A contribution of US$20 million from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) will enable the World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan to provide food assistance...
Government Approves 19 Contracts worth 3.6 Billion Afghanis
July 11, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan government has approved nineteen contracts having a total value of 3.6 billion Afghanis, the office of the president, ARG Palace said Monday. According to a statement...
Draft Law on Protests Calls for Strict Limitations
July 11, 2017
KABUL - If approved by parliament, the new draft law would give government the authority to ban demonstrations for security reasons and in sensitive areas. MPs and civil rights activists...
Some Ghazni Clinics Remain Closed, other Face Issues
July 11, 2017
GHAZNI CITY - Health centres have either been closed or lack doctors and medicines in various districts of southern Ghazni province, residents complain. A resident of Giru district...
‘National Dialogue’ Soon to Address Ethnic Concerns: Ghani
July 10, 2017
KABUL - Informing the nation of launching in near future ‘a national dialogue’ to hear demands raised by different groups, President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday stressed...
‘Pakistan Need to Do more to Convince Taliban for Talks’
July 10, 2017
KABUL - US senators who recently visited Afghanistan and Pakistan, have asked Islamabad to do more to force the Taliban to accept a political solution and end insurgency in Afghanistan...
Political Stability can Narrow Govt-People Gap: CEO
July 10, 2017
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said political stability could help fill the recently widened gap between the governent and the people. Addressing , addressing...
MRRD Signs Contracts for 45 Projects worth 378m Afs
July 10, 2017
KABUL - The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) on Sunday signed contracts for 45 development projects worth more than 378 million afghanis with the private sector...
Senators Lambast Iranian President Remarks on Afghan Dams
July 10, 2017
KABUL - A number of Wolesi Jirga members on Sunday criticized Iran President Hassan Rouhani’s recent remarks about dams’ construction in Afghanistan, saying Tehran should...
Danish: Academic Institutions should be Kept Away from Politics and Interference
July 09, 2017
KABUL - The Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish on Saturday introduced the new acting minister for higher education. Danish said academic institutions should be kept...
MoEW Says it Plans to Build at Least 20 More Dams
July 09, 2017
KABUL - The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) on Saturday said it is working hard to implement plans to build 20 large and medium-sized dams in the country. According to them, at...
Dostum’s Authorities are Clear, no Need for more Clarity
July 09, 2017
KABUL - Following Presidential Palace’s call from the Attorney General’s Office to finalize the First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum’s assault case against...
JCMB’s 20th Meeting Set to Take Place on Sunday: MoF
July 09, 2017
KABUL - Afghanistan will to lay out recent successes in moving on the road to self-sufficiency in a conference in Kabul, 9th of July, a statement from the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said on...
Taliban Not Willing for Reconciliation Talks with Govt: UN
July 09, 2017
WASHINGTON - The Taliban, having gained strength in the last one year with the integration of several Al Qaeda affiliates, do not seem to have any willingness to enter into negotiations...
$19.6 Million Contract Signed for New Salang Tunnel Technical Studies
July 09, 2017
KABUL - A contract worth $19.6 million was signed for the technical studies of the construction of a new tunnel in Salang pass. The contract was signed between the Ministry of Public Works...
We Made all Efforts to Realize CASA-1000 Project: Ghani
July 08, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said Afghanistan had put every effort to translate CASA-1000 power project from a concept into a practical project. CASA-1000 project...
Iranian Envoy Says Rouhani’s Remarks were Misunderstood
July 08, 2017
TEHRAN - Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Bahrami says his country respects Afghanistan’s national interests and that Rouhani’s remarks were misunderstood by Afghans...
Afghan Spymaster Urges VP Dostum to Return Home
July 08, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan spymaster has urged First Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum, currently in Turkey, to return to Kabul, the BBC Pashto Service reports. National Directorate of...
Khalilzad Doubts Pakistan Will Act against Haqqani Network and Taliban
July 08, 2017
KABUL - The former US ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad doubts the Pakistani military will act against the Haqqani terrorist network and Taliban leadership...
UN Security Council Slaps Sanctions on Jamaat-Ul-Ahrar
July 08, 2017
KABUL - The UN Security Council has slapped sanctions on a splinter group of the Pakistani Talibaninfo-icon, freezing its assets and subjecting it to an arms embargo. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar (JuA)...
HPC Drawing up Ceasefire Plan for Elections
July 08, 2017
KABUL - HPC deputy chief Habiba Sarabi says the plan is aimed at ensuring a peaceful environment for the coming parliamentary and district councils’ elections. The High Peace Council...
McCain, Warren among Senators Visiting Troops in Afghanistan
July 06, 2017
KABUL - A bipartisan group of senators traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan over the Fourth of July holiday, visiting US troops serving overseas as well as meeting with high-level government...
Afghanistan Reacts to Iran’s Comments on Dam Projects
July 06, 2017
KABUL - Following comments by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Afghanistan’s dam projects, the Afghan Ministry of Water and Energy on Wednesday said building dams on Helmand River is...
Ghani, Nawaz to Meet in Tajikistan to Discuss Ties
July 06, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani will be meeting Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of a four-nation meeting in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, an official said on...
Afghanistan Accepts Pakistan’s Offer of ‘Coordinated’ Anti-Terror Operations
July 06, 2017
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to conduct “coordinated, complementary” security operations against terrorist groups on their respective sides of the shared...
Hundreds of Daesh Rebels Emerge in Kunar: Police Chief
July 06, 2017
ASADABAD - The Kunar police chief says hundreds of Daesh or so-called Islamic State (IS) militants have emerged in the eastern province, receiving training from foreigners...
Ghani Orders Repair of Schools Damaged in Truck Bombing
July 06, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has ordered reconstruction of schools damaged in May 31 truck bombing in Kabul on a priority basis, the Presidential Palace said on Wednesday...
Abdullah Urges Political Leaders to Consider National Interests after New Coalition Formation
July 05, 2017
KABUL - The Chief Executive of the Government of National Unity Abdullah Abdullah has urged the political leaders to consider the national interests of the country, apparently...
US Ambassador Calls for Punishing Corrupt Individuals
July 05, 2017
KABUL - US ambassador to Afghanistan Hugo Llorens has said corruption is like a cancer killing the Afghan people. The envoy said during a gathering at the US Embassy here...
Russia, China Concerned about Terrorists becoming More Active in Afghanistan
July 05, 2017
MOSCOW - Russia and China are concerned about terrorist and extremist organizations becoming more active in Afghanistan and the strengthening of the Afghan 'wing' of Daesh [terrorist...
Hizb-E-Islami to Draw up Taliban Peace Talks Strategy
July 05, 2017
KABUL - The group said they have been in talks with political parties and government in order to draw up a framework to get the Taliban to the peace talks tables. In a move to bring...
High-Level Delegation of US Senators Arrives in Kabul
July 05, 2017
KABUL - A high-level delegation of US senators arrived in the capital Kabul on Tuesday, the Resolute Support (RS) Mission said. The NATO mission tweeted the delegation was comprised...
Afghanistan Optimistic New US Strategy will also Focus on Terrorists Sanctuaries
July 05, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan defense officials have expressed optimisms that the new US strategy regarding Afghanistan will also focus on efforts to eliminate the sanctuaries of the terrorist...