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Daesh Recruiting Teenagers in Nangarhar
December 31, 2016
KABUL - Nangarhar provincial council confirmed the claim and said that Daesh recruits the teenagers who lack battle experience. A former member of Daesh fighters in Nangarhar has...
Afghans to Decide About Lifting Curbs on Taliban: MoI
December 29, 2016
KABUL - The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Wednesday said Daesh militant group had been defeated in Afghanistan and the Afghan nation would decide about sanctions on Taliban...
Moscow, Beijing Want Taliban Sanctions to Go
December 29, 2016
PESHAWAR - Senior officials from Russia, China and Pakistan have agreed on expanding tripartite consultations on Afghanistan and including other countries in the regional discussions...
MPs to President: Introduce Replacement for Sacked Ministers
December 29, 2016
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday urged President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to introduce replacements for unseated cabinet members in deference to the decision of public...
Attacks on Worship Places Aimed to Fuel Sectarianism: NDS
December 29, 2016
KABUL - Recent attacks show that militants want to fuel sectarian violence in the country, an investigation commission said on Wednesday after a probe into suicide attacks on...
FEFA Proposes ‘Basic Principles’ for Electoral Reform
December 29, 2016
KABUL - The Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) on Wednesday provided a series of suggestions named ‘basic principles of electoral reform.’...
Pugwash Shares Ideas of Peace Negotiation between Afghan Govt, Taliban
December 29, 2016
KABUL - Pugwash, a Canada-based organisation, on Wednesday said it had suggested some points for discussion in possible peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the...
Russia, Pakistan, China Warn of Increased Daesh Threat
December 28, 2016
KABUL - Representatives from the three countries, meeting in Moscow, also agreed to invite the Afghan government to such talks in future, the Russian Foreign Ministry said...
IMF Sets Afs 150bn Revenue Collection Target for MoF in 2017
December 28, 2016
KABUL - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set a 150 billion Afs revenue collection target for the Ministry of Finance (MoF) for 2017 - the new fiscal year. The spokesman for...
HIA neither Supports Taliban, Nor Afghan Govt: Baheer
December 28, 2016
PESHAWAR - The Gulbadin Hekmatyar-led Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) has pledged staying neutral in the war between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Dr. Ghairat Baheer, head...
Problems in Afghanistan, M.E, Syria are All Subjects of Concern: Putin
December 28, 2016
MOSCOW - "The problems in Afghanistan, the Middle East, Syria and other hot spots are all subjects of concern," said Russian President Vladimir Putin opening a meeting...
Taliban Extracting Badakhshan’s Gold, Lazuli Mines
December 28, 2016
FAIZABAD - Officials in northeastern Badakhshan province on Tuesday said the provincial revenue department’s income increased by seven percent this year despite no...
ACJC Court of Appeals Upholds Two Previous Convictions
December 28, 2016
KABUL - The Anti-Corruption Criminal Justice Center’s court of appeals on Tuesday held two open sessions – one of embezzlement and the other of accepting a bribe. In the first...
Anti-ISIS Operations to Kick Off in Ghazni and Zabul
December 27, 2016
KABUL - Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah during a meeting with the elders of the Ghani and Zabul provinces said that the Special military operations will kick off soon Ghani and Zabul...
Watchdog Drawing up Strategy to Ensure Access to Information
December 27, 2016
KABUL - The Oversight Commission on Access to Information on Monday said at a conference they are working on a national strategy to ensure the media has access to information...
France Quiet after Objecting to Clearing of Hekmatyar’s Name
December 27, 2016
KABUL - France, as one of the permanent members of the UN Security Council, has power and can veto any resolution. A credible source told TOLOnews that the reason for France objecting to...
Over 2,000 Acres of Baghlan Sugar Factory Land Grabbed
December 27, 2016
PUL-I-KHUMRI - The government has taken no step to reclaim about 2,000 acres grabbed of land belonging to the Baghlan Sugar Factory, official in the Northern Province said on...
