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Media Can Play Vital Role in Enhancing Sino-Afghan Relations: Journalist
January 28, 2017
KABUL - A veteran Afghan journalist describes China and Afghanistan as two neighboring countries with many commonalities whose media can play a vital role in further enhancing the...
Trump Told Ghani He’d Consider Sending More Troops
January 26, 2017
WASHINGTON - President Trump would consider beefing up the US military presence in Afghanistan, according to a report. Trump “said he would certainly continue to support...
Ghani Asks UN to Hold Conference on Regional Issues
January 26, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has urged the United Nations (UN) to hold a conference on important regional issues, his office said on Wednesday. Ghani met UN Assistant Secretary-General...
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan Keen to Boost Trade Turnover
January 26, 2017
TASHKENT - Uzbekistan and Afghanistan signed a bilateral trade and economic road map on the results of an official visit of the Uzbek delegation to Afghanistan, the Uzbek Foreign...
Afghan Forces Increasingly use Schools as Bases: HRW
January 26, 2017
KABUL - The influential Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked donor countries to press the Afghan government to prevent the increasing use of schools by government forces in northern...
Political Tension Takes Heavy Toll on Af-Pak Trade
January 26, 2017
PESHAWAR - The Pakistan-Afghanistan trade has sharply fallen over the last six months as a result of political tensions and strict border controls, an official says. Afghanistan’s exports...
Appoint Envoy to South Asia, Zardari Asks Trump
January 26, 2017
PESHAWAR - US President Donald Trump should play a proactive role in bringing closer Afghanistan and Pakistan to ensure stability in South Asia. Former president Asif Ali Zardari...
Afghan Forces Have Frustrated Daesh Designs: CEO
January 25, 2017
JALALABAD - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has said the Islamic State or Daesh has become an international threat but the Afghan forces have frustrated the group’s...
US Senate Panel Confirms Trump’s Pick for Secretary of State
January 25, 2017
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has confirmed the newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday by a...
Karzai Urges US, Russia to Work Jointly on Afghanistan
January 25, 2017
NEW DELHI - Former president Hamid Karzai has said the United States and Russia must work together to plot a path along which the Central Asian country could progress. During an...
Uruzgan Airstrike Being Investigated: Governor
January 25, 2017
TIRINKOT - The governor on Tuesday said the airstrike that injured 14 members of a family in Chora district of central Uruzgan province was being investigated. Few days back, the family...
Germany Sends Group of Migrants Back to Afghanistan
January 25, 2017
BERLIN - The German authorities have sent 26 refugees back to Afghanistan within the framework of a deportation campaign adopted in 2016, German media reported Tuesday. According to...
AGO un-Lists 1500 Barred- Blacklisted Individuals
January 24, 2017
KABUL - Officials at Attorney General Office (AGO) have removed 1500 individuals who were unnecessarily blacklisted and barred from the country by the Ministry of Interior Affairs...
Pakistan Preparing for ‘Tough Talk’ with Afghanistan
January 24, 2017
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani authorities are preparing for a ‘tough talk’ with the Afghan government officials as the country’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar...
1,500 US Soldiers to be Deployed to Afghanistan
January 24, 2017
KABUL - The United States will deploy at least 1,500 soldiers from the Ready First Brigade to Afghanistan, it has been reported. The soldiers will serve for a period of 9 months...
Governor Accuses Iran, Pakistan of Taliban Aid
January 24, 2017
KABUL - An Afghan governor has accused Iran and Pakistan of meeting and arming Taliban militants in his province. Hayatullah Hayat, governor of restive Helmand province, said...
Increased Contacts to Defuse Af-Pak Tensions: Sherpao
January 24, 2017
PESHAWAR - A veteran Pakistani political leader has called for increased contacts at all levels to boost Kabul-Islamabad relations. Qaumi Watan Party chairman Aftab...
Qatari Businessman Invests $20mn in Farah’s Agriculture Sector
January 24, 2017
KABUL - Businessman and owner of the Qatar Algharafa Charity Foundation has invested $20mn in Farah province to improve and develop the agriculture and livestock sector...
