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NATO Agree to do more in Fight Against IS
May 20, 2017
KABUL - NATO top brass has recommended that the military alliance shall join the international coalition fighting the Islamic State group, a media report said on Thursday. Earlier, U.S...
Presidential Elections not to be Delayed Even for a Second: Abdullah
May 20, 2017
KABUL - The Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Friday has promised that the presidential elections will not be delayed even for a second. Speaking during a gathering in capital Kabul...
Ghani Inaugurates Work on South-North Road in Bamyan
May 20, 2017
BAMYAN - President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday traveled to central Bamyan province and inaugurated construction work on the Yakawalang-Dara-i-Sauf Road. Contract for the 178-kilometer...
Global Attention to Afghanistan on the Wane: Abdullah
May 18, 2017
KABUL - Thee chief executive officer (CEO) has slammed the international community for its declining attention to the counterterrorism campaign in the war-torn country...
US, NATO Officials to Discuss Afghan Conflict
May 18, 2017
KABUL - Top US and NATO military commander would meet this week to discuss the war in Afghanistan and the way forward, a media report said on Wednesday. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph...
Foreign Military Experts Aiding Taliban: Baghlan Police
May 18, 2017
PUL-I-KHUMRI - The police chief for northern Baghlan province on Wednesday claimed several Russian, Pakistani, Egyptian and Chechen military experts had arrived in the province to train...
Political Will Needed to Banish Terror: Wardak
May 18, 2017
KABUL - Shared interest could guide the reconciliation and ultimate peace and stability in the region if there is a strong political for it, says the minister of parliamentary affairs...
Govt. to Probe Attack on Afghan Migrants in Istanbul
May 18, 2017
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Wednesday said government will launch a full inquiry into reports of an attack on Afghan asylum seekers in Istanbul city earlier...
Child Casualties in Afghanistan Record High: UN
May 17, 2017
KABUL - The first four months of 2017 witnessed the highest recorded number of childern casualties due to the conflict-related incidents in Afghanistan, the United Nations said, with 283...
Tribal Elders being Consulted on Peace Drive: Ghani
May 17, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani said his government wanted to advance the national reconciliation process in consultations with tribal elders and influential figures. Speaking to tribal...
Anti-Poppy Drive Needs World’s Help: Azami
May 17, 2017
KABUL - Counternarcotics Minister Salamat Azami on Tuesday, blaming the increase in poppy cultivation on insecurity, said continued international support could help eradicate the illicit...
Corruption Weakening Security Sector: AG
May 17, 2017
KABUL - Attorney General (AG) Farid Hamidi said on Tuesday in Kabul that poor performance on the battlefields by Afghan security forces was because of the rampant corruption within...
Tadamichi Meets Hekmatyar
May 17, 2017
KABUL - The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan on Tuesday expressed support for the landmark peace deal with former warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, underlining...
Gen. Dunfor Chair Rallying for more Troops
May 17, 2017
KABUL - General Joseph Dunford, chairman the Joint Chiefs of Staffs of the U.S army, this week rallied for more troops to Afghanistan, warning that terrorist groups in Afghanistan have the...
Wolesi Jirga Refuses to Add 3 Cabinet Picks to Agenda
May 16, 2017
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament on Monday refused to add to its agenda three newly-introduced ministers-designate, insisting on replacement of the acting...
Women’s Role in Peace Process Vital: Ghani
May 16, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has said women could play a vital role in ensuring peace and a real peace would come when basic rights of Afghan men and women were protected...
Abdullah, Danish to Supervise Distribution of E-ID Cards
May 16, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has issued a decree, tasking the second vice-president and the chief executive officer (CEO) with supervising the distribution of electronic identity cards...
Experts Warn Businesses to Brace for more Cyber Attacks
May 16, 2017
LONDON - British intelligence chiefs have warned that businesses must brace for further cyber attacks after the debilitating WannaCry virus swept through computers around the...
