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Working for Peace Harder than Fighting: CEO
December 15, 2016
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday said working for peace in Afghanistan ‘is harder than fighting’ but the government would pursue...
Rights Groups Urge EU Migrant Policy About-Face
December 15, 2016
PARIS - Human rights and aid groups are calling on the European Union to make it safer for refugees to reach Europe rather than try to keep out people seeking sanctuary or better lives...
Investigation Finds CEO Has More than 110 Advisors
December 15, 2016
KABUL - A TOLOnews investigation has found that the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Abdullah Abdullah, has more than 110 advisors, some of whom have advisors themselves...
Irish Experts Share Experience with HPC Officials
December 15, 2016
KABUL - Irish experts in peace have shared their experiences with Afghan peace negotiators and officials, the High Peace Council (HPC) said on Wednesday. In a statement, the HPC said...
Framework for Cooperation Conference Begins in Kabul
December 15, 2016
KABUL - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Afghan Civic Engagement Program (ACEP)-facilitated Framework for Cooperation Conference kicked off in capital Kabul on...
2nd Breast Cancer Diagnosis Center Opens in Kabul
December 15, 2016
KABUL - A second center for diagnosing breast cancer was inaugurated in the Istiqlal Hospital in capital Kabul on Wednesday. Public health minister, Dr. Firozuddin Firoz, during the...
Brexit Deal with EU will Take Longer than 2 Years, Warns Gov’t Report
December 14, 2016
LONDON - A bespoke Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union will take more than two years to reach, politicians at Westminster said Tuesday. Two committees of the House...
ANA Officer Academy to Produce More Leaders as it Expands Infrastructure
December 14, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan National Army Officer Academy here nearly doubled their capacity with a recent round of improvements and construction. The facility, producing the Afghan Army...
Kabul Reiterates its Call to UN to Lift Sanctions Against Hekmatyar
December 14, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday reiterated its call to the UN to lift sanctions against Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Our expectation is that...
ANA Commander Seeks Public Help Against Taliban
December 14, 2016
TIRINKOT - The Afghan National Army (ANA) 205th Atal Military Corps commander in the north, Gen. Dawood Shah Wafadar, has asked people to help security forces crush insurgents...
Police Blasted for Hampering Delivery of Health Services
December 14, 2016
TIRINKOT - Local officials on Tuesday accused police of preventing the dispatch of medicine to district health centers in central Uruzgan province. But the provincial police chief...
Bamyan’s Cave-Dwellers don’t Have Access to Basic Necessities of Life
December 14, 2016
BAMYAN CITY - Thousands of cave-dwellers near the Taliban-dynamited Buddha statues in central Bamyan province are suffering from poverty, health issues and deadly animals such...
Wolesi Jirga Likely to Reject MoF’s Draft Budget
December 13, 2016
KABUL - Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Monday called on MPs to approve the 2017 draft budget by the deadline, which is in a week, but there are indications that the lawmakers will reject...
87 Percent of Women Face Acts of Violence: Minister
December 13, 2016
KABUL - The Minister of Women's Affairs Dilbar Nazari said on Monday that 87 percent of the women in the country somehow face instances of violence. Deprivation has caused a lot...
UNSC Formally Asked to Lift Curbs on Hekmatyar
December 13, 2016
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has dispatched a formal dossier to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to remove all sanctions and the name of Gulbadin Hekmatyar...
Enemies Out to Divide Afghans on Ethnic Lines: MPs
December 13, 2016
KABUL - The enemies of Islam and Afghans want to fuel sectarian strife in Afghanistan but they would never achieve their goal, said the Wolesi speaker said on Monday. Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi...
Iran Favours Greater Alliance to Fight Terrorism
December 13, 2016
KABUL - Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani has called for the creation of another regional security alliance to fight terrorism and invited regional countries including Saudi...