Watchdog Warns of More Ghost Soldiers in Security Forces
January 23, 2017
KABUL - Integrity Watch Afghanistan (IWA) on Saturday said the number of ghost soldiers in security departments is more than what Resolute Support (RS) has reported. RS said on Friday...
Trump Lashes Out at Millions of Protestors
January 23, 2017
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has lashed out at the millions of people who took to the streets to protest against his presidency. Crowd estimates for the Women's March in Washington...
NPC Approves 5 Projects, Rejects 2
January 23, 2017
KABUL - The National Procurement Commission (NPC) has approved five project contracts, rejected two and sent as many back to the departments concerned for assessment, a statement...
AAF Shelling in Uruzgan Leaves 14 Civilians Wounded
January 23, 2017
TARINKOT - Fourteen civilians, including women and children, have been wounded in Afghan Air Force (AAF) shelling in the Chori district of central Uruzgan province, a local...
Germany Must Prepare for Turbulent Times under Trump: FM
January 23, 2017
BERLIN - Germany must brace itself for turbulent times under U.S. President Donald Trump, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Sunday, adding that free trade and...
Salt Mine Tender Delay Costs Millions
January 23, 2017
KABUL - TOLOnews findings reveal that a national revenue loss of at least $400,000 has transpired due to a prolonged bidding process for Ghorian Salt Mine extraction in Herat province...
Trump Admin Targets Violent Islamist Groups as Foreign Policy Priority
January 22, 2017
WASHINGTON D,C - The Trump administration will make defeating "radical Islamic terror groups" its top foreign policy goal, according to a statement posted on the White House...
Afghanistan Desperately Reliant on Intl. Aid, Conference Told
January 22, 2017
KABUL - A Swedish diplomat says the persisting crisis in Afghanistan has left the country increasingly reliant on international humanitarian aid that can only provide...
Former VP Calls for Review of Govt’s Peace Strategy
January 22, 2017
KABUL - Former Vice President Mohammad Karim Khalili said in an interview with TOLOnews that the former and incumbent administrations have not made any ‘considerable...
Afghan High Peace Council Chief Gilani passes away
January 22, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan High Peace Council (AHPC) Chief Pir Syed Ahmad Gilani passed way, it has been reported. Gilani was an influential political and religious leader and was reportedly suffering...
US Needs New Afghan Policy: Karzai
January 22, 2017
KABUL - Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai asked the new US administration to review the Afghan policy and ‘correct mistakes’ committed during the past 15...
Don’t Repeat Past Mistakes, Faryab Residents Tell Russia
January 22, 2017
MAIMANA - Hundreds of ulema, tribal elders, women and civil society activists in northwestern Faryab province on Saturday supported Afghan security forces, asking militants...
Centralized Political System Not Viable: Qanooni
January 21, 2017
KABUL - Former vice president Mohammad Younus Qanooni on Thursday said that the current centralized political system was not meeting the needs of the country as power has been monopolized...
Ghani Seeks Haq’s Support for Peace Negotiations
January 21, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has asked a top Pakistani cleric to help convince the Taliban into resuming peace parleys with his administration. Ghani made the request in a telephone...
NATO Stresses Need for its Presence in Afghanistan
January 21, 2017
KABUL - Heads of NATO member countries have said their presence in Afghanistan is needed and that they will continue their cooperation with the country. They also asked all regional...
Afghan-U.S. Ties to Further Improve Under New U.S. Administration: Afghan Official
January 21, 2017
KABUL - Afghanistan has strategic ties with the United States and under the new U.S. government, the relations between Washington and Kabul will further improve, said Afghan chief...
Taliban Seeks to Reassure UAE over Afghanistan Attack
January 21, 2017
The Afghan Taliban has sought to reassure the United Arab Emirates that it was not behind an attack in the southern city of Kandahar that killed five UAE diplomats and injured...