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US Has no Strategy to Break Stalemate in Afghanistan: Senator Mccain
June 20, 2017
US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain states that the US has no strategy to end the stalemate in Afghanistan.
Terrorist Groups are our Common Enemies: Atmar
June 20, 2017
KABUL - The National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar on Monday said the terrorists were not enemies of a specific country; but they were common enemies of all and combating this...
Ghani Warns Countries against Fueling the War
June 20, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani instead called on these countries to support peace and development in the war-torn country. President Ashraf Ghani on Monday warned that countries supporting...
Direct Peace Talks with Taliban after Eid: RPC
June 20, 2017
KABUL - Jirga-I-Waqeye Sulh (Real Peace Council), a newly established institute, during its maiden meeting on Monday announced the organization will initiate direct peace talks...
AGO Says Probe into Rally Shooting is Still Underway
June 20, 2017
KABUL - The AGO said no decision had yet been taken regarding the fate of the Kabul Garrison commander and the Kabul police chief. The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) on Monday said
Our Nation, Unity under Attack: Ghani
June 19, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said the enemy had launched attack on the Afghan nation and their unity after tasting defeat on the battlefield. Addressing a high level huddle...
6.5 Million Children at Risk: Ministry
June 19, 2017
KABUL - About 6.5 million children are at risk of being physically, sexually and mentally harassed across Afghanistan, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Disabled and Martyrs said on...
Insurgent Attacks will not Divide Afghans: Ulema Council
June 19, 2017
KABUL - The head of the national Ulema Council said the enemies of Afghanistan are targeting mosques and religious gatherings in a bid to divide the people. The Afghanistan Ulema Council...
Qadir Seeks Long Term Support for Anti-Daesh Militia
June 19, 2017
JALALABAD - A Wolesi Jirga delegation on Sunday asked the government to provide long-term support and equipment to the anti-Daesh militia in eastern Nangarhar province...
Blocking Roads and Disturbing People not Acceptable, Ghani Tells Kabul Protesters
June 19, 2017
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the blocking of the roads and causing disturbance to the public are not acceptable as he called for immediate clearing of the routes...
Old Traditions Keeping Half of Logar Girls out of School
June 19, 2017
PUL-I-ALAM - Lawlessness and old traditions have prevented about 50 percent of girls from attending school in central Logar province, the provincial women’s affairs director says...
Mosque Attack a Plot to Sow Sectarian Discord: MPs
June 18, 2017
KABUL - Some Wolesi Jirga members on Saturday condemned Thursday’s attack on Al-Zahara Mosque in Kabul City, saying the attack was aimed at stirring up religious differences...
Dozens of Draft Bills Waiting President’s Approval
June 18, 2017
KABUL - Justice Minister Abdul Basir Anwar says the ministry does not have the authority to further chase the draft bills sent to the presidential palace for approval. At least 20 draft bills...
153 People Arrested over Various Criminal Charges in Kabul: Officials
June 18, 2017
KABUL - At least one hundred and fifty people have been arrested on various criminal charges from different parts of Kabul in the past three weeks. The Criminal Investigation Department...
Contract Signed for the Design of Major Dar-Ul-Aman Administrative Complex
June 18, 2017
KABUL - The Minister of Urban Development and Housing Syed Sadat Mansoor said Saturday that the new government complex for the ministries and other government institutions will be built...
India-Afghanistan Air Freight Corridor to Operationalize Soon
June 18, 2017
New Delhi - The first air freight corridor between India and Afghanistan will be operationalized in the next couple of days, an Indian Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson announced...
Pakistan Reaffirms Support for Peace, Stability in Afghanistan
June 18, 2017
KABUL - Pakistan has reaffirmed its commitment for durable peace and stability in Afghanistan, a media report said on Saturday. Pakistan State and Frontier Regions Minister Abdul Qadir...
Greater Regional Construct Vital for Lasting Peace in Afghanistan: US
June 17, 2017
WASHINGTON - Weeks ahead of presenting the revised Afghan strategy to the US President Donald Trump, the Defense Secretary James Mattis on Thursday called for a regional construct to...
Committed to Info-Sharing with Media: CEO
June 17, 2017
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah has said problems exist in access to information, but the government remains committed to sharing information on time with media...
‘US to Send Additional 4,000 Troops to Afghanistan’
June 17, 2017
KABUL - The Pentagon may dispatch around 4,000 more American troops to Afghanistan with the hope to break stalemate in US longest war that has now passed to a third US commander, a media...
Mohaqiq Slams Security Agencies Following Mosque Attack
June 17, 2017
KABUL – Deputy CEO and Prominent Hazara leader, Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, on Friday said that security agencies have failed to prevent deadly attacks across the country. Haji Mohaqiq...
Attack on Kabul Mosque Carried out by two Suicide Bombers: MoI
June 17, 2017
KABUL - A number of eye witnesses claimed the attack on Al-Zahra Mosque on Thursday night was carried out by three suicide bombers. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has said that two suicide...
No Military Solution in Afghanistan: Guterres
June 15, 2017
KABUL - There is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan that is forcing record numbers of people from their homes, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said...
Trump Gives Pentagon Authority to Set Afghanistan Troop Levels
June 15, 2017
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump granted the Pentagon the authority to manage troop levels in Afghanistan, administration officials said. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, who is...
WB Announces more than $500mln Afghanistan Financing
June 15, 2017
WASHINGTON - The World Bank (WB) has announced a financing package for Afghanistan of more than US$500 million to help the country through a difficult phase in its struggle to end poverty...
Rula Ghani Urges Mothers to Raise Patriotic Children
June 15, 2017
KABUL - First Lady Rula Ghani has urged the mothers to rear children while teaching them peace, tolerance and patriotism for the sake of a peaceful and stable Afghanistan...
MPs Warn of Growing Daesh Activity in Eastern Regions
June 15, 2017
KABUL - Lawmakers have established a task team to investigate the rising threat of Daesh in the eastern provinces. Lawmakers in parliament on Wednesday raised the alarm over what...
Mattis Says Options on Afghanistan to be Presented to Trump ‘Very Soon’
June 14, 2017
WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday he would present options on Afghanistan to President Donald Trump "very soon," adding the strategy would take a...
Afghanistan Wants Durable Peace with Pakistan: Ghani
June 14, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday a roadmap to peace had been charted out as Afghanistan desired durable peace with Pakistan. The president said this during a consultative...
Saleh Resigns from His Post
June 14, 2017
KABUL - In a surprise announcement on his Facebook page, the state minister for security reforms said Wednesday afternoon he was stepping down. Amrullah Saleh, the state minister for...
China to Mediate between Afghanistan, Pakistan
June 14, 2017
KABUL - China for the first time wants to mediate between Afghanistan and Pakistan and in this regard Chinese foreign minister is scheduled to visit Kabul in near future...
Ghani Orders Probe into Nangarhar Civilian Deaths
June 14, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday ordered security officials to investigate the killing of three civilians by US forces in the Ghanikhel district of eastern Nangarhar...
Efforts on to Reduce Bamyan Women Illiteracy
June 14, 2017
BAMYAN - Conflict, poverty and insecurity have long deprived women in central Bamyan province of education, however efforts at reducing women’s illiteracy rate have been launched...
Some Institutions Ignore my Orders: Abdullah
June 13, 2017
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah on Monday accused some government institutions of ignoring his orders while considering the Presidential Palace the only executive...
MPs Reject Govt. Land Sale to Alokozay Company
June 13, 2017
KABUL Members of Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) said at their Monday session that the land sale agreement between government and Alokozay Company had been in violation of the...