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Tribes Should be Involved in Peace Parleys: Mangal
April 02, 2016
KABUL - Border and Tribal Affairs Minister Mohammad Gulab Mangal on Thursday said it would be difficult to maintain peace in the country by military means alone without tribes...
Threat from Afghan-Pak Region Continues: Gen. Dunford
March 31, 2016
WASHINGTON - A top Pentagon general on Tuesday called for maintaining ‘an effective counter-terrorism platform and partner in Afghanistan,’ given that the...
SCO, UN Mull Situation in Afghanistan
March 31, 2016
TASHKENT- Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the UN have discussed the situation in Afghanistan, the regional security and prospects for cooperation. The discussions...
Stanikzai Links Afghanistan’s War to Foreign Militants
March 31, 2016
KABUL - The acting minister of defense, Masoom Stanikzai, said on Wednesday that foreigners under the name of Taliban are fighting security forces in Afghanistan...
120 Paktia Policemen Serving as Bodyguards of Public Reps
March 31, 2016
GARDEZ - Dozens of police personnel are serving as security guards for parliamentarians and provincial council members instead of maintaining public order in southeastern...
100 Militants Eliminated in Week-Long Herat Operation
March 31, 2016
HERAT CITY - A hundred militants have been killed and 110 others wounded during an operation in the Shindand district of western Herat province, local officials claimed on...
Awareness Drive on Illegal Immigration Risks Kicks off in Bamyan
March 31, 2016
BAMYAN CITY - An awareness campaign informing people about the dangers of illegal immigration was launched in central Bamyan province on Wednesday. Ten percent of the Afghan...
Govt. Ready to Embrace Basic Reforms this Year: Ghani
March 30, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said last solar year was the year of Afghanistan’s survival but the new year was the year of action when the government would...
US Donated $858m Military Bases to Afghan Govt: SIGAR
March 30, 2016
KABUL - The US military donated $858 million real property to the Afghan government between January 2010 and February 2015, an American federal watchdog said on Monday...
Key HPC Members Work for Foreigners: Shahid
March 30, 2016
KABUL - A spokesman for the High Peace Council on Tuesday said funding for 2,400 HPC projects has been embezzled and that key members of the council are being paid by...
AAF Receive 4 More Attack Aircraft
March 30, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan Air Force (AAF) received additional 4 light attack aircraft on Tuesday from United States which comes amid ongoing efforts to bolster the capabilities of...
Afghanistan Has a Justice System that Money Can Buy: Sopko
March 30, 2016
KABUL - Special Inspector General for Afghanistan John Sopko, highlighting widespread corruption in Afghanistan, says the war-torn country has the best justice system...
Spanta Warns Political Stability under Threat
March 30, 2016
HERAT CITY - Former national security advisor Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta has said inappropriate policies of the incumbent government had raised concerns about political...
Ghani Launches Kabul City Cleaning Programme
March 29, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday formally launched “city cleaning programme” from the BiBi Mehro area in capital Kabul, the presidential palace said...
Govt. to Consult Pakistan’s Key Allies amid Talks Deadlock
March 29, 2016
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) announced Monday that government is thinking about consulting the U.S and China on the peace process after Islamabad failed...
Govt. to Consult Pakistan’s Key Allies amid Talks Deadlock
March 29, 2016
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) announced Monday that government is thinking about consulting the U.S and China on the peace process after Islamabad failed...
Pakistan Trying to Expand War in Afghanistan: Andarabi
March 29, 2016
KABUL - The acting spymaster on Monday said three Pakistani militant groups were fighting against the Afghan government and accused the Pakistani intelligence of trying to...
At Least 73 Dead, 300 Wounded in Lahore Suicide Attack
March 29, 2016
PESHAWAR - 73 people were killed and more then 300 wounded in a massive suicide bombing in Pakistan’s central province of Punjab on Sunday evening, hospital sources said...
Afghans Forceful Deportation from Europe Prevented: Balkhi
March 29, 2016
KABUL - The refugee minister on Sunday said 40 percent of 250,000 Afghan asylum seekers in Europe might be deported by the end of the current year. Syed Hussain Alami Balkhi...
Daud Shah Saba Resigns as Mines Minister
March 29, 2016
KABUL - Mines and Petroleum Minister Daud Shah Sabah has officially sent his resignation to the president, an official said on Monday. Mines Ministry spokesman Mohauddin...
ANSF Create Fear in the Heart of the Enemy: Ghani
March 28, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday described the new solar year as the year of movement, decision, action and change, saying the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF)...
NPC Saves Afs 14b in 725 Contracts Last Solar Year
March 28, 2016
KABUL - The National Procurement Commission (NPC) has assessed 900 contracts and saved 14 billion afghanis in approving 725 of the contracts worth 136 billion during the...
Voluntary Resignations to Facilitate Electoral Reforms
March 28, 2016
KABUL - The Presidential Palace on Sunday said the government could not sack the Afghanistan Independent Election Commission (AIEC) members. However, it underlined the...
Iran Willing to Help Afghan Peace Process: Rouhani
March 28, 2016
PESHAWAR - Iran has expressed its willingness to cooperate with Pakistan on the peace process in Afghanistan for the sake of stability in the region. Tehran was ready...
53 Including Daesh Fighters Join Peace Process
March 28, 2016
JALALABAD - At least 53 militants, including 10 Islamic State (IS) fighters, have shunned the insurgency and joined the peace process in the Shinwari district of eastern Nangarhar...
Afghanistan Clinch Historic Win
March 28, 2016
NEW DELHI - Afghanistan downed the powerful West Indies by six runs in a historic World Twenty20 match in Nagpur on Sunday, handing the never-say-die underdogs their...
IS Activity Boosts in Afghanistan: Kabulov
March 27, 2016
MOSCOW - The Islamic State (IS) terrorist organization is expanding its military activity in Afghanistan, Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan, director...
Nuristani Resigns from His Position as AIEC Chief
March 27, 2016
KABUL - The chairman of the Afghanistan Independent Election Commission (AIEC), Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani on Saturday resigned from his position, an official said...
Decree on Electoral Reforms not Yet Sent to Wolesi Jirga: MP
March 27, 2016
KABUL - The government has not sent the presidential decree on electoral reforms to Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) as yet, said a lawmaker on Saturday...
US to Strike Daesh at Any Time: State Dept.
March 27, 2016
WASHINGTON - The US State Department has said that Washington is considering action against Daesh anywhere, including Afghanistan, to curb the group's further advance as...
Insurgent Attack on Khulam District Triggers Clash
March 27, 2016
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - A clash is ongoing following a Taliban attack on the Khulam district of northern Balkh province, officials said on Saturday. The fighters based in Chahardara...
20 Military Personnel Sent to US for Aviation Training
March 27, 2016
KABUL - Twenty military personnel have been sent to the United States for training in the aviation sector in an effort to strengthen the Afghan Air Force (AAF)...
UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon in Baghdad for Talks
March 27, 2016
BAGHDAD - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Baghdad on Saturday for talks with senior officials on ways of assisting war-ravaged Iraq, the world body...
Syria Government Says will Restore Ancient Palmyra
March 27, 2016
DAMASCUS - Palmyra's ancient Roman temples and archway, blown up by Islamic State fighters last year, will be restored once Syria recaptures the city from the ultra-hardline...
UN Chief Warns on ‘Nuclear Terrorism’
March 26, 2016
VIENNA - The world needs to do more to prevent "nuclear terrorism", the head of the UN atomic watchdog has warned ahead of an important summit and in the wake...