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Junbish, Jaimiat Eye Political Cooperation after Recent Upheavals in Kabul
June 13, 2017
KABUL - The leaders of Jamiat-e-Islami and Junbish Millie parties have stepped up efforts to boost political cooperation in the aftermath of the latest political and security upheavals...
WJ Approves Plan to Rescue Country from Current Crisis
June 13, 2017
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga on Monday approved a draft plan for rescuing the country from the current critical situation. The lower house of parliament members said officials who had...
Abdullah Pledges Probe into Recent Attacks in Kabul
June 13, 2017
KABUL - The CEO had been speaking a day after the Attorney General Office (AGO) announced the suspension of the Kabul Garrison commander and the Kabul police chief. CEO Abdullah Abdullah...
Iran Invites All Afghan Groups to Constructive Interactions
June 13, 2017
TEHRAN - The Iranian foreign ministry voiced concern about the growing wave of terrorist attacks in Afghanistan, and invited all groups and parties in the country to resolve problems...
‘Protect Children from Child Labor’
June 13, 2017
June 12 was observed as the International Day against Child Labor in different countries around the world. The day was basically launched by International Labor Organization (ILO)...
AGO Suspends Kabul Garrison Chief And Police Chief
June 12, 2017
KABUL - The Attorney General’s Office of Afghanistan (AGO) on Sunday announced that it has decided to suspend Gul Nabi Ahmadzai, the commander of Kabul Garrison and Kabul police chief...
Above 200 MoI Officers Arrested over Corruption: Jahid
June 12, 2017
KABUL - Interior Minister Taj Mohammad Jahid late Saturday said more than 200 Ministry of Interior (MoI) officials had been arrested on corruption charges during a period of one...
Ghani and Sharif Agree to Ramp up Joint Fight Against Terrorism
June 12, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif this weekend held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in...
Ghani under Pressure to Bring Security Reforms, Review Policies
June 12, 2017
KABUL - Council for Protection and Stability of Afghanistan said they do not think it would be wise to fire security chiefs, but instead reforms need to be brought. Former president and...
Opposing Views Emerge after Ghani’s Meeting with MPs
June 12, 2017
KABUL - The presidential palace said Ghani agreed that all legal demands by protestors would be met but MPs said the president essentially rejected their demands At a meeting with a Wolesi...
In Sharan, not a Single High School for Girls
June 12, 2017
SHARAN - Thousands of girls are deprived of high education in the capital of southeastern Paktika province due to the non-existence of high schools. Marwa, a resident of Sharan, told...
Ghani Asks SCO to Develop Joint Anti-Terror Strategy
June 11, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has asked regional countries for greater cooperation in the fight against terrorism -- a huge threat to Afghanistan and other states. A statement from Presidential...
Govt. Slammed for Spending Less Development Budget
June 11, 2017
KABUL - Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi said government has spent 15 percent of its development budget in the first six months of the current fiscal year. Members of the Wolesi Jirga...
SCO Expansion Vital for Int’l Security, Common Prosperity
June 11, 2017
BEIJING - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) first-ever membership expansion demonstrated its strategic value in boosting international security and common development...
Delhi Reaffirms Support for Kabul in War on Terrorism
June 11, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have met on the sidelines of the 17th Shanghai Cooperation Oganisation (SCO) summit and discussed a range of...
Concerns Raised over Political Rift on Protestors’ Demands
June 11, 2017
KABUL - Analysts say the recent deadly incidents in the country have created rift between government and political parties. Recent deadly incidents in the country, particularly the
US Experts Concerned at Situation in Afghanistan
June 11, 2017
WASHINGTON - Some American experts on Friday expressed concern over the current situation in Afghanistan, noting that with 10 million Afghans currently lived in areas either controlled or...
Ghani Orders Security Beefed up Nationwide
June 08, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has directed the security organs to intensify their efforts at ensuring security and preparing a specific plan to disarm illegal militiamen, the...
