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Carter in Kabul for Talks with President, CEO
July 13, 2016
KABUL - US Defence Secretary Ash Carter on Tuesday flew into Kabul to meet Afghan leaders and America’s top military commanders on the situation in the war-torn country...
Govt. Reviews 20 Major Corruption Cases Involving Powerful Individuals
July 13, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan government is reportedly working on at least 20 major corruption cases involving highly political influential figures. According to a report by BBC’s Afghanistan...
Afghanistan’s Revenue up By 36% in the First Six Months of Current Fiscal Year
July 13, 2016
KABUL - Afghan Finance Ministry has collected Afs 31.5 billion through customs, Afs 21 billion through taxes and Afs 17.5 billion through non-tax revenues in the past six months...
MoHE Expresses Concern over Sexual Harassment of Women at Universities
July 13, 2016
KABUL - The Ministry of Higher Education on Tuesday expressed its concern over the sexual harassment of young women students in universities. Officials in the Ministry said that lack...
Afghanistan Returns Successful from Warsaw: Ghani
July 12, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said Afghanistan achieved what it wanted to achieve at a recent NATO summit in Warsaw, the Polish capital. On Saturday, NATO countries agreed...
NATO is Afghanistan’s Key Partner in Fighting Terrorism: Stoltenberg
July 12, 2016
WARSAW - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is committed to strengthening the Afghan armed forces to combat terrorists in the country, said NATO Secretary General...
World Must Actively Fight Terrorism: Iran VP
July 12, 2016
TEHRAN - Iranian First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri says the fight against terrorism requires the firm determination of all countries across the world. It is necessary to...
Usackas, Morgulov Discuss Afghanistan Donors Conference
July 12, 2016
MOSCOW - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov and EU Ambassador Vygaudas Usackas have discussed issues of the International Afghanistan Donors Conference, the...
Election Reform Process Being Accelerated: Abdullah
July 12, 2016
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said he had reached an agreement with President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on cleaning up the election system,and the...
U.S Official Concern over Rising Casualties Among Afghan Troops
July 12, 2016
KABUL - Rising casualties among Afghan forces and continued presence of a Daesh-affiliated group are becoming growing concerns for commanders, Gen. John Nicholson, Commander of...
World Should Launch Serious Policy to End War in Afghanistan: Senates
July 11, 2016
KABUL - Scores of senators in the upper house of the parliament have stated that the NATO member’s commitments in Warsaw summit is counted as big achievement but the World...
Britain Pledges Military Support for Afghanistan
July 11, 2016
AT-KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday met with British Prime Minster, David Cameron at the sideline of Warsaw Summit. They discussed...
Canada Pledges $440 Million in Military, Civilian Aid to Afghanistan
July 11, 2016
WARSAW - The government of Canada has pledged a total of $440 million in aid to Afghanistan to support the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and civilian development...
ALP Forces Keep Security in 40pc of Afghanistan: Official
July 11, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan Local Police (ALP) underwent crucial reforms and they were 95 percent freed from influence of powerful individuals, Interior Ministry officials said...
Afghanistan, Croatia Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement
July 11, 2016
KABUL - Afghanistan and Croatia signed strategic cooperation agreement following a two-day NATO summit in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, the Presidential Palace in Kabul said on Sunday...
Ghani’s Hostile Remarks Unfortunate: Islamabad
July 11, 2016
PESHAWAR - Pledging continued support for the Afghan process, Pakistan has voiced its disappointment with President Ashraf Ghani’s recent hostile remarks at the Warsaw Summit...
NATO Summit Vows Not to Leave Afghanistan Alone
July 10, 2016
WARSAW - The NATO summit of heads of states and governments in Poland on Saturday pledged to standby Afghanistan and not allow the country to become safe heavens for terrorists...
Peace is Our Highest National Priority: Ghani
July 10, 2016
WARSAW - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said peace was their highest national priority, but reaching peace required understanding the nature of the war imposed upon the...
Obama Assures Support to Unity Government
July 10, 2016
WARSAW - US President Barack Obama has said that his decision on troop’s level in Afghanistan was based on Washington military responsibilities and commitments with the...
Abdullah Discuss Terrorists’ Sanctuaries in NATO Summit
July 10, 2016
WARSAW - The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah talked about the terrorists’ sanctuaries in the neighborhood during his speech at the NATO Warsaw summit in...
Abdullah Urges Wider Public Support to Fight Corruption
July 10, 2016
WARSAW - Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah Saturday confirmed that corruption has taken root in various levels of government, but said that the corruption emanates from...
NATO to Fund Afghan Forces Through 2020: Stoltenberg
July 10, 2016
WARSAW - NATO on Saturday decided to sustain its Resolute Support (RS) Mission beyond 2016 in Afghanistan and pledged to continue funding Afghan National Security forces through...
NATO Summit Kicks off in Warsaw
July 09, 2016
WARSAW - The NATO summit kicked off here Friday afternoon, with Polish President Andrzej Duda and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg officially greeting participants at the...
NATO Reaffirms Long-Term Security Cooperation to Afghanistan: Stoltenberg
July 09, 2016
WARSAW - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg Said on Friday he expected NATO Heads of State and Government to make three important decisions on Afghanistan in the ongoing...
8,400 US Troops to Remain in Afghanistan Through January 2017: Obama
July 09, 2016
WASHINGTON - The US Department of Defense has announced that President Barack Obama has decided to keep 8,400 troops in Afghanistan through January 2017. Obama said...
Ghani Warns Opposition Against Causing Disunity
July 09, 2016
KABUL - Those in opposition to the Afghan government who seek a breakdown of the administration will isolate themselves, President Ashraf Ghani recently warned. Being in opposition...
Pakistan won’t Allow Anyone to use its Soil Against Afghanistan: Gen. Sharif
July 09, 2016
ISLAMABAD - The Pakistani Chief of army staff, General Raheel Sharif, has said Pakistan will not allow anyone to use its soil against Afghanistan. Gen. Sharif made the remarks...
President, CEO to Attend Warsaw Summit
July 09, 2016
KABUL CITY - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on the head of a high level delegation on Thursday departed for Warsaw, the...
Kabul to Win Long-Term Pledges At Warsaw Summit: CEO
July 04, 2016
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Sunday said Afghanistan would go to NATO summit in Poland’s capital Warsaw next week with full preparations in areas of...
Pakistan, US Agree to Push for Afghan Reconciliation
July 04, 2016
PESHAWAR - Pakistan and the United States, despite a mismatch of perceptions on drone strikes, have agreed on continued cooperation on the issue of peace and reconciliation in...
King Salman Receives Presidents of Afghanistan, Gabon in Makkah
July 04, 2016
MAKKAH - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz received President Ashraf Ghani at Al-Safa Palace on Saturday. King Salman also received President of...
81 Attorneys Killed in 14 Years in Afghanistan: Official
July 04, 2016
KABUL - As many as 81 attorneys have been killed during the past 14 years in Afghanistan and no one in connection with their murders could be detained, the Attorney General...
Afghanistan Capable to Produce 14 Tons of Saffron Annually
July 04, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan ministry of agriculture and livestock breading says that according to a new policy, efforts are underway to enhance the rate of Saffron production in five...
Afghanistan to Face Scotland in ODI Series on Monday
July 04, 2016
KABUL - Afghanistan and Scotland cricket teams will contest two One Day International (ODIs) fixtures, which will take place at The Grange in Edinburgh on Monday 4 and Wednesday 6...
Aziz Oppose Crackdown on Afghan Militants Based in Pakistan
July 03, 2016
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz has opposed a large-scale crackdown against all extremist militants in Pakistan, warning that pushing to...