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Atmar Meets Uzbekistan Deputy PM on Bilateral Ties
February 03,2021
KABUL - Foreign Minister HanifAtmar met with Uzbekistan deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurakov on Monday and discussed with him matters of mutual interest...
Pakistan, US on Same Page on Afghan War: Qureshi
February 03,2021
PESHAWAR - Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi claims there is an identity of views between Pakistan and the United States with regard to Afghanistan...
Taliban Terror Gang Busted in Herat: Governor
February 03,2021
HERAT CITY - Nearly a dozen Taliban militants involved in a number of attacks have been arrested in western Herat province, the governor said on Tuesday...
Protesting Teachers Want TTIs Merger with Edu Faculties
February 03,2021
KABUL - Teachers at Teacher Training Institutions (TTIs) staged a protest rally outside the Wolesi Jirga building in Kabul on Monday, asking the government to promote TTI level ...
Foreign Troops to Stay in Afghanistan Beyond May Deadline - NATO Sources
February 01,2021
KABUL - International troops plan to stay in Afghanistan beyond the May deadline envisaged by the insurgent Taliban’s deal with the United States, four senior NATO officials said ...
Iran’s Zarif Calls for ‘Inclusive Government’ in Taliban Talks
February 01,2021
TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran will only support an “inclusive” government in neighbouring Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a top Taliban delegation. ...
Foreign Missions Unite Against Taliban and Its Actions That ‘Outrage The World’
February 01,2021
KABUL - The European Union and other diplomatic missions in Afghanistan including Australia, Canada, the UK, the US and NATO, all called out the Taliban on Sunday and demanded ...
Republic’s Talks Team Claim No Discussions Held on Interim Govt
February 01,2021
DOHA - The Afghan Republic’s negotiating team on Sunday denied claims of there having been any discussions with the Taliban regarding an interim government...
Govt Has Ignored Artworks Protection: Herat Culturists
February 01,2021
HERAT CITY - Cultural and civil society activists in western Herat province on Sunday said the artworks of Afghanistan would be named by other countries as their own if ...
Daesh Militants Moving from Middle East to Afghanistan: SCO Chief
January 31,2021
The secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Vladimir Norov said on Friday ISIS (Daesh) militants have moved to Afghanistan from the Middle East and posed a threat ...
Ghani Suggests US Troops Might Not Be Withdrawn by May as Planned
January 31,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani implied on Friday that he expects the Biden administration to keep US troops in Afghanistan for longer than anticipated under the US-Taliban deal, signed ...
Biden Appoints Aides to Khalilzad’s Team
January 31,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani says his US counterpart Joe Biden has appointed some of his representatives to US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s team...
Taliban Using Iranian-Made Sniper Rifles: Faryab Governor
January 31,2021
FARYAB - Naqibullah Fayaq, governor of Faryab province, said that Iranian-made armor-piercing Heidar sniper...
Afghan, Kyrgyz Presidents Emphasize Expansion of Ties
January 31,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has thanked Kyrgyzstan for its cooperation in implementation of large regional projects and requested Bishkek cooperation for CASA-1000 and regional ...
Protest Gathering Urges Equalization of Salaries
January 31,2021
KABUL - Civil society organization “Afghanistan and Central Asia Association (ACAA)” on Saturday supported the salary equalization proposal of the Wolesi Jirga ...
Ghani Appoints Wahid Majroh as MoPH Acting Minister
January 30,2021
KABUL - Afghan President Mohammad Asharaf Ghani has appointed Wahid Majroh the Acting Minister of Public Health Ministry (MoPH), the Presidential Palace confirmed. ...
Govt, Taliban Reject Power-Sharing Strategy Claim
January 30,2021
KABUL - Reports that a strategy has been finalized under which the Afghan government and the Taliban would share power and would be given control of areas currently under their respective ...
Taliban Sees Afghan Govt as Main Hurdle for Peace
January 30,2021
DOHA - A key negotiator of the Taliban on Friday said that President Ashraf Ghani’s government in Kabul is the “only hurdle” for the Afghan peace process ...
“The Relief Packages Helped Us Stay Warm During Cold Nights of Winter”
January 30,2021
BADGHIS - The Dastarkhwan-e-Meli Program, executed by the Citizens’ Charter National Priority Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD/CCNPP) ...
Taliban Calls on Biden Administration to Honor Trump Afghan Commitments
January 30,2021
ISLAMABAD - The Taliban on Friday said its February 2020 agreement with the United States is meant to give American “invading” troops a “safe passage” out of Afghanistan ...
US Secretary of State, Ghani Discuss Peace Parley in Telephonic Call
January 30,2021
KABUL - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has held telephonic conversation with President Ashraf Ghani and discussed matters related to peace process and enduring US-Afghan partnership ...
India to Donate 500,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Afghanistan
January 26,2021
KABUL - India has pledged to donate 500,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to Afghanistan, authorities said on Monday.
The doses of vaccine, made in India ...
Afghan Officials Optimistic About Ties with Biden Administration
January 26,2021
KABUL - Following the US national security adviser’s phone call with Afghan counterpart Hamdullah Mohib, hope has emerged among Afghan officials that Kabul’s ties with Washington ...
US to Consult Afghan Government for Joint Roadmap Toward Shared Interests: Ghani
January 26,2021
KABUL - The United States will review its deal with the Taliban and will consult the Afghan government for joint roadmap towards shared interests, President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday...
Italian Embassy Vehicle Targeted in IED Explosion in Kabul
January 26,2021
KABUL - An armored Land Cruiser belonging to the Italian Embassy was targeted in an early morning IED explosion in Kabul’s PD4 area in yet another targeted attack...
Ghani, Abdullah Emphasize Permanent Ceasefire
January 26,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) chairman Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday expressed their concern over increasing ...
MoFA Calls on Pakistan, Allies to Pressure Taliban for Ceasefire
January 26,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked Pakistan and other countries with a stake in Afghanistan's future to put pressure on the Taliban to agree to a reduction in violence, a ceasefire and to cut their ties with terrorist groups...
Over 200 Afghans Released from Dubai Prisons in Past 8 Months
January 26,2021
DUBAI - At least 200 Afghan nationals have been released from Dubai prisons with the help of the Afghan consulate over the last eight months, officials from the consulate said on Sunday...
Doing Away with The Republic Would Cost Afghanistan Dearly: Ghani
January 25,2021
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Sunday that any interruption in the Republic governing system would come at a great cost to the country especially as it currently ...
Afghanistan Seeks Saudi Support for Ceasefire
January 25,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan has urged the Saudi government to play a proactive role in achieving a lasting ceasefire in the war-torn ...
Abdullah Optimistic About Peace Talks Despite Taliban Violence
January 25,2021
KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, head of the High Council for National Reconciliation, on Saturday said he remains optimistic about the outcome of the ongoing peace negotiations ...
Ghani Fires Finance Minister, Appoints Caretaker to The Position
January 24,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday dismissed finance minister Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal from his post and approved a new acting minister, said the Administrative Office ...
Pact Binding Govt Organs to Use Domestic Products Signed
January 24,2021
KABUL - An agreement was signed on Saturday between the National Procurement Authority (NPA) and the Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries, binding all government departments ...
US Can’t Prove Taliban-Moscow Links: Kabulov
January 24,2021
KABUL - The Biden administration’s attempts to find links between Moscow and the Taliban would not succeed, says Russia.
In June, a major US newspaper reported ...
Taliban Indoctrinating ‘Minors’ to Commit Violent Acts: Saleh
January 24,2021
KABUL - First Vice President Amrullah Saleh urges all Afghan families not to hand over their children to anyone or any group under the guise of religious education...