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Dyncorp Wins Contract to Provide Aviation Field Maintenance in Afghanistan
January 21, 2017
WASHINGTON - US defense contractor Dyncorp Company won a more than $30 million contract from the US Army under its foreign military sales program to provide maintenance engineering...
Aid Groups Need $550 Million to Confront Worsening Afghan Crisis: UN
January 19, 2017
KABUL - International aid groups needs more than a half a billion dollars this year to help millions of Afghans struggling with increased violence and a bleak economy, as a humanitarian...
Al-Qaeda Threat in Af-Pak Region Persists: White House
January 19, 2017
WASHINGTON - Even as the strength of Taliban and Al Qaeda has been diminished to a large extent, the situation in Afghanistan continues to be of concern, the outgoing Obama...
Afghan Forces were Tested and Prevailed in 2016: Nicholson
January 19, 2017
WASHINGTON - The commander of US and NATO troops in Afghanistan said that the Afghan national security forces were tested in 2016 and they prevailed. It was an important year for us...
Trump Team to Cooperate with Kabul, Hopes Mohib
January 19, 2017
KABUL - Counterterrorism and economic development cooperation will be among the top of the Trump administration, which is scheduled to take office on January 20, believes the Afghan...
Some Parts of the Constitution Omitted: Bashardost
January 19, 2017
KABUL - Some Wolesi Jirga (WJ) members on Wednesday alleged some articles of the constitution had been either altered or removed. Dr. Ramazan Bashardost, an outspoken lawmaker from...
NSC Oks Procedure for Marking NDSF Day
January 19, 2017
KABUL - The National Security Council (NSC) has approved a procedure for celebrating National Defence Security Forces (NDSF) Day, declaring the Spin Ghar area of eastern Nangarhar...
Afghans Have Little Faith in NUG’s Economic, Security Policies
January 18, 2017
KABUL - A new survey carried out by the Center for Strategic and Regional Studies (CSRS) has found that the majority of people in Afghanistan are skeptical about government’s...
US, Pakistan Back Afghan- Led Reconciliation Drive
January 18, 2017
PESHAWAR - Top American and Pakistani military commanders have reaffirmed their support for an Afghan-led peace and reconciliation process. Pakistan’s Chief of Army...
Refugees Poured $7 Billion to Afghanistan by Returning Home in Past 1 Year
January 18, 2017
KABUL - The Afghan refugees have poured around $7 billion in the country by repatriating from the host countries in the past one year, the officials said Tuesday. Syed Hussain Alimi...
IEC Consultation Meeting Discusses Transparency in Future Elections
January 18, 2017
KABUL - Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Tuesday held consultative meeting with different groups of people in order to provide a credible environment for the conduct of upcoming...
Hekmatyar to Appear Soon in Kabul: Amin
January 18, 2017
KABUL - Hizb-I-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) on Tuesday said it would have a wide presence in future elections and did not worry about the sanctions imposed on the party’s leader, Gulbuddin...
ANP Concerned at Tense Kabul-Islamabad Relations
January 18, 2017
PESHAWAR – Pakistan’s Awami National Party (ANP) has voiced its concern over the increasingly frigid relations between Kabul and Islamabad. Ties between the neighbours, long...
Turkish Parliament Concludes First Round of Voting on Constitutional Amendments
January 17, 2017
ANKARA - The Turkish parliament adopted the last two articles of the new constitutional reform package on Sunday completing the first round of voting, state-run Anadolu Agency...
UAE Official Blames Afghan Govt. for Kandahar Attack
January 17, 2017
KABUL - A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) security official has held the Afghan government responsible for the deadly bombing in Kandahar on Tuesday which claimed the lives of 11...
Kabul Attack Masterminds Move Freely in Pakistan: Ghani to Bajwa
January 17, 2017
KABUL - In a telephonic conversation with Pakistan’s Army Chief of Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, President Ashraf Ghani said that terrorists who planned the recently deadly...
Wolesi Jirga Approves Draft Budget for 2017
January 17, 2017
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga on Monday approved the draft budget for 2017 with some recommendations to ensure balanced development of the country. The lower house had initially rejected...