Afghanistan, Turkmenistan Discuss Ongoing Electricity Projects
June 08, 2017
KABUL - Energy and Water Minister Ali Ahmad Usmani during his trip to Turkmenistan held talks with his Turkmen counterpart on the sideline of Energy Charter meeting, a statement from the...
MPs Warn of Repercussions Amid Growing Jamiat-ARG Tension
June 08, 2017
KABUL - Lawmakers said the continuation of such a rift will further add to the problems the country is currently facing. Lawmaker in the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Wednesday said...
Imam Sahib District Governor Appeals for Extra Troops
June 08, 2017
KABUL - The governor said insurgents were a mere 500m away from his compound and warned the district could fall to the Taliban. The Imam Sahib district governor has appealed for reinforcement...
Jamiat Official Calls for Early Elections to Fix Current Crisis
June 08, 2017
KABUL - As tensions between government and Jamiat deepen, Ismail Khan called for the “incompetent system” to be replaced. A top member of Jamiat-e-Islami party, Ismail Khan, has...
Ghani Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Tehran
June 08, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on his twitter on Wednesday strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Tehran which claimed lives of 12 innocent people and injured 42 others...
Last Chance for Taliban to Join Peace Talks: Ghani
June 07, 2017
KABUL - Inaugurating the Kabul Process conference here, the president said the aim of the meeting was to strike and show solidarity against terrorism, barbarism and move towards...
Recent Attacks in Afghanistan Show Complex Situation: NATO Chief
June 07, 2017
KABUL - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that recent attacks in Afghanistan have claimed the lives of many people – which indicates the situation in the country is...
Mattis, Tillerson Met Australian Ministers over Anti-Terror Fight
June 07, 2017
KABUL - The high-ranking U.S officials met with their Australian counterparts to discuss the fight against terrorism and ways to stabilize Afghanistan, among others. In their first...
Those Using Suicide Bombers, Terrorism for Political Means will Fail: Abdullah
June 07, 2017
KABUL - The Chief Executive of the Government of National Unity of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah said those using suicide bombers and terrorism for political means will fail...
Global Response to Terrorism Inadequate: Ghani
June 07, 2017
KABUL - Speaking at the maiden meeting of the Kabul Process, the president told participants: “You are in a city whose people are mourning hundreds of their sons lost to terrorist...
MoU on Treatment of HIV/AIDS Positive Inmates Signed
June 07, 2017
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and the Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Monday signed a cooperative memorandum of understanding (MoU) on treatment of prisoners suffering...
Funeral Attack: Neglectors to Face Justice: NSC
June 05, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said those who had committed negligence in preventing yesterday’s triple suicide attack on the funeral ceremony for a lawmaker’s son...
Security Officials Need to Answer over Funeral Bombing: CEO
June 05, 2017
KABUL - Abdullah said they had just started the funeral prayers when the first blast occurred which dispersed the mourners. Shortly after returning from the burial ceremony which...
MPs Warn against Ethnic Division, Call for National Unity
June 05, 2017
KABUL - Lawmakers in the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Sunday warned that fueling ethnic sentiments and ethnic-based politics will further deteriorate the situation...
Remaining Suicide Bomber, 12 Terrorists Arrested after Kabul Funeral Bombing
June 05, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan intelligence operatives have arrested a remaining suicide bomber and twelve other terrorists in connection to the deadly suicide bombing targeting the funeral in Kabul...
Scholars Meeting Strongly Condemns Recent Attacks
June 05, 2017
KABUL - More than 300 religious scholars from different provinces attended a meeting in Kabul and condemned recent suicide attacks, urging the international community avoid using Afghanistan...
Noor Strongly Reacts to Coordinated Suicide Attack in Kabul
June 05, 2017
KABUL - The provincial governor of the northern Balkh province Ata Mohammad strongly reacted to coordinated suicide attack that targeted the funeral ceremony of Salim Izadyar in Kabul...