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Kabul’s Air Pollution at Alarming Levels
December 15, 2015
KABUL - With the onset of winter, the vast majority of people in Afghanistan have turned to burning coal and wood to heat their homes – a move that seriously impacts...
Ulomi Praises Special Forces Following Embassy Attack
December 15, 2015
KABUL - Minister of Interior, Noorulhaq Olomi, addressed a press conference on Monday afternoon where he praised the Afghan special forces for their efforts to eliminate the...
Some Neighbors are Exporting Terrorism: Ghani
December 14, 2015
ASHGABAT - President Ashraf Ghani has once again criticized some regional countries for not wanting peace and stability in the region and said they instead "export...
Turkmenistan Starts Work on Gas Link to Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
December 14, 2015
ASHGABAT - Turkmenistan on Sunday started work on its part of a natural gas pipeline to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI), a $10 billion project designed to reduce...
Mohaqiq Warns People Should Prepare for an Extended War
December 14, 2015
KABUL - The first deputy CEO of Afghanistan Mohammad Mohaqiq in a chat with TOLOnews said the security situation will worsen and that the people should prepare for a drawn...
Senate Team to Probe Kandahar Attack
December 14, 2015
KABUL - Condemning the recent Taliban attack on the Kandahar Airport compound which left 54 dead, senators in the Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) on Sunday...
Afghan Forces Hold out Against Taliban Marjah
December 14, 2015
LASHKARGAH - Afghan forces continue to hold off Taliban insurgents in a district of the volatile southern province of Helmand. Helman police chief Abdul Rahman Sarjang...
Help Sought for Marjah District: Officials
December 14, 2015
LASHKARGAH - Marjah district in southern Helmand province will fall to the Taliban if reinforcement troops and more military hardware is not sent in to help...
Nearly 200 Nations Near a Deal to Slow Global Warming
December 13, 2015
LE BOURGET - France presented negotiators from nearly 200 nations with what it called a "final draft" of an unprecedented climate deal to slow global warming...
Ghani in Turkmenistan to Inaugurate TAPI Project
December 13, 2015
ASHGABAT - President Ashraf Ghani met with his Turkmenistan counterpart in Ashgabat on Saturday and discussed peace and stability in Afghanistan, bilateral ...
Taliban Deploys 100 Tons of Weapons to Nuristan
December 13, 2015
KABUL – Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq, deputy CEO on Saturday Saturday claimed that the Taliban has deployed a hundred tons of weapons into a valley between Badakhshan and...
Int’l Assurance Required for Peace Process: MPs
December 13, 2015
KABUL – Members of Wolesi Jirga see the Pakistan cooperation on Afghanistan’s peace process with more doubts saying international community’s assurance is...
IS Hinders Polio Eradication Efforts in Afghanistan
December 13, 2015
JALALABAD - Polio vaccinations for tens of thousands of Afghan children are being delayed because health workers are unable to access remote regions controlled...
MPs Summon Ministers over Illegal Landing of Plane
December 13, 2015
KABUL – Members of Wolesi Jirga, (Lower House of Parliament) on Saturday summoned a number of cabinet ministers including the Minister of Foreign Affairs Salahuddin Rabbani...
Ghani Speaks on Heart of Asia Achievements
December 12, 2015
KABUL - At a press conference on Friday, President Ashraf Ghani said the biggest achievement at the Heart of Asia Conference was that Pakistan finally agreed...
Nabil Resigns after Fallout with President
December 12, 2015
KABUL The Chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), Rahmatullah Nabil, resigned on Thursday over disagreements with President Ashraf Ghani, laying bare ...
Consultation Process for Peace Dialogue to Start Soon: Aziz
December 12, 2015
ISLAMABAD - Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Friday said that consultation process for peace dialogue between the Afghan government and...
Daesh ‘Recruitment’ in Baghlan Triggers Alarm Among Residents
December 12, 2015
KABUL - Local officials in Baghlan province voiced their concerns on Thursday over reports that Daesh militants are trying to recruit in the area, warning that ...
Afghan Refugee Teacher Shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize
December 12, 2015
ISLAMABAD - An Afghan refugee teacher in Pakistan along with two Pakistani female teachers have been shortlisted for the Global Teacher Prize 2016. The Global Teacher...
UNAMA Puts Death Toll from Kandahar Airport Attack at 54
December 12, 2015
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Thursday afternoon said preliminary findings indicate the death toll from the Kandahar Airport...
Sharif, Ghani Inaugurate ‘Heart of Asia’ Conference
December 10, 2015
ISLAMABAD - A key regional conference on Afghanistan was jointly inaugurated by Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani...
Collective Approach to Combat Terrorism, Extremism: Sharif
December 10, 2015
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday has called for a collective approach to combat the menace of extremism and terrorism. Sharif made the...
Need to Ensure Extremist Do Not Find Safe Havens: Sushma
December 10, 2015
ISLAMABAD - Underlining that terrorism in Afghanistan has grown in both intensity and scope, Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday asked...
Berlin will Not Forget Afghanistan: German DM
December 10, 2015
KABUL - German Defense Minister (DM), Ursula von der Leyen, said during a trip to Kabul that Germany's long term support to Afghanistan will continue and that her...
Ghani Meet Swaraj
December 10, 2015
ISLAMABAD - Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday called on President Ashraf Ghani and discussed connectivity, terror threats to the...
Ghani Receives Unexpected Welcome in Pakistan
December 10, 2015
ISLAMABAD — Afghan political leaders warned President Ashraf Ghani not to smile when he reach Islamabad on Wednesday, but he soon found that to be hard going.As the...
“Heart of Asia” Conference Begins
December 09, 2015
ISLAMABAD - A conference aimed at shoring up support for Afghanistan opened in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday, with a top Afghan official calling...
UN Speaks Out About Afghan Refugee Crisis
December 09, 2015
KABUL - Speaking at a session in Kabul on Tuesday on "Migration: Challenges and Opportunities", the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...
TAPI Project Begins Next Week
December 09, 2015
ISLAMABAD - Construction of much-anticipated Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline will begin from December 13 in Turkmenistan, said an...
Election Delay Widens Govt-Masses Gap: MPs
December 09, 2015
KABUL - Some senators on Tuesday renewed their call for the government to announce dates for holding parliamentary and district council elections and asked...
Nawaz Discusses Stance on Afghanistan
December 09, 2015
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting, attended by top security and and civil officials, to discuss Pakistan’s...
American Muslims React Over Trump Remarks
December 09, 2015
WASHINGTON - Muslim Americans are pleading with Donald Trump to stop encouraging violence over his demand of "complete" halt to Muslim immigration...
Ghani Seals Deals During European Trip
December 08, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday thanked the European community for all their assistance to date and for their renewed commitment to help Afghanistan in the...
ADB Grants $1.2bln to Support Energy Security
December 08, 2015
KABUL - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday approved $1.2 billion grants to reinforce ongoing energy projects in Afghanistan, provide new funds to boost...
Ghani to Attend Heart of Asia Summit in Islamabad
December 08, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Monday confirmed he will be attending the heart of Asia-Istanbul Process conference in Islamabad on Wednesday. Addressing a press...