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UN Chief Highlights Need to Empower Women at
March 19, 2017
UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday met with representatives of UN Women's civil society groups and both exchanged ideas and views about issues affecting women...
Russian Backs Afghanistan’s Reconciliation Policy
March 19, 2017
KABUL - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has promised support for Afghan government policy of durable peace and stability in the war-torn country, the National Security Council (NSC) said...
Trump Urges NATO Member to “Pay their Fair Share” of Defense Cost
March 19, 2017
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his support to NATO, but urged its members to "pay their fair share for the cost of defense. Many nations owe vast sums...
‘Countries Supporting Terrorism Should be added to Blacklist’
March 19, 2017
KABUL - A number of Wolesi Jirga or lower house members on Saturday said the US was responsible for the defense of Afghanistan’s sovereignty under the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA)...
Tashwiq Employment Program is Illegal: Mudabir
March 19, 2017
KABUL - The former head of the Administrative Office of the Presidential Palace, Sadiq Mudabir, has said that the Tashwiq Employment Program, run by the office, is illegal and is in...
Trump Seeks 1.1bn for Afghan Operations
March 18, 2017
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump, in his first annual budget, has requested a $1.1 billion for operations in Afghanistan. In his annual budget draft for fiscal year 2018 worth USD1.1 trillion...
IEC Chief Warns of Possible Further Delay in Elections
March 18, 2017
KABUL - The head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) secretariat, Imam Mohammad Warimach, on Friday said the dates for parliamentary and districts council elections will be announced...
Ghani Meets SPFU Officers, Hails Their Efforts
March 18, 2017
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has hailed the Special Police Force Unit (SPFU) efforts and said the country was proud of your courage and sacrifices, a statement from the...
Current Challenges due to Poor Management: Massoud
March 18, 2017
KABUL - Speaking at the 22nd death anniversary of General Mohammad Panah, a former Jihadi leader, the President’s Special Representative on Reforms and Good Governance, Ahmad...
Security Organs Need Fundamental Reforms: Rahimi
March 18, 2017
KABUL - The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) office on Thursday said fundamental reforms were needed in security organs for improving the country’s security situation. Mujib Rahman Rahimi...
Ulema Denounce Actions of Pakistan, Iran
March 18, 2017
KABUL - The Afghanistan Ulema Council has strongly denounced the harassment of Afghan refugees in neighbouring Iran and Pakistan. The Ulema Council slammed recent terrorist attacks...
IOM Confirms Deadly Attack on Refugee Boat off Yemen
March 18, 2017
GENEVA - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday that 31 Somalis reportedly lost their lives in an alleged helicopter attack on a refugee boat late on Thursday...
Threats Close 1000 Schools Across the Country
March 16, 2017
KABUL - Security threats across the country have forced the closure of more than 1000 schools across the country, the Ministry of Education said Wednesday. The ministry spokesman Mujib...
‘There is no Sovereignty of the Law in the Country’: Ghani
March 16, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said there is no sovereignty of the law in the country and stressed the need for equal treatment under the law for all citizens of the country...
Wolesi Jirga to Summon Security Bosses on March 27
March 16, 2017
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament on Wednesday decided to summon top security officials on March 27 in connection with a bloody attack on a hospital in Kabul. The death toll...
Rabbani to Attend Global Conference on Daesh
March 16, 2017
KABUL - Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani is to attend an international conference on terrorist group Daesh or Islamic State (IS) in late March in the United States of America, the Ministry...
200 Afghan Prisoners Repatriated
March 16, 2017
MASHHAD, Iran - An Iranian judicial official said that at least 200 Afghan prisoners were transferred from Iranian jails to Afghanistan to continue prison terms in their homeland. Talking to IRNA...
Afghanistan Facing a Brutal Enemy, Jihad Fatwa Unjustified: Mawlavi Kashaf
March 16, 2017
KABUL - The Chief of Afghanistan’s Ulema Council, Mawlavi Qeyamuddin Kashaf, has dismissed the Jihad Fatwa in Afghanistan as incorrect as he condemned the deadly attack on Kabul...
Afghanistan Won’t be Terrorist Safe Haven Again: Stoltenberg
March 15, 2017
KABUL - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the transatlantic alliance is trying to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for international terrorists...
One Million Refugees to be Repatriated in 2017
March 15, 2017
The European Union (EU) has said that more Afghan asylum seekers are likely to be repatriated from the European countries this year. KABUL - Statistics issued by the International Organization...
Senators Ask Govt. to Execute Death Row Militants
March 15, 2017
KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga members on Tuesday expressed concern over the deteriorated security situation of the country and asked the government to execute death row political prisoners...
Janjua, Pak-Afghan Business Delegation Discuss Trade Prospects
March 15, 2017
ISLAMABAD - A delegation of Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday met National Security Advisor Lt Gen (R) Nasser Khan Janjua and discussed future prospects of bilateral...
Top US Senators Step up Fight in Afghanistan
March 15, 2017
Two of the most senior senators in the US Congress have called on the Trump administration to fight the insurgency threat to Afghanistan with the same urgency as its war against Daesh...
Peaceful, Stable Afghanistan is in Pak’s Interest: Aziz
March 15, 2017
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan today said a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was in its interest and underlined the role of the media in "restoring trust" between the two neighbors...
Ghani Woos Governors to Curb Meddling in Entry Test
March 14, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday asked provincial governors to ensure the university entrance test was taken in a transparent manner. Talking to the governors of all...
Security, Political Leadership under Fire after Hospital Attack
March 14, 2017
KABUL - In the wake of last week’s terrorist attack on a military hospital in Kabul, the Afghan government and security leaders are coming under increasing pressure over their handling...
Afghanistan Asks Russia to Provide Help in Economic Reconstruction
March 14, 2017
MOSCOW - Kabul has offered Moscow to participate in the restoration of 124 facilities important for the national economy, the commercial attache of the Afghan embassy to Russia Kasem...
Backing Abdullah Biggest Mistake of My Career: Noor
March 14, 2017
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - The Balkh governor and secretary of Jamiat-i-Islami (JI) on Monday called his support to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) during presidential elections the biggest mistake...
Smuggling from Pakistan to Afghanistan Tripled
March 14, 2017
KABUL - The smuggling of Pakistani goods to Afghanistan has tripled since the border closure between the two countries, the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) said on Monday...
Modern Print Factory will Enable Govt to Print Own Money
March 14, 2017
KABUL - Afghanistan and Germany will jointly invest nearly 70 million euro for the establishment of a modern Sukuk printing company, allowing the country to print its own money, the...
President Underlines Technology Use in Elections
March 13, 2017
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the government is committed to benefitting from technology in holding future elections for the sake of transparency. A statement from...
2017 Anti-Corruption Focus on Mines, Security, Courts: EU
March 13, 2017
KABUL - The European Union’s anti-corruption drive for 2017 in Afghanistan will focus on key sectors such as the illegal extraction of minerals from mines and corruption in the security...
Destruction of the Statues of Buddha, or Cultural Terror
March 13, 2017
BAMYAN - Whenever Khan Ali remembers that day, he trembles from head to toe and sighs from the core of his heart. He says: “It got wasted! It really got wasted… A destruction that...
Ghani Wants Heritage Sites Professionally Preserved
March 13, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani stressed professional preservation of heritage sites in Afghanistan on Monday, when agreements on conservation, protection and restoration of historic...
Govt Asks for Analysis Report in 10 Days for the Launch of Electronic ID Cards
March 13, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan government has asked for an analysis report to be prepared in ten days for the launch of the long-delay electronic national identity cards. The Office of the President...