Terrorism Globally Threaten Human Rights: Abdullah
December 12, 2016
KABUL - In addition to other issues, the most important obstacle in the way of achieving human rights is terrorist groups like Al Qaeda, Taliban and Daesh, CEO Abdullah Abdullah said on...
Health Contracts Against Procurement Procedure: Ghani
December 12, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has said contracts for the Basic Package of Health Services (BPHS) and the Essential Package of Health Services (EPHS) in 21 provinces of the country...
Parliament Orders Dismissed Ministers to Stop Working
December 12, 2016
KABUL - Parliament's administrative committee said on Sunday the seven ministers dismissed by MPs recently must stop work immediately. Abdul Raouf Anami, the...
Rollout of Electronic Identity Cards Expected Soon: CEO
December 12, 2016
KABUL - The CEO's office said on Sunday that the National Unity Government (NUG) leaders have agreed on the roll out of electronic identity cards and that the process will start...
HPC Urges Taliban to Join Peace Process
December 12, 2016
KABUL - On the eve of Eid Miladun Nabi, the High Peace Council (HPC) on Saturday asked Taliban militants to shun insurgency and join the peace process. Sunday (December 11) is national...
‘Protests Against TUTAP Route Change to Continue’
December 12, 2016
KABUL - The Enlightenment Movement members on Saturday reiterated their previous stance and warned of staging large protests if TUTAP project route was not changed. Jafar Mahdawi, a member...
Carter Offers Assurances to Afghan Leaders
December 10, 2016
BAGRAM AIR BASE - US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Friday that the United States will stick with Afghanistan for years to come as a new U.S. president takes over what is already America's...
Taliban Should Follow HIA Path: Abdullah
December 10, 2016
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday asked Taliban militants to shun insurgency and follow the path of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA). A statement from...
Afghans Pay $3 Billion in Bribes Annually: Survey
December 10, 2016
KABUL - An anti-corruption watchdog says Afghans paid an estimated $3 billion in bribes in the past year, registering an almost 50 percent increase compared to 2014. The findings are part...
Asia the Least Connected Region in World: Zakhilwal
December 10, 2016
KABUL - Despite its vast natural resources, Central and South Asia remains the least connected region in the world in terms of trade, the Afghan ambassador to Pakistan has said. Speaking at a...
Taliban would Never Succeed: Gen. Nicholson
December 10, 2016
RUSSELS - US and NATO forces’ top commander in Afghanistan Gen. John Nicholson on Thursday said the western military alliance’s commitments sent a clear message...
Russia Encouraging Taliban for Peace: Envoy
December 10, 2016
KABUL - Russia contacted Taliban to encourage them to join the peace process in Afghanistan, the country’s envoy to Kabul said on Thursday. Alexander Mantytskiy told a press...
US Can’t Eliminate Taliban, Admits Obama
December 08, 2016
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Tuesday acknowledged the situation in Afghanistan was still tough, asserting his administration had been instrumental in dismantling the...
NATO Asks NUG to Fulfill its Commitments
December 08, 2016
KABUL - Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), said at the NATO foreign ministers meeting on Wednesday that the National Unity...
President-Elect Trump will Likely Shake up U.S. Foreign Policy
December 08, 2016
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is likely to shake up U.S. foreign policy on a number of fronts, and may take action on areas such as Russia, Cuba and the Korean Peninsula...
A Foreign War Underway, but Not a Civil Conflict: Ghani
December 08, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday warned his country's enemies against harming Afghanistan, saying the country was the land of the brave and enemies will be eliminated...
China Calls for Closer Regional Collaboration to Fight Poverty
December 08, 2016
BEIJING - China issued guidelines Wednesday, calling for closer collaboration between its developed eastern regions and underdeveloped western regions in an effort to bridge...
Stability in Afghanistan Key to Regional Economic Links: CEO
December 07, 2016
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah has urged regional countries to support Kabul’s recommendations for lasting peace and stability, his office said on Tuesday...