Mansoor’s Death Scuttled Peace Parleys, Claims Aziz
January 17, 2017
PESHAWAR - Both Kabul and Taliban lack consensus on peace negotiations, Pakistan’s foreign affairs adviser says, asserting his country’s sincere cooperation with an...
Polio Cases Reach 13 in Afghanistan in 2016
January 17, 2017
KABUL - The number of poliomyelitis cases in Afghanistan reached 13 in 2016 after a new case of the crippling disease was detected last month, the Public Health Ministry confirmed in...
Senators Call on Ghani to Dissolve the High Peace Council
January 16, 2017
KABUL - Senators from the Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) on Sunday asked President Ashraf Ghani to dissolve the High Peace Council (HPC) following the insensitive remarks...
Kabul, Delhi Strategic Partnership Meeting Soon: MoFA
January 16, 2017
KABUL - The second meeting of Afghanistan and India Joint Strategic Partnership (AIJSP) would be held in the near future, a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has...
Whereabouts of Letter to Supreme Court Remains a Mystery
January 16, 2017
KABUL - Media supporting groups on Sunday slammed the Afghan government over its refusal to provide journalists with necessary information regarding a letter reportedly sent by...
Pakistan Proposes Intelligence Cooperation with Afghanistan to Fight Terrorism
January 16, 2017
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Sunday spoke to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and offered intelligence cooperation to curb terrorism together, the...
Recent Attacks: 2-Day National Mourning Announced
January 16, 2017
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a two-day national mourning on Sunday and Monday for the victims of recent terrorist attacks in capital Kabul and southern Kandahar...
Kochi’s Remarks on Tajikistan Envoy’s Personal View: MoFA
January 16, 2017
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has distanced itself from the Afghan ambassador’s remarks on Tajik and Russian mafia’s role in production of drugs in...
Ghani Warns Against Glorification of Terrorists, Saboteurs
January 15, 2017
KABUL - The government would not allow anyone to call the killers of Afghans the angels of peace by exploiting the freedom of speech, the Presidential Palace said on Saturday...
WJ Rejects Amended Next Year’s Budget
January 15, 2017
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament on Saturday refused to approve an amended version of next fiscal year’s budget over what lawmakers called imbalanced...
Russia Calls for Intra-Afghan Dialogue, End to Violence
January 15, 2017
KABUL - Moscow has asked the warring parties in Afghanistan, primarily the Taliban movement, to renounce violence and take urgent action to launch intra-Afghan dialogue...
Supreme Court Should Rule on Issue of Dismissed Ministers: CEO
January 15, 2017
KABUL - The Office of the Chief Executive on Saturday said the interpretation of Article 92 of the Constitution is needed and urged the Supreme Court to interpret the article and...
UAE Delegation to Investigate Kandahar Bombing
January 15, 2017
KABUL - The Kandahar governor's spokesman said that a United Arab Emirates delegation has arrived in the city to investigate Tuesday's blast which killed 11 people including the...
Jilani Expresses Pakistan Concern over Daesh Influence in Afghanistan
January 15, 2017
WASHINGTON - The Pakistan Ambassador to the United States has said Daesh has no concerted structure within Pakistan; however the country is distressed by the militant group’s influence...
Gov’t Failed to Improve Human Rights in 2016: HRW
January 14, 2017
KABUL - Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a recent report that the Afghan government had not made any considerable achievements in improving human rights in 2016 and that internal political...
ANSF Unable to Provide Security for Whole Country: SIGAR
January 14, 2017
KABUL - With the imminent arrival of a new administration and Congress in the U.S, which will inherit a 15-year, $115 billion USD investment in Afghanistan, the Special Inspector...
Rise in Afghans Returning Home Threatens Overstretched Resources: UN
January 14, 2017
LONDON - More than 9,400 undocumented Afghans have returned home from Iran and Pakistan in the first week of 2017, raising concerns over how the war-torn Asian nation will cope with the...
Rouhani Calls for Immediate Work on Joint Projects with Afghanistan
January 14, 2017
TEHRAN - In a meeting with Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah in Tehran on Wednesday, President Rouhani hoped for political stability and unity in...