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NATO Foreign Ministers’ Conference Begins
December 07, 2016
BRUSSELS - A two-day conference of foreign ministers from NATO countries and its allies kicked off in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, on Tuesday to discuss issues concerning the...
Russia Should Prove Has No Ties with Taliban: Senate
December 07, 2016
KABUL - Russia a few years back established contact with Taliban about the release of a pilot from their captivity and except that Moscow has no relationship with the rebels, the...
Political Uncertainty, Nepotism Overshadows Reforms: Massoud
December 07, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani's special representative for reforms and good governance Ahmad Zia Massoud on Tuesday said that political uncertainty, drug trafficking, nepotism and...
MPs Commend Presidential Rejection of Pakistan Aid
December 07, 2016
KABUL - Wolesi Jirga members on Monday welcomed the rejection of $500 million Pakistani aid by President Ashraf Ghani at the Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar. Representatives from...
Govt. to Decide About Unseated Ministers after SC Judgment: CEO
December 06, 2016
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said the government would decide about the fate of unseated ministers following an opinion from the Supreme Court...
NATO FMs to Reaffirm Commitments to Afghanistan
December 06, 2016
KABUL - The NATO ministerial level meeting would begin in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, today (Tuesday), a spokesman for the senior civilian representative of the alliance said on...
Shavkat Mirziyoyev Wins Election Overwhelmingly
December 06, 2016
MOSCOW - Uzbekistan's acting president has overwhelmingly won a tightly controlled presidential election in the Central Asian country's first vote since the death of authoritarian...
MPs Question Ghani’s Policy of Governance
December 06, 2016
KABUL - MPs in the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Monday criticized leaders of the national unity government (NUG) particularly President Ashraf Ghani for certain policy...
New Strategy Launched to Effectively Implement EVAW Law
December 06, 2016
KABUL - The Ministry of Women's Affairs on Monday launched a national strategy and action plan aimed at ensuring the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) Law is effectively...
Ghani Says Taliban Would not Last a Month
December 05, 2016
AMRITSAR - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday that the Taliban insurgency would not survive a month if it lost its sanctuary in neighbouring Pakistan, urging its neighbour...
14 Nations Adopt Heart of Asia Declaration
December 05, 2016
NEW DELHI - Following the one-day Heart of Asia ministerial conference in Amritsar, India, 14 countries in the region adopted a declaration and called for an immediate end to all...
Terror Poses Grave Threat to Afghanistan, Region: Modi
December 05, 2016
NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Heart of Asia Conference is reaffirmed the commitment of the international community to durable peace and lasting...
President Meets Indian PM Ahead of Key Event in Punjab
December 05, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met in the Amritsar city of Punjab before the Heart of Asia ministerial conference. Beginning together before...
OPEC’s Power Slips Amid a Spurt in U.S. Oil Production
December 05, 2016
WASHINGTON - Only time will tell whether OPEC will effectively implement its recent decision to curb oil supplies and reverse a price slump that’s persisted for 2½ years...
‘Pakistan Trying to Change Russia, Iran Mentality on Taliban’
December 05, 2016
KABUL - Pakistan has been trying to change Russia’s and Iran’s perception about Taliban, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Sunday. MoI spokesman Sediq Seddeqi...
Ghani and Trump Discuss Terrorism
December 04, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan government says U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani have emphasized their joint commitment to fighting terrorism in a phone...
Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities Marked in Kabul
December 04, 2016
KABUL - Marking International Day of Persons With Disabilities, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday said more than 9,500 disabled people are registered...
Iranian Foreign Minister to Meet Ghani in Amritsar
December 04, 2016
KABUL - Iranian Foreign Minister Jawad Zarif said on Saturday he would call on President Ashraf Ghani on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia Conference, penciled in for Dec 3-4 in the...
AAF Going to Continue to Grow: Top US Commander
December 04, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan Air Force will continue to grow in the coming years as efforts are underway to increase the capabilities of the Afghan forces air power. The remarks were made...
Daesh’s Main Goal is to Divide Afghans: Mohaqqiq
December 03, 2016
KABUL - Deputy Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mohammad Mohaqqiq on Thursday said Daesh or Islamic State (IS)’s main objective was to disunite people and take them war against...
China Suggests Trilateral Talks on Railroads
December 03, 2016
KABUL - China has suggested trilateral talks on laying the Quetta-Kabul railway line and other connectivity initiatives of economic importance, the Presidential Palace said on...
Afghans Cannot Tolerate Imposed War Anymore, Ghani Tells US Envoy
December 03, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan people cannot tolerate terrorist attacks and imposed war anymore, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani told the acting US representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan...
Supreme Court Delay over Ministers Decision Questioned
December 03, 2016
KABUL - A number of lawyers and political activists said on Friday the Supreme Court's delay in announcing its decision regarding the MPs dismissal of seven ministers is questionable...
President off to UAE to Attend Global Conference SECH
December 03, 2016
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on the head of a high level delegation has traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to attend Safeguarding Endangered Cultural Heritage (SECH)...
WJ Briefed on Next Fiscal Year’s Budget
December 01, 2016
KABUL - Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi on Wednesday presented next fiscal year’s budget with a total outlay of 466 billion afghanis to the Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament...
Unemployment, Poverty Giving Rise to Aids: AAFTU
December 01, 2016
JALALABAD - Poverty, unemployment and lack of public awareness are major causes of increased HIV/AIDS cases in Afghanistan, the All Afghanistan Federation of Trade Union (AAFTU) chief said...
EU to Help Improve Afghan Human Rights Situation
December 01, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan government and the European Union on Wednesday held a follow-up meeting on the Afghanistan-EU Human Rights Dialogue. In a joint statement, the government...
Ghani May Seek More Military Assistance from India
December 01, 2016
KABUL - Afghanistan may seek additional military assistance from India in battling a relentless Taliban insurgency, a New Delhi-based newspaper reported on Wednesday. President...
Pakistan in Well Position to Tap Trade Potential of Afghanistan, Cars: Dar
December 01, 2016
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Minister for Finance Muhammad Ishaq Dar Wednesday said Pakistan was now well positioned to further tap the trade potential of Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics...
ISIS Loses Ground in Iraq, Libya, and Afghanistan
December 01, 2016
NEW YORK - The Islamic State, commonly referred to as ISIS or ISIL, is losing territory in Iraq as coalition forces continue to advance on Mosul. The Telegraph noted early Monday...
Management of Security Institutions in North Needs Review: Ghani
November 30, 2016
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday praised good coordination among security institutions in the north, but said their management needed to be reviewed. On his return...
Senate Criticizes Load-Shedding, Hiked Fuel Prices
November 30, 2016
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga or Senate on Tuesday decided to summon the officials concerned over increased fuel prices, corruption and frequent power load-shedding. Safiullah Hashemi, a...
1 Mln People Internally Displaced in Afghanistan in 2016
November 30, 2016
MOSCOW - One million Afghan people are internally displaced as of late November 2016, the World Food Programme (WFP) reported. One million people in Afghanistan, including returnees to...
Enriched Food Awareness Campaign Kicks off
November 30, 2016
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health and the World Food Programme (WFP) have jointly launched a nationwide awareness-creating campaign about enriched food, an official said on Tuesday...
Afghan Taliban Offer Security for Copper, Gas Projects
November 30, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday offered to protect major government projects, such as the mining of a big copper deposit and an international natural gas pipeline project...