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Activists Warn Against Politics in the Name of Islam
December 22, 2015
KABUL - Civil society activists on Monday dismissed the recent statements made by some members of the new Council for the Protection and Stability of Afghanistan...
Helmand Province May Fall to Taliban, Official Warns
December 21, 2015
KABUL - Helmand province could fall to the Taliban after months of heavy fighting, with 90 members of the security forces killed over the past two days, the deputy...
Half Million of Afghans Suffer from War, Natural Disasters: Report
December 21, 2015
KABUL - Based on the report released by the United Nations organization 643,000 Afghans have suffered from war and Natural disaster in 2015. The report also...
Ghani Addresses Elders on TAPI Project
December 21, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday addressed a gathering of tribal elders from around the province on the importance of the TAPI gas pipeline project that...
Putin Criticizes Europe for Lack of Independent Foreign Policy
December 21, 2015
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday criticized Europe for lack of independent foreign policy, saying it has partially transferred its sovereignty...
Afghans Should Not Flee to Europe: Taliban
December 21, 2015
KABUL - The dramatic surge in the number of Afghans leaving the country with majority heading towards European countries amid growing violence, the Taliban militants...
Municipality ‘Stalls’ Recycling Venture
December 21, 2015
KABUL - An Afghan investor Janbaz Sultani said on Sunday his plans to build a recycling factory in Kabul are being scuppered as Kabul Municipality is not supporting him in...
Ghani Assures All Issues to be Considered in Peace Talks
December 20, 2015
KABUL- President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday inaugurated the Ministry of Interior's new building, close to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, and...
1.2 Million Afghans Displaced this Year: AIHRC
December 20, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan's Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) said on Saturday that a staggering 1.2 million Afghans were displaced this year alone - noting that...
MPs Oppose Opening of Selection Committee before Legislative Process
December 20, 2015
KABUL – Members of the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of the Parliament) said Saturday that inauguration of the Electoral Selection Committee is violating the...
ANSF Remain Resilient Against Multiple Adversaries: Gen. Campbell
December 20, 2015
KABUL - After a summer of hard fighting, the Afghan army is working to gain skills they’ll need to continue the battle against diverse adversaries, the ...
More Than 300 Afghans in Germany Request Repatriation
December 20, 2015
BERLIN - More than 300 Afghans settled in Germany requested their voluntary repatriation in the last two months, Government sources reported today in this capital...
Officials Promise Tight Security around TAPI in Helmand
December 20, 2015
LASHKARGAH - Local officials in the southern province of Helmand have assured government that the provincial administration will use all necessary resources to...
Carter in Afghanistan, Warns of IS Threat
December 19, 2015
OPERATING BASE FENTY - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter warned of the threat from Islamic State in Afghanistan during a surprise visit days after the Pentagon painted...
Election Commission’s Selection Committee Convenes First Working Session
December 19, 2015
KABUL - Following months of delays, the Selection Committee (SC) members for the election commissions on Thursday managed to convene their first preliminary meeting...
Afghanistan’s Old Guard Set up Opposition Party
December 19, 2015
KABUL - A group of Afghan warlords and lawmakers on Friday set up opposition party in a bid to pressure the Kabul government to deliver on its economic and security...
Berlin Extends Troops Mission in Afghanistan But Demands Reforms
December 19, 2015
BERLIN - German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen has said that extending the presence of German troops in Afghanistan does not mean giving a blank cheque to the...
ANSF Retake Part of Helmand from Taliban
December 19, 2015
KABUL - Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) drove Taliban militants out of the center of a district in the southern province of Helmand on Friday, as they fought...
3rd Afghanistan-Central Asia Dialogue under Way in Mazar
December 19, 2015
MAZAR - The 3rd Afghanistan-Central Asia Dialogue opened in Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan on Thursday with the participation of 120 representatives from...
Asia's Least Developed Country is Afghanistan: UN
December 17, 2015
KABUL - The United Nation's Human Development Office has ranked Afghanistan as 171, out of 188 countries, in the human development index.The report has measured...
Ghani Orders More Action Over Kabul Bank Case
December 17, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday evening chaired a session to discuss details of improving the clearance and recovery process of loans by Kabul Bank...
MPs Want TAPI Security Ensured
December 17, 2015
KABUL - A number of MPs in the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Wednesday called on the government to beef up security in provinces through which the...
Daesh Growing in Afghanistan: Campbell
December 17, 2015
KABUL - Supporters of Daesh in Afghanistan are attempting to establish a regional base in the eastern city of Jalalabad, the commander of U.S and NATO forces in...
Rula Ghani Gives Hope for a Better Future
December 17, 2015
KABUL - The First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani – also known as Bibi Gul – in a chat with TOLOnews said violence and insecurity will decline in the next five years...
Saudi Invites Kabul to Join 34-State Anti-Terror Coalition
December 17, 2015
KABUL - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Salahuddin Rabbani met with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Kabul Abdulrahman Al- Ghaseb where Afghanistan was...
KSA Announces Islamic Military Alliance Against Terrorism
December 16, 2015
RIYADH – Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced on Tuesday the formation of an Islamic military alliance to fight terrorism, with command center in Riyadh, Saudi Press...
Russian Expert Urges SCO to Enhance Anti-Terror Efforts in CA
December 16, 2015
MOSCOW - The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) needs to step up efforts to prevent the spread of terrorism at an early stage in Central Asia (CA), a Russian expert...
TAPI Not against Iran Energy Projects: Ghani
December 16, 2015
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said the pipeline project to pump natural gas from Turkmenistan to India via Afghanistan and Pakistan (TAPI) is not against...
Li Calls for Further Economic, Security Ties with Afghanistan
December 16, 2015
ZHENGZHOU - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday met with Afghanistan's CEO Abdullah Abdullah in Zhengzhou, calling for further economic and security cooperation...
Waziristan Offensive Seen as Building Trust with Kabul
December 16, 2015
ISLAMABAD - Ahead of a new round of Afghan peace talks, Pakistan is reporting progress in pacifying the Taliban strongholds that have been at the center of long-running...
Regional Heads of State Gather at SCO Summit
December 16, 2015
KABUL - The 14th prime ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) opened on Monday in the city of Zhengzhou, capital of central China's ...
Afghan Migrants Second Largest in World: Balkhi
December 15, 2015
Karzai to Taliban: Dear brothers - please have your own authority. KABUL - Marking World Refugee Day on Monday, the Minister of Refugees and Repatriation, Sayed Hussain...
Ghani Supervised Entire Process of Smarty City Contract: Mohammadi
December 15, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani's former legal advisor Abdul Ali Mohammadi has claimed that the entire process of the controversial Smart City housing project with...
Ghani Reports Back on TAPI
December 15, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday said that bilateral relations between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan continues to grow which bodes well for integration and ...
IEC to Announce Parliamentary Election Date Next Week
December 15, 2015
KABUL - Independent Election Commission (IEC) will announce the parliamentary election date next week, Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani, head of IEC said Monday.Head of IEC says...