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Uruzgan Officials Warn Districts Could Collapse
April 09, 2016
KABUL - Uruzgan provincial council members on Friday warned that four districts in the province facing the threat of collapse. The council members said that in the past few...
UN Agencies to Repair Damaged Schools, Clinics in Nangarhar
April 09, 2016
JALALABAD - United Nations (UN) secretary general’s special deputy representative for Afghanistan Mark Bowden on Thursday said the world’s body would help reconstruct...
World Should Help Afghans Achieve Peace: MPs
April 07, 2016
KABUL - Some Wolesi Jirga or lower house members on Wednesday said the international community should support the Afghans in achieving peace and should not create hurdles for...
Herat to Host Conference on Multibillion 4-Nation Gas Project
April 07, 2016
HERAT CITY - The first international Conference on the importance of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline will be held in western Herat province next...
Afghan Forces Instructed to Consolidate Operations to Fight Growing Instability
April 07, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan security institutions have been instructed to consolidate and create further coordination to fight the growing instability in the country. The instruction was...
1,700 Afghans Have Applied for Voluntary Return from Germany: Rabbani
April 07, 2016
KABUL - The Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahduddin Rabbani has said at least 1,700 Afghan migrants have applied for voluntary return from Germany. He was briefing the...
Afghan Skirmishes Leave 39 Dead in 24 Hours
April 07, 2016
KABUL - Afghan insurgency and counter-insurgency have left 39 dead including a civilian in the southern and northern regions of the conflict-hit country over the past 24 hours...
Poll Finds 90% Pakistanis Back Afghan Visa Restriction
April 07, 2016
ISLAMABAD - A new poll in Pakistan says a sweeping majority, or 90%, of its citizens, support blocking Afghans from entering the country without a visa in order to help count...
Afghanistan Remains High on NATO Agenda: Stoltenberg
April 06, 2016
WASHINGTON - Afghanistan remains high on NATO’s agenda despite the challenges posed by the Islamic State in different parts of the world, the alliance secretary-general...
Govt. Asked to Send Decree to Wolesi Jirga for Approval
April 06, 2016
KABUL - The Meshrano Jirga or Senate asked the government on Tuesday to send the second presidential legislative decree on electoral reforms to the lower house for approval...
Forces' Retreat in Helmand Should Help Battle Taliban: Stanekzai
April 06, 2016
KABUL - The surprise withdrawal of Afghan forces from parts of Helmand province may leave large areas under Taliban control, but it should bolster the defenses of the volatile...
NATO an Effective Partner in Afghanistan: White House
April 06, 2016
WASHINGTON - NATO has been an effective partner of the United States in the war against terrorism in Afghanistan, the White House said Monday, as a leading presidential...
Use of Force Would Fail to Bring Afghan Taliban to Peace Talks: Pak Analysts
April 06, 2016
ISLAMABAD - Senior Pakistani analysts say efforts are underway to persuade Taliban to join Afghan peace process but any coercive measures to force Taliban to sit for talks...
Taliban Seek Health Services in Remote Areas of Kandahar
April 06, 2016
KANDAHAR CITY - Local officials say the Taliban have demanded the opening of health centres in unstable districts of southern Kandahar province. The Taliban’s demand...
We Face ‘5th Wave of International Violence’: Ghan
April 05, 2016
KABUL - Vowing to continue efforts at bringing reforms and fighting against administrative corruption, President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday Afghanistan was facing the...
Picks for Interior Minister, AG Referred to Wolesi Jirga for Trust Vote
April 05, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani’s picks for the interior minister, attorney-general (AG) and Supreme Court member were introduced to the Wolesi Jirga for a vote of...
Families of Slain Officials Conferred Bravery Awards
April 05, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday awarded the bravery medal of Ghazi Mohammad Ayub Khan to the families of Col. Hikmatullah and Brig. Gen. Khan Agha. Col. Hikmatullah...
