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Baghlan Military Operation Delayed: Officials
January 26, 2016
PUL-E-KHUMRI - A number of Baghlan provincial council members said Monday that a military operation to clear some parts of Pul-e-Khumri city of the Taliban has been delayed...
ANP Stresses Need for Joint Offensive against Terrorists
January 26, 2016
PESHAWAR - A Pakhtun nationalist party has urged Islamabad to pave the ground for a joint offensive with Kabul against terrorists. Awami National Party (ANP) general...
CEO’s Office Rejects Parliamentary Election Date
January 25, 2016
KABUL - The Chief Executive Office on Sunday said the schedule for parliamentary and district council elections would be announced by new commissioners and the current...
Taliban Reaffirms Authority of Its Qatar ‘Political Office’
January 25, 2016
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates— The Afghan Taliban said Sunday that its "political office" in Qatar is the only entity authorized to carry out negotiations ...
WB to Provide $128mln Grant for Naghlu Dam, Water Management
January 25, 2016
KABUL - The World Bank would provide $128 million in aid grant to Afghanistan for water management and reconstruction of the Naghlu dam under agreements signed on Sunday...
Disabled, Martyrs’ Relatives in Balkh Not Paid for Two Years
January 25, 2016
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - The government of northern Balkh province has failed to provide families of martyrs and special people financial support over the past two years...
Ex-Jihadis Form Party, Vow to Broker Peace Talks
January 25, 2016
KHOST CITY - A newly-created political foundation of former jihadi figures has decided to make efforts at brokering peace talks between the government and the Taliban...
MPs Interfering in Nangarhar’s Education Affairs
January 25, 2016
JALALABAD - The education director of eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday complained some lawmakers were interfering in his department’s affairs, creating problems...
Ghani, Carter Discuss Afghanistan Security Situation
January 24, 2016
WASHINGTON - US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met President Ashraf Ghani discussed the security environment in Afghanistan on the sidelines of the World Economic...
ANSF Effectively Suppressing ISIS: Ghani
January 24, 2016
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the counter-terrorism operations to suppress the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist...
Baghlan Residents Forced into Digging Trenches for Taliban
January 24, 2016
PUL-I-KHUMRI - Some residents of northern Baghlan province on Saturday accused the Taliban of forcing them to dig trenches for the fighters. Over the past 10 days...
Processes and Structuring of Private-Mass Media Outlets Approved
January 24, 2016
KABUL - Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) and media supporting institutions on Saturday announced the approval of Processes and Structuring of Private-Mass...
Ghani Returns Home from Flurry of Meetings in Davos
January 24, 2016
KABUL - After attending the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, President Ashraf Ghani returned home on Saturday, the Presidential Palace said.On the sidelines...
Jabalus Siraj Cement Factory Being Revived: Minister
January 24, 2016
CHARIKAR - Mines and Petroleum Minister Daud Shah Saba on Saturday said 100 million Afghanis had been set aside to revive the Jabalus Siraj Cement Factory in central...
US, Pak, Afghan Leaders Upbeat at Peace Process in Afghanistan
January 23, 2016
ISLAMABAD - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday expressed satisfaction at the...
Clerics Slam Civilian Killings as Un-Islamic
January 23, 2016
KABUL - A number of religious scholar said on Friday that killing innocent civilians was in contravention of the teachings of Islam. They added that those...
Latest Push for Peace a Good Chance: Mutasim
January 23, 2016
KABUL - Veteran Taliban leader Mullah Agha Jan Mutasim has said the latest international push to revive the stalled Afghan peace talks “is a good step forward...
Working on Intelligence Plans to Combat Militants: Qahraman
January 23, 2016
LASHKARGAH - President’s special representative for Helmand security Abdul Jabbar Qahraman on Thursday said the ongoing insecurity in the southern province...
‘West Should Provide Jobs to Curb Extremism in Afghanistan’
January 23, 2016
JAIPUR - Western military intervention in Afghanistan has left it "far poorer and deplorable" and the onus now lay with the west to create jobs in the country...
Peace Strategy Ineffective, Needs Thorough Review: Ahady
January 23, 2016
KABUL - The Afghanistan’s New National Front (ANNF) on Thursday called the peace process complicated, claiming the government’s strategy for...
Afghan Reconciliation Process Faced with Challenges: US
January 21, 2016
WASHINGTON - After two rounds of talks, the United States on Tuesday acknowledged challenges in the Afghan-led reconciliation process with the Taliban...
Daesh Emerging in Afghanistan: US
January 21, 2016
BAKU - Daesh does not have “the ability to orchestrate or control operations” simultaneously in multiple areas in Afghanistan, a U.S. official said, APA...
7 Killed, 25 Injured in Kabul Suicide Attack
January 21, 2016
KABUL - At least Seven people were killed and 25 others sustained injuries on Wednesday evening as a result of suicide bombing in the capital Kabul, officials said...
Taliban Failed to Hold Ground in 2015: US Commander
January 21, 2016
WASHINGTON - As Afghan forces got better in their performances in 2015, the Taliban were unable to hold ground, a top US military official said on Tuesday...
Defence Ministers Meet in Paris on Anti-IS Fight
January 21, 2016
PARIS - The defence ministers of seven countries leading the battle against the Islamic State group met in Paris on Wednesday to review strategy as the jihadists spread their...
Cabinet Approves Land Sale to Alokozay Group
January 21, 2016
KABUL - The Cabinet has decided to sell 144 acres of government land near the Kabul International Airport against $350 million to the Alokozay Group of Companies ...
Foreign Ministry Upbeat over QCG Progress
January 20, 2016
KABUL - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday expressed its optimism over the progress made during the second Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG) meeting...
2nd Quadrilateral Meeting’s Outcome Satisfactory: HPC
January 20, 2016
KABUL - The High Peace Council (HPC) on Tuesday called as “satisfactory” the outcome from the second quadrilateral meeting on the Afghan peace...
ANSF Fighting to Hold off Taliban in 3 Helmand Districts
January 20, 2016
KABUL - The Taliban were threatening on Tuesday to capture three key strategic districts in Helmand province as fierce fighting with government forces stoked fears...
Spike in Kandahar Civilian Casualties Worries AIHRC
January 20, 2016
KANDAHAR CITY - The year 2015 was the deadliest for civilians in southern Kandahar province, where 874 civilians suffered casualties in security incidents, officials said ...
Unity Govt. No Longer Legitimate: Ahadi
January 20, 2016
KABUL - The Afghanistan New National Front party (ANNF) on Tuesday supported setting an Oct 15 date for parliamentary and district council elections, but called for fresh...
Mangal Bagh Group Gaining Strength in Nangarhar
January 20, 2016
KABUL - Officials and Residents said Tuesday that the strength of Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-i-Islami group, which has joined forces with Islamic State, has been on...
4 Nations Call on Taliban to Join Peace Talks
January 19, 2016
KABUL - Representatives from four countries gathered in Kabul on Monday called on the Taliban to resume peace talks with the Afghan government. Senior officials from Afghanistan...
Delayed Elections Set for Oct. 15: Official
January 19, 2016
KABUL - Afghanistan will hold parliamentary and district council elections, originally scheduled for last June, on Oct. 15, an Afghan official said Monday...
Abdullah Addresses CoM Meeting, Touches on Peace Talks
January 19, 2016
KABUL - Speaking at his bi-weekly Council of Minister's meeting on Monday, CEO Abdullah Abdullah said we are keen to [hold] peace talks with the Taliban."...