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Peace Process Can’t Continue Behind Closed Doors: Ghani
July 03, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday stressed the need for a national consensus on establishing peace in the country, saying the Afghans should get prepared for a countrywide...
IEC Signs Agreement on Election Security with NDS, MoD
July 03, 2017
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission Chief has called on security forces to ensure that next year’s polls can be safe and free and fair. The Independent Election Commission...
Lapis Lazuli Corridor Agreement Set to Signed by 5 Countries
July 03, 2017
KABUL - Finance ministry said Afghan traders will be able to sell their products on European markets after the agreement is signed The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Saturday said during the...
Khalili Sworn in as New HPC Chief Amid Peace Talks Stalemate
July 03, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday officially introduced Mohammad Karim Kahlili, a former vice president to ex-president Hamid Karzai, as the new head of the Afghan High Peace...
Govt to Introduce Measures to Ensure Sim Cards are Registered
July 03, 2017
KABUL - According to MCIT, there are 22 million active SIM Cards being used in the country, of which only eight million are registered Afghanistan’s Ministry of...
Fierce Battles Rage on Outskirts of Kunduz City
July 03, 2017
KUNDUZ - Kunduz provincial council members have warned that the situation is grave and deteriorating following Sunday’s coordinated attack. Heavy fighting between Afghan security...
Wolesi Jirga Wants Next Elections to be Fair
July 02, 2017
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or lower house of parliament on Saturday welcomed the announcement of a date for holding parliamentary and district council elections, but asked the...
Afghan MPs Slam Security Officials as New Report Emerge Reading Kabul Bombing
July 02, 2017
KABUL - Certain lawmakers in the lower house of the parliament, Wolesi Jirga, have slammed the security institutions after new reports emerged regarding the deadly bombing in the...
NATO’s Support Crucial for MoD’s Four-Year Plan: Waziri
July 02, 2017
KABUL - MoD spokesman Dawlat Waziri said NATO’s decision to send a few thousand more troops to Afghanistan will help with the implementation of the security plan. The Ministry of Defense...
NATO’s Troop Decision Met with Mixed Reaction by MPs
July 02, 2017
KABUL - Some MPs said NATO should rather target terrorist havens in Pakistan while others welcomed the move to send in more foreign troops. A number of MPs from the Wolesi Jirga...
Germany Had Intel Ahead of Deadly Truck-Bombing
July 02, 2017
KABUL - Germany’s foreign ministry on Friday confirmed that many embassy staff had been evacuated ahead of the deadly truck bombing that killed over 180 people in Kabul...
Peace in Afghanistan Good for the Region: EU Envoy
July 01, 2017
BRUSSLES - The European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini, who attended the NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels, told reporters that security and development...
Three Afghan Political Parties form New Coalition in Ankara
July 01, 2017
KABUL - This move comes amid heightened tensions between government and leaders of these parties – who also serve in key government posts. Leaders from three mainstream Afghan...
Contracts Worth 4 Billion Afghanis Approved in NPC Meeting Chaired by Ghani
July 01, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan government has approved a total of twelve contracts worth around four billion Afghanis during a meeting of the national procurement commission chaired by President...
Cooperation among Afghanistan, China, Pakistan to Bring Prosperity
July 01, 2017
LAHORE - The SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an apex body of chambers in the region on Thursday said trilateral cooperation among Afghanistan, China and Pakistan would bring...
Foreign Troops Level Depends on Security Situation in Afghanistan: Afghan Minister
July 01, 2017
KABUL - U.S. and allies pledged to send more troops to support Afghanistan’s hard-pressed military on Thursday but left no details about its numbers, Afghan Acting Defense Minister...
Pakistan’s Aziz Expected in Kabul in Move to Ease Tensions
July 01, 2017
KABUL - The focus of the meeting will be on talks to improve bilateral relations – a move the Afghan government hopes will strengthen ties between the neighbors. Afghanistan...