Govt. Amends Census Law, Adds ‘Tribe’ to E-ID Cards
April 05, 2016
KABUL - The government on Sunday amended a controversial article of the draft census law by adding two words ‘nationality’ and ‘tribe’ to the...
Sherpao Wants QCG to Facilitate Afghan Peace Talks
April 05, 2016
PESHAWAR - A senior Pakistan politician has called on international and regional powers to intensify efforts for bringing peace and stability to Afghanistan...
Landmines Continue to Take 112 Lives Each Month
April 04, 2016
KABUL - In the past two decades, 77 percent of Afghanistan’s land was cleared of landmines that continue to take about 112 Afghans’ lives each month in...
Govt. Asked to Replace Acting Officials Forthwith
April 04, 2016
KABUL - A coalition of jihadi and political parties on Sunday expressed concern over running government entities by acting heads and asked the government to take urgent steps...
New Parliamentary Group Formed in Meshrano Jirga
April 04, 2016
KABUL - A second parliamentary group was Sunday formally announced on the Meshrano Jirga or Senate premises named as “National Solidarity” bloc. Senator Nisar Ahmad...
I Can’t be Removed by Force: Balk Governor
April 04, 2016
KABUL - The governor of northern Balkh province, asserting his massive public following, has said he cannot be removed from his position by force. In an interview published...
Peace Can’t be Brought through War: Muslimyar
April 04, 2016
KABUL - Meshrano Jirga or Senate chairman Fazal Hadi Muslimyar on Sunday welcomed peace talks with the Gulbuddin Hekmatyar-led Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA). A HIA team...
Terror Threat on the Rise in the Region, Warns Karzai
April 04, 2016
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Sunday expressed concern over rising threats from terrorist and armed groups to the region including Afghanistan, saying...
MoE Terms High Illiteracy Rate a Serious Challenge
April 03, 2016
KABUL - The Minister of Education, Assadullah Hanif Balkhi, said on Saturday the high rate of illiteracy in the country was a serious challenge. He said that special inclusive...
NPC Saves Afs 14b in 725 Contracts in A Year: Hakimi
April 03, 2016
KABUL - Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi on Saturday said the National Procurement Committee (NPC) had made 40 percent of major contracts up to the required standard and work...
Circles within Govt. Hindering Peace Process: HEI
April 03, 2016
KABUL - The Hizb-e-Islami (HEI), Afghanistan's second largest militant group after the Taliban, has said that certain elements within the structure of the Afghan government...
US Has not Lost the War, Insists Rula Ghani
April 03, 2016
WASHINGTON - The unity government led by President Ashraf Ghani is actively pursuing the integration of women in the decision making process, First Lady Rula Ghani has said...
Social Media Users Warned for Forging Decrees Issued by Ghani
April 03, 2016
KABUL - The ARG (Presidential Palace) has issued a statement warning the users of social media not to forge the decrees issued by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani...
President Suspends Helmand, Nuristan Governors: Source
April 02, 2016
KABUL - The governors of southern Helmand and eastern Nuristan provinces have been suspended, but both the governors said they were unaware of the decision. A source close...
Serious Anti-Corruption, Anti-Terrorism Fight is Needed: Massoud
April 02, 2016
KABUL - Ahmad Zia Massoud, president's special envoy for reform and good governance on Friday said terrorists have been implementing the strategies of intelligence agencies...
JCMB to Meet Next Week on Govt’s Commitments
April 02, 2016
KABUL - The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is scheduled to meet next week in Kabul on how to implement demands of the international community ahead of NATO...
Afghans Have Collectively Paid $4b in Bribes: SIGAR
April 02, 2016
KABUL - Individual Afghans have collectively paid $4 billion in bribes to government officials, including judges, America’s Special Inspector General for Afghanistan...
Noor Responds Tit-for-Tat to Junbish Allegations
April 02, 2016
KABUL - Balkh Governor Atta Mohammad Noor on Thursday rejected allegations leveled against him by the Junbish-i-Milli Islami political party, accusing him of grasping...