MoFA Voices Displeasure over Upcoming Trilateral Meeting
December 27, 2016
KABUL - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday voiced grief over the planned trilateral meeting between China, Russia and Pakistan on Afghanistan in Moscow on Tuesday...
Pakistan May Query Families on Return from Afghanistan
December 27, 2016
KABUL - The Pakistani military considers questioning the tribes people, who fled to Afghanistan following a military operation in tribal areas, on Taliban links, a media report said...
Meshrano Jirga Approves Two Draft Laws
December 26, 2016
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga or Senate on Sunday approved two draft laws including one preventing women’s and children’s harassment and the second governing military higher...
Officials Count Around 30,000 War Dead in Afghanistan this Year
December 26, 2016
KABUL - Hostilities in Afghanistan have left around 30,000 people dead and as many wounded, mostly insurgents, according to the latest official estimates. As of Sunday, counter-insurgency...
IEC to Finalize List of Candidates for its Secretariat
December 26, 2016
KABUL - At least 76 candidates have applied for the Independent Election Commission’s (IEC) secretariat from which three of the applicants will be introduced to President...
Moscow Meeting Against International Norms: MPs
December 26, 2016
KABUL - Some Meshrano Jirga or Senate members on Sunday called an upcoming meeting between Russia, China and Pakistan on Afghanistan as interference in the country and against international...
‘Ghani-Abdullah Differences not in Afghans’ Interest’
December 26, 2016
KABUL - A senior American diplomat said that the differences between the Presidential Palace and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Office “are not in the interest of the...
Rights Violations Won’t Go Unanswered: Ghani
December 25, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said his government would not let human rights violations go unanswered and justice would be served under any circumstances. Addressing a...
Voted out Ministers: SC Rules in Wolesi Jirga Favor
December 25, 2016
KABUL - Well-placed sources on Saturday said the Supreme Court (SC) had approved Wolesi Jirga’s decision to unseat seven ministers, but the Presidential Palace said it was yet...
Obama Signs Defence Bill that Authorises $3.4 Billion for Afghan Forces
December 25, 2016
WASHINGTON - The US President, Barack Obama, on Friday signed into law the $618 billion annual defence budget – the National defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2017 – which among other...
MPs Summon Ministers to Deliver Reports
December 25, 2016
KABUL - “We want the ministers to deliver their reports on the progress they have made and to explain their plans for next year,” Ghafari said. embers of the Wolesi Jirga...
Talks Ongoing Between Ghani, Noor on Coalition
December 25, 2016
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor has begun talks with President Ashraf Ghani on the Jamiat-i-Islami Party’s coalition with the government, a public representative...
China Provides Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
December 25, 2016
KABUL - The Chinese government provided non-emergency humanitarian supplies to the Afghan government to assist the vulnerable Afghan families and boost bilateral ties. We appreciate...
Building a Just System our Main Goal: Ghani
December 24, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said a government without credibility in the nation’s eyes could not continue and the Afghans were origin owners of the national unity...
UN Chief Highlights Importance of Health Sector Employment in SDG
December 24, 2016
UNITED NATIONS - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday highlighted health workforce as "a driver of growth" in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG, noting...
U.S Forces to Focus on ‘Unilateral Operations’ Against Insurgents
December 24, 2016
KABUL - The NATO’s Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan has said the U.S forces will focus on conducting ‘unilateral operations’ next year in order to defeat...
Ghani Calls for Greater Focus on Professional Education
December 24, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has underlined the need for equal acquisition of technical and professional education by men and women, his office said on Friday. Speaking at a workshop...
Mediterranean Migrant Deaths in 2016 Pass 5,000: UN
December 24, 2016
GENEVA - The number of migrants and refugees who have perished while trying to cross the Mediterranean this year has passed 5,000, the UN said Friday after two more deadly...