Afghanistan to Hold Elections in July Next Year
June 24, 2017
KABUL - Afghanistan will hold long-delayed parliamentary and district council elections on July 7, 2018, some three years after they were meant to take place, the country's Independent...
President Opens First Citizen-Arg Debate in Kabul
June 24, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday opened the maiden session of a debate titled “Citizen and Arg (Presidential Palace)” aimed at ensuring good governance and...
China FM to Visit Pakistan to Discuss Peace in Afghanistan
June 24, 2017
ISLAMABAD - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be visiting Pakistan at the end of this week to discuss peace and stability in Afghanistan, Pakistani foreign ministry says...
34 Killed, 60 Injured in Lashkargah Car Bombing
June 24, 2017
LASHKARGAH - A powerful car bomb explosion killed 30 people and injured 60 others in front of a bank in the capital of southern Helmand province on Thursday. A corolla model car...
Play Role in Ending Conflict, Khalili Tells Taliban
June 24, 2017
KABUL - The new High Peace Council (HPC) chief, Karim Khalili, on Friday asked the Taliban to play a positive role in ending the decades-long conflict in Afghanistan. Khalili, who...
Atmar, Mcmaster Discuss Political Cooperation
June 24, 2017
KABUL - Afghan and American national security advisors have discussed a new framework of political collaboration between the two allies. NSA Hanif Atmar said he spoke with...
UNAMA Chief Calls for Urgent Reforms to Avert Future Crises
June 22, 2017
NEW YORK - Briefing the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto said the recent “security...
Pakistan Affecting Afghanistan Stability: Pentagon
June 22, 2017
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Tuesday said Pakistan was ‘the most influential’ external actor affecting Afghan stability and the military alliance’s mission. Pakistan views...
President Signs Cybercrime Bill into Law: Official
June 22, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has signed the bill on prevention of electronics crimes into law, the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology said on Tuesday. Najib Nangyal...
Ghani Stresses Transparency in Filling Govt Vacancies
June 22, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani, stressing transparency in recruitment process in public sector organizations, on Wednesday issued a decree asking all government institutions to...
More Refugees Likely to Return from Iran, Pakistan: UNHRC
June 22, 2017
KABUL - Marking World Refugee Day, CEO Abdullah Abdullah urged host nations to not force refugees to leave their countries. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on...
Pentagon Wasted $28 Million on Uniforms for Afghan Soldiers: Report
June 22, 2017
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon wasted as much as $28 million over the past decade buying uniforms for the Afghan army with a woodland camouflage pattern appropriate for a tiny fraction of...
Sunni-Shiite Harmony in Afghanistan Unique: Ghani
June 21, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said Afghanistan was not a place for religious conflicts and the Afghans both Sunni and Shia had sacrificed their lives for the protection of each...
Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Hails Iran for Hosting Afghan Refugees
June 21, 2017
KABUL - Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah appreciated Iran for hosting the Afghan refugees during the past three decades. Abdullah made the remarks in a meeting attended by...
Modi Thanks Ghani for Afghanistan-India Air Corridor Initiative
June 21, 2017
KABUL - The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked the Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for the initiative to launch the Afghanistan-India air corridor. Modi expressed optimisms...
COST, MoPW and MoRRD Sign ‘Transparency’ Agreement
June 21, 2017
KABUL - Based on the agreement, the ministries have to share all information regarding building projects with the people. The Construction Sector Transparency Initiative-Afghanistan...
No Plan to Found Political Party, Says Ghani
June 21, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani, calling himself people’s servant, says he is not interested in founding a political party and his presidency is connecting different sections of...
Ghani Inaugurates First Air Corridor with India
June 20, 2017
KABUL - The much-anticipated Afghanistan-India Air Corridor was inaugurated by President Ashraf Ghani on Monday when the first Delhi-bound cargo plane with 60 tonnes of medicinal plants...