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Syria Truce Holding Despite Growing Breaches: UN Chief
March 01, 2016
BEIRUT - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that a shaky cease-fire in Syria is holding "by and large" despite sporadic fighting that continued...
Ex-Taliban Minister Pessimistic about Peace Bid
March 01, 2016
KABUL - A former Taliban minister on Monday called the Afghan government’s peace efforts as “symbolic” but he believed the conflict in Afghanistan could...
MoI Starts Probe into Arrest of 30 Policemen
March 01, 2016
KABUL - The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has launched a probe into the arrest of 30 policemen by 215th Maiwand Military Corps in southern Helmand province. The deputy...
Offensive Ops and Night Raids Proving Effective: MoD
March 01, 2016
KABUL - Afghan Defense Ministry (MoD) said on Monday that offensive operations and night raids are proving highly effective in military operations to clear insurgents...
Pakistan Tasked to Bring 10 Influential Taliban Figures to Afghan Peace Talks
February 29, 2016
KABUL - The Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) has given a task to Pakistan to bring 10 influential Taliban figures for the upcoming direct peace talks with the Afghan...
Govt. to Talk Only with Taliban Groups that Denounce Violence
February 29, 2016
>KABUL - The Afghan government said on Sunday that it will hold negotiations only with Taliban factions that denounce violence. This comes amid rampant Taliban-led insurgency...
Watchdogs Blast Delay in Decree on Electoral Reform
February 29, 2016
KABUL - Election watchdogs have expressed their concern over the delay in releasing a second presidential decree on reforming the country’s electoral regime...
22 Insurgents Dead in Baghlan Clashes, Airstrikes
February 29, 2016
PUL-I-KHUMRI - At least 22 rebels have been killed and seven others wounded airstrikes and a ground offensive in the Dand-i-Ghori locality of northern Baghlan...
130 Militants Give up Fighting in Faryab
February 29, 2016
KABUL - Amid Taliban desperate attempt to overrun Maimana city, the capital of northern Faryab province 425 km northwest of the national capital of Kabul city, 130 Taliban...
Violence Against Women Increases in Badakhshan: Officials
February 29, 2016
KABUL - Officials in the northern province of Badakhshan said Saturday that a sharp increase in violence against women has been recorded in their area this year...
Ghani to Issue Decree on Electoral Reforms within Days
February 28, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani will issue a constitutional decree regarding electoral reforms within three days, said his senior advisor, Mohammad Akram Khpalwak...
Gen. Dostum to Move Court against His Critics
February 28, 2016
MAIMANA - First Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Saturday warned to move court against some so-called political commentators accusing him of tribal discrimination...
Pakistan, Afghanistan Build Bridges to Mend Relations
February 28, 2016
ISLAMABAD - Leaders of Pakistani and Afghan parliaments called for improving the level of relations between the two countries and preventing mistrust caused by mutual...
MYO-Organised Education Star Contest to Feature 100,000 Youth
February 28, 2016
KABUL - Up to 100,000 students, including girls, will take part in the Education Star contest, to be organised by the Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) in 25 provinces of...
UN Urges Pakistan to Resolve Afghan Refugees’ Status
February 28, 2016
KABUL - A senior U.N. official has urged Pakistan to resolve the status of more than 2.5 million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan whose registration cards have expired or who...
48 Militants Killed in Latest Operations: MoD
February 28, 2016
KABUL - Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced on Saturday killing 48 militants in latest operations across the country.
A statement released by the ministry...
Corruption Still a Problem in Afghanistan: MEC
February 27, 2016
KABUL - An anti-corruption monitoring group said that despite “small signs” of progress in the fight against corruption, Afghanistan’s official...
AI Report Reveals Widespread Human Rights Violations in 2015
February 27, 2016
KABUL - Amnesty International (AI) in its annual report revealed widespread human rights violations in 2015 and the organization voiced its deep concerns over the...
Thousands of Afghan Refugees Want to Leave Germany and Return Home: IoM
February 27, 2016
BERLIN - Restrictions faced by Afghan refugees in Germany urge them to return to their homeland, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM)...
700 Militants Abandon Jawzjan District with the Arrival of Gen. Dostum
February 27, 2016
SHEBERGHAN - Around 700 anti-government armed militants have reportedly abandoned Qosh Tapa district with the arrival of Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum...
Al-Qaeda Plotting Attacks on US Soil: US National Intelligence
February 27, 2016
KABUL - James R. Clapper, the director of US national intelligence has said that al-Qaeda is attempting to carry out attacks on US again, warning against regrouping of...
Hakimi, World Bank Director Talk Economic Reform Agenda
February 27, 2016
KABUL - Minister of Finance Eklil Hakimi and World Bank Country Director Bob Sum have conferred on prioritisation of projects, budget execution and revenue collection...
Commission Releases Disputed 2014 Afghan Election Results
February 25, 2016
KABUL - Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission publicly confirmed the official results of the disputed 2014 election on Wednesday, more than a year and a half after...
Russia Urges Taliban to Hold Direct Talks with Afghan Govt.
February 25, 2016
MOSCOW - Russia is urging the Taliban to start direct talks with the central government in Afghanistan and hopes that such negotiations will begin soon, Interfax news...
We Are Helping Afghanistan to Counter Violent Extremism: Kerry
February 25, 2016
WASHINGTON - Addressing the U.S Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday, John Kerry, Secretary of State, said that they are helping Afghanistan and Pakistan to counter...
EU, UN Criticise Balkan Police Crackdown on Afghan Migrants
February 25, 2016
VIENNA - The European Union and United Nations on Tuesday criticised new police restrictions imposed on those travelling along the main migrant route through the Balkans...
Germany, Afghanistan Work together to Return Refugees to Kabul
February 25, 2016
KABUL - A chartered airplane carrying 125 Afghan refugees back from Germany landed in Kabul on Wednesday, with officials on hand eager to assure the returnees that they...
Protest Staged in Kabul against Delay in Rescuing Captive Troops
February 25, 2016
KABUL - Relatives of kidnapped Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers staged a protest on Wednesday, demanding their immediate release and warning of self-immolation...
First Round of Direct Peace Talks Likely in Early March: QCG
February 24, 2016
KABUL - The first round of direct peace talks between the Afghan government and all Taliban and other groups is expected to take place by the first week of March 2016 in...
Russia to Hand Over 10,000 Ak-47s to Afghan Forces
February 24, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) will receive 10,000 Ak-47 assault rifles from Russia on Wednesday (Today) as part of Moscow’s efforts to...
Erdogan Urges No Distinction Between Terror Groups
February 24, 2016
ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called on the international community not to make a distinction between terrorist organizations. Making...
Rabbani Renews Dialogue Offer to all Insurgent Factions
February 24, 2016
KABUL - The Ashraf Ghani administration on Tuesday renewed its call for all warring parties to renounce violence and join the reconciliation process. Foreign Minister...
Afghanistan Owes $2.5b in Foreign Loans: Official
February 24, 2016
KABUL - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Tuesday said Afghanistan owed $2.5 billion in loan it took from foreign countries and financial firms during the past...
Obama to Unveil Plan to Close Guantanamo Prison
February 24, 2016
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is expected Tuesday to make a final push to close the controversial US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, hoping to honor a glaringly...
No Precondition for Peace Negotiations: Zakhilwal
February 23, 2016
PESHAWAR - Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan, claiming support for the national reconciliation push, has ruled preconditions for peace talks between Kabul...