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Danish Reiterates NUG’s Reform Agenda
September 10, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani's Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish Thursday reiterated the government's commitment to implementing systematic reform in the election...
Dostum Assures Ghani of Cooperation on Security Issue
September 10, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday won a strong assurance of cooperation on different issues from his Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum. Dostum held out the cooperation...
Massoud’s 15th Death Anniversary Observed
September 10, 2016
KABUL - The 15th death anniversary of Afghan National Hero, Ahmad Shah Massoud, was commemorated as part of the Martyrs Week in Kabul on Thursday. Chief Executive Officer...
Ghani Warns to Close Transit Route for Pakistan to Central Asia
September 10, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has warned to close transit route for Pakistan to Central Asian countries as the Wagah port has been closed for the Afghan traders...
Massoud Criticizes Govt’s Employment Process
September 07, 2016
KABUL - Ahmad Zia Massoud, President Ashraf Ghani's Special Representative for Reform and Good Governance, has criticized the employment process in government organizations, saying...
Public Support Key to Government’s Success: CEO
September 07, 2016
KABUL CITY - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday termed as ‘vital’ public support for the government’s survival and warned that no one...
Allen Recommends Increased US Air Support to Afghan Forces
September 07, 2016
WASHINGTON - A former top American general on Tuesday said the situation on the ground in Afghanistan was ‘more challenging today’ but not beyond the capacity of Afghan...
Poor Leadership in Security Agencies Main Reason for Insecurity: MPs
September 07, 2016
KABUL - A number of Parliament members have stated that weakness in leadership of security institutions led to the ongoing insecurity in the country. Parliament members...
Iran, Afghanistan Stress Chabahar Port Development
September 07, 2016
TEHRAN - Iran's top presidential aide, Akbar Torkan and Afghan Minister of Trade and Industry Homayoun Rasa in a meeting called for developing Chabahar Port in the southeastern...
Unity Govt to Complete 5-Year Term: Abdullah
September 06, 2016
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said the national unity government’s term was five years and acknowledged the incumbent leadership did not...
Electoral Reform Decree to be Finalised in Hours: Danish
September 06, 2016
KABUL - The second vice-president promised on Monday a decisionon long-awaited electoral reforms would be made to the satisfaction of all political groups and the people...
24 Killed, 91 Wounded in Kabul Twin Suicide Blasts
September 06, 2016
KABUL - The death toll from twin suicide bombings has risen to 24 with another 91 people injured in the latest attack on central capital Kabul on Monday, officials said...
Japan Provides Funds for Sarobi Demining Project
September 06, 2016
KABUL - The government of Japan on Monday pledged $538,000 for a new demining project in the Sarobi district of Kabul. Ambassdor Hiroshi Takahashi signed the grant contract with...
Anti-Graft Efforts Should be Politics-Free: Abdullah
September 06, 2016
KABUL - Admitting to the fact that activities of a number of government institutions have yet to be assessed, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said no one will be allowed to...
Unity Govt. to Justify Every Penny: Ghani
September 05, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has said the unity government besides honouring promises with the Afghans and international partners is up for accountability of every signal...
Reaching Goals Needs International Assistance: CEO
September 05, 2016
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said Afghanistan needed international community’s assistance to execute government’s...
Hekmatyar’s Party Close to Final Declaration on Peace Deal with Govt: Sources
September 05, 2016
KABUL - Sources close to Hezb-e-Islami led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar have said the party is close to a final declaration on peace deal with the Afghan government. The sources have told RFE...
Abdullah Calls on Clerics to Help Boost Literacy Rates
September 05, 2016
KABUL - Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday called on religious clerics to take significant steps to stamp out illiteracy in the country. Addressing a press conference to mark...
MEC Releases Report on Corruption Vulnerabilities in Fuel Imports
September 05, 2016
KABUL - The Independent Joint Anti-corruption and Evaluating Committee (MEC) on Sunday released its ‘special report’ on vulnerabilities to corruption in imports and...
Ghani, Abdullah form Joint Committee to Overcome Rift
September 04, 2016
KABUL - Reports indicate that President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah have formed a joint committee in a bid to overcome the political rift between the two...
Islam Karimov Dies at 78 after Suffering Stroke
September 04, 2016
TASHKENT - Uzbek President Islam Karimov died on Friday at the age of 78 after being hospitalized following a stroke on Aug. 27, the Uzbek government confirmed. His funeral will be held...
NUG Slammed for not Implementing Commitments
September 04, 2016
KABUL - The Chief Executive's Office believes that over the past two-years, the national unity government (NUG) has taken important steps toward bringing about electoral reforms...
Eid-Al-Adha to be Celebrated on Sept 12
September 04, 2016
KABUL - Afghanistan and most of the Islamic countries in the world will celebrate Eid-al-Adha on Monday, September 12th, as religious authorities in Saudi Arabia failed to sight the...
US Forces Move to Shurab Base from Lashkargah’s Bost Airport
September 04, 2016
LASHKARGAH - A group of US forces who have been stationed in Bost Airport in southern Helmand province have returned back to Shurab Base situated 60 kilometres from Lashkargah, the...
Afghanistan Never Begs Peace from Taliban: Ghani
September 03, 2016
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has warned Taliban that his Government will never supplicate peace, saying the Taliban dream will never come true that I will do so...
Dostum Breaks Silence, Blasts Ghani for Power Concentration
September 03, 2016
KABUL - Firs Vice President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Thursday hit out at President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for centralising the power and warned to take final decision about...
US Calls Haqqani Network a Threat to South Asian Region
September 03, 2016
KABUL - The Haqqani network and other terrorist groups in Pakistan and along the Afghanistan border pose a continued security threat to the entire South Asian region and beyond...
Multi-Million Dollars Housing Scheme Inaugurated
September 03, 2016
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on Friday inaugurated a multimillion dollars housing project in Kabul, saying his administration would honour the promises held out...
Iran, Afghanistan Joining Forces to Fight Creation of ‘Islamic Caliphate’
September 03, 2016
TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani has paid an official visit to Iran to discuss a raft of hot-button issues, including closer security cooperation and a joint fight...
Afghan-US-India Trilateral Meeting Next Month: Kerry
September 01, 2016
KABUL - Secretary of State John Kerry has said a trilateral meeting of US, Indian and Afghanistan will be held next month on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly...
ADB Approves $31.37m Grant for Salang Corridor Upgrade
September 01, 2016
KABUL - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $31.37 million grant to prepare the Salang Corridor rehabilitation project, the bank said on Wednesday. The grant...
India Responds to Afghanistan’s Request to Equip Afghan Forces
September 01, 2016
NEW DELHI - India has responded positively to a request by the Afghan authorities to equip the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDS), it has been reported....
Afghanistan Fighting the Forces of Devil and Darkness: Abdullah
September 01, 2016
HELMAND - The Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah said Afghanistan is fighting the forces of devil and darkness as he insisted on increasing support to the Afghan...
CAREC-Related Investments Reach $27.7 Billion
September 01, 2016
DUSHANBE - The Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) programme is a partnership of 10 countries and six multilateral development partners working to promote development...
Afghan Army Chief in India to Seek More Military Aid
September 01, 2016
KABUL - Afghan and Indian military leaders on Wednesday discussed strengthening military ties between the two countries, an official said. Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman...