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‘NATO Will Not Leave Afghanistan Before Time Is Right’
February 17,2021
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said no ally wanted to stay in Afghanistan longer than necessary, but the alliance will not leave before the time is right...
Taliban Say Committed to Women’s Rights, Free Speech
February 17,2021
KABUL - The Taliban have reiterated their commitments to politically resolving the conflict in Afghanistan, Doha agreement, women’s rights and freedom of expression in line ...
Services Stalled, As UN Migrant Reception Centre at Afghanistan-Iran Border Damaged in Explosion
February 17,2021
HERAT - The fire erupted after small arms fire ignited hundreds of fuel tankers parked at a customs depot at the Islam Qala border point, resulting in multiple explosions, IOM said in a ...
‘Health Guidelines Be Enforced in New Academic Year’
February 17,2021
KABUL - Health professionals say they are concerned about children and teenagers being infected with a new type of Covid-19 and ask the government to consider health guidelines ...
More Than 1,000 Trucks Damaged in Islam Qala Fire: Officials
February 17,2021
HERAT - More than 1,000 trucks were damaged by a massive fire that started on Saturday in the customs area of the border town of Islam Qala in Herat province, Yunus Qazizada ...
Saffron Harvest Yields Impressive 21 Tons This Year
February 17,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock has said the harvest of “red gold” saffron this year topped the 21 ton mark...
22 New Reported Cases of COVID-19
February 17,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 22 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,022 samples tested in the last 24 hours...
Pay Cuts for Ghani and Ministers, But Pay Rises for Govt Workers
February 17,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Finance has finally agreed to increase the salaries of government employees, while the president and ministers will all take a pay cut...
Govt Peace Team, Afghan Diaspora Discuss Peace Process
February 17,2021
KABUL - The Afghan government negotiating team discussed the ongoing peace process with Afghans living in 13 European countries and the United States, a statement said on Tuesday...
Changing Rural Women’s Living Standards
February 17,2021
In addition to ensuring development and social welfare, the Citizens’ Charter National Priority Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development ...
Targeted Killings Taking Serious Toll on Civil Society And Media: UN Report
February 16,2021
KABUL - The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said Monday that human rights and media space in Afghanistan has contracted in the past few months as a result of the sharp increase ...
IOM Warns of Drought And Famine after A Relatively Dry Winter
February 16,2021
KABUL - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that Afghanistan could face drought and famine this year and that 17 million people could be at risk ...
ATRA Bans Phones Lacking IMEI Registration Codes
February 16,2021
KABUL - The Afghanistan Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has banned the import of mobile phones lacking registered certificates with an IMEI code--the international ...
11 Pashdan Dam Workers Abducted by Taliban in Herat
February 16,2021
HERAT - At least 11 workers at the Pashdan Dam in Karokh district of Herat were abducted by the Taliban on Sunday, said Wakil Ahmad Karokhi, a provincial council member...
Total Covid-19 Infected Patients Stand at Nearly 5,000 in Afghanistan
February 16,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says nearly 5,000 people in Afghanistan are currently infected with Covid-19 and the rest others have been recovered...
President Ghani: Soviet’s Inappropriate Exit Plan Led to ‘Civil War’
February 15,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said that the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan was not the cause of the civil war; instead, he said, there wasn’t a plan for the country ...
Hekmatyar Warns of Surrounding Afghan Presidential Palace
February 15,2021
KABUL - Hizb-i-Islami leader Gulbduddin Hekmatyar on Sunday warned that his followers will surround the presidential palace and force end of existing rule if the government ...
NSA Warns Taliban Preparing for Major Spring Offensive
February 15,2021
KABUL - National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib on Saturday warned that the Taliban are preparing for a major offensive in the upcoming fighting season – which historically ...
17 Human Rights Defenders Killed in Afghanistan in 2020
February 15,2021
At least 17 human rights defenders were murdered in Afghanistan in 2020, an advocacy group said in a report...
German FM Suggests Afghanistan Military Mission be Extended
February 15,2021
KABUL - Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has suggested that his country’s military mission in Afghanistan should be extended beyond its expiration in March....
Abdullah Slams Taliban for Avoiding Negotiations
February 10,2021
KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, on Tuesday criticized the Taliban for their distance from the negotiating table, saying ...
Taliban Deny Claims That Freed Prisoners Have Returned to Battlefield
February 10,2021
DOHA - Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem on Monday dismissed claims that 85 percent of the Taliban prisoners freed last year have returned to the battlefield...
Badakhshan’s Pamir Residents Want to be Shifted to City
February 10,2021
FAIZABAD - Residents of the Pamir mountains in northeastern Badakhshan province complain about their poor livelihood situation and ask the government to respond to their ...
Afghanistan Sends Dried Fruit Shipment to Canada Via Land
February 08,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan sent 50 tonnes of dried fruit through land to Canada for the first time and the shipment is scheduled to reach there in less than 40 days. ...
Govt to Renovate Takht-E-Rustam in Samangan
February 08,2021
SAMANGAN - The government has started work on the renovation of Takht-e-Rustam, an ancient stupa that was part of a Buddhist monastery located two kilometers south of the ...
Afghanistan Reports 24 New COVID-19 Positive Cases
February 08,2021
KABUL - A total of 24 new COVID-19 positive cases have been registered in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of patients in the country to 55,359 ...
Kandaharis Want Prompt Work Launch on Dahla Dam
February 08,2021
KANDAHAR CITY - Officials, youth, civil society members and elders in southern Kandahar province on Saturday hailed efforts of the National Water Management Authority (NWMA) head Eng ...
First Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Arrive in Afghanistan from India
February 08,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan received 500,000 doses of AztraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine from India on Sunday, the first to arrive in the country, which is still waiting for emergency ...
Taliban Cut Short Winter Break, Recall Fighters to The Battlefield: NBC Reports
February 07,2021
Taliban fighters have reportedly been called out of their traditional winter break from fighting to front-line duty, three militant leaders told NBC News, amid growing ...
3 Senators Get 10 Years in Jail Over Bribery Charge
February 07,2021
KABUL - The primary court of the Anti-Corruption Justice Center (ACJC) on Saturday sentenced three members of the upper house to 10 years and one month in prison each over taking ...
IEC Welcomes SIGAR Report on Electoral Aid Spending
February 07,2021
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday welcomed a Special Inspector General for Afghanistan (SIGAR) report on foreign aid spending during Afghanistan elections...
Man Arrested for Involvement in Kabul University Terror Attack
February 07,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan's national intelligence agency personnel has arrested another man allegedly being involved in a terror attack on Kabul University late last year, Afghan First ...
SIGAR: 17% Poverty Rise in Afghanistan Amid COVID-19
February 03,2021
KABUL - A report by the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) indicates that according to World Bank estimates, Afghanistan’s overall poverty level increased from 55% to 72% in 2020 due to economic contraction ...
Almost 200 Kandahar Checkpoints Abandoned to The Taliban: SIGAR
February 03,2021
KABUL - Nearly 200 checkpoints manned by the Afghan National Army’s 205th Corps in Kandahar province were abandoned to the Taliban during December last year ...
Over 300 Civilians Killed in Afghanistan’s Western Region Last Year
February 03,2021
KABUL - More than 300 Afghan civilians were killed and over 390 others wounded in conflicts and terrorist attacks in the country's western region in 2020, the country's human rights commission ...