Some Taliban Circles Ready to Reconcile: HIA
May 16, 2017
KABUL - Some Taliban’s political circles have contacted the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan to join the peace process, a spokesman for the Gulbadin Hekmatyar-led party said on Sunday...
Anti-Corruption Efforts ‘Failing’ Due to Absence of Law: HOOC
May 15, 2017
KABUL - The head of the High Office of Oversight and Anti-Corruption (HOOC), Ghulam Hussain Fakhri, on Sunday said anti-corruption efforts by the HOOC have largely failed...
Country-Wide Polio Vaccination Drive Kicks Off from Today: MoPH
May 15, 2017
KABUL - More than 9.5 million children under the age of five would be vaccinated against polio and over 5.7 million children aged 2 to 5 will be given Albendazole deworming tablets...
MoF Adds 5.2bn Afs to this Year’s National Budget
May 15, 2017
KABUL - In a recent cabinet meeting, government accepted to add 5.2 billion AFs to the national budget of the current fiscal year in order to address the needs of the Defense Ministry and...
50 School Students Poisoned in Kabul
May 15, 2017
KABUL - The Ministry of Education (MoE) on Sunday said 50 school students were poisoned in the third education district of the capital Kabul. The students were poisoned during a program...
Mail Receives Equipment for Wheat Storage Facilities
May 15, 2017
KABUL - Officials from Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) at a ceremony on Saturday said the ministry has received wheat storage equipment which will help farmers...
Afghanistan Imports 30% of Consumed Oil, Gas from Iran
May 15, 2017
KABUL - CEO of Afghanistan Oil and Gas Enterprise Walid Tamim announced here on Sunday that 30 percent of Afghanistan's consumed oil and gas is imported from Iran. Official: Afghanistan...
No Doubts in Govt’s Decision of Country Defense: Abdullah
May 14, 2017
FAIZABAD - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah during his trip to northeastern Badakhshan province on Saturday said the government would utilize all its resources for...
No Decision Yet by Trump on Additional Troops: McMaster
May 14, 2017
WASHINGTON - Addressing a White House press briefing on Saturday night, the U.S President’s National Security Advisor H.R McMaster said that Donald Trump has not yet made a...
Taliban Cannot Enter Kunduz City: Governor
May 14, 2017
KUNDUZ CITY - At least 55 Taliban have been killed and 49 others wounded in security forces operation launched to get back the Kunduz-Khanabad highway in northern Kunduz province, an...
Political Parties Boycott President’s Advisory Meetings
May 14, 2017
KABUL - Members of some political parties on Saturday said they are boycotting President Ashraf Ghani’s advisory meetings as most are “meaningless and their advice is not...
US, China Can Help Stabilise Afghanistan: Mosazai
May 14, 2017
KABUL - Both China and the United States can play a key role in promoting Afghan-led efforts for peace and reconciliation, believes the Afghan ambassador in Beijing. We look to both countries...
CEO Office Alleges Nepotism in Govt Appointments
May 13, 2017
KABUL - The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) office on Thursday alleged nepotism and personal preference in making appointments on government jobs in some departments, but said the government...
Plots Underway to Divide Afghans Politically, Ethnically: Khalili
May 13, 2017
KABUL - Mohammad Karim Khalili, the leader of Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami (Islamic Solidarity Party) on Thursday said that the current crisis in the country could push Afghanistan towards...
Security Situation in Afghanistan Likely to Get Worse: U.S. Intel Chief
May 13, 2017
WASHINGTON - The security situation in Afghanistan will further deteriorate even if there is a modest increase in U.S. military support for the war-torn country, the top U.S.intelligence...
To Oppose the Government we don’t Reach Anywhere: Danish
May 13, 2017
KABUL - Second Vice President Sarwar Danish said historical experience shows that opposing to the government is not beneficial for the people. On Friday, May 22, when Mr. Danish...
Taliban ‘Safe Zone’ Established in South
May 13, 2017
KABUL - A ‘safe zone’ has been established in the country’s south for those Taliban who have and will lay down their arms and join the peace process, Kandahar Police...