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Kabul, Tashkent to Set Up Joint Economic Zone
December 26,2020
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - Afghan and Uzbekistan have agreed on creating a joint economic zone on their common border to boost bilateral trade...
US Continues to Pardon War Criminals in Iraq, Afghanistan
December 26,2020
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump announcing this week a wave of pardons was the latest in a series of wielding his clemency powers over the years for war criminals that were ...
Republic Team: Taliban’s Islamic Political System Unclear
December 26,2020
KABUL - Members of the peace negotiating team representing the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan have said that the Taliban has so far failed to define their Islamic political ...
Targeted Killings Threaten Peace Process: Khalilzad
December 26,2020
KABUL - US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad condemned recent targeted killings in Afghanistan and these attacks must stop and that they threaten the peace process. ...
‘Taliban Must Be Held Responsible for Killings’: Zuhair
December 26,2020
KABUL - The Taliban, merely by denying their involvement in the recent targeted killings, must not be absolved from such acts, said Tahir Zuhair, the Afghan acting minister of Information and ...
President Ghani Meets US Acting Secretary of Defense in Kabul
December 24,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani met with US acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Tuesday afternoon, the Palace said. . .
Yousuf Rasheed, FEFA Head and Activist, Killed by Gunmen
December 24,2020
KABUL - Yousuf Rasheed, CEO of the Free and Fair Election Forum of Afghanistan (FEFA), was killed by unknown gunmen in Kabul city on Wednesday morning, his brother confirmed ...
MoFA Yet to Fire Illegal Staffers as Recommended: MEC
December 24,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) is yet to implement the recommendation regarding dismissal of illegal employees from the ministry, a watchdog said on Wednesday...
Pakistan Hold Discussions on a New Trade Agreement with Afghanistan
December 24,2020
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has started consultations with various stakeholders in order to negotiate a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Afghanistan, the Express Tribune reported ...
UN Warns Assassinations ‘Taking Place at A Deeply Disturbing Rate’
December 24,2020
KABUL - Targeted killings of civilians are taking place at a deeply disturbing rate in Afghanistan, UNAMA stated Wednesday afternoon in a series of tweets...
Former Indonesian Deputy President Arrives in Kabul
December 24,2020
KABUL - Former Indonesian Deputy President and head of the Mohamadia Organisation Dr. Jusuf Kalla has arrived on an official visit to Kabul, a statement from the Ministry ...
Govt Should Specify Its Policy Lines for Negotiating Team: Lodin
December 24,2020
KABUL - A member of the government’s negotiating team on Tuesday asked the government to specify its basic policy lines for next phases of talks...
Mohib Discusses Regional Security with Iranian Officials While in Tehran
December 23,2020
TEHRAN - Afghanistan’s National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib met with Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday after a meeting earlier in the day with ...
MoE Not Implemented Capacity-Building Proposals: MEC
December 23,2020
KABUL - The Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluating Committee (IJACMEC), shortly known as MEC, on Tuesday said the Ministry of Education had implemented 70 of ...
Peace Negotiator Koofi Wins CASA Asia Award
December 23,2020
KABUL - Peace negotiator Fawzia Koofi won the CASA Asia award for "diversity and sustainable development" for her support of the rights of women and children, her ...
Faryab Bombing Bauses ANA Soldiers Casualties
December 23,2020
MAIMANA: An army official was killed and three others were wounded in a car-bomb attack on a military base in the Dawlatabad district of northwestern Faryab province, a source said on ...
Turkmenistan to Sell Afghanistan More Power
December 23,2020
KABUL - Turkmenistan will enhance the supply of export to Afghanistan’s various routes to northern Afghanistan at reduced rates, says a media report. ...
Afghan Taliban Condemn Iranian FM’s Comments Terming Group’s Actions as ‘Terrorist Acts’ Irresponsible
December 23,2020
In a statement from Zabihullah Mujahid, Spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the organisation condemned comments made by Dr. Javad Zarif in a recent interview ...
IFJ Reiterates Calls to Afghan Govt to Safeguard The Lives Of Journalists
December 23,2020
GHAZNI - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the killing of well-known Ghazni-based journalist Rahmatullah Nikzad, who was gunned down outside his home ...
Abdullah Touches Down Dushanbe, Meeting Tajikistan Leaders on Afghan Peace
December 22,2020
KABUL, Afghanistan – Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation (HCNR) Abdullah Abdullah arrived in Tushanbe, Tajikistan, meeting Chairman of the House of Representatives ...
UN Agency Warns Over Growing Afghans’ Food Insecurity
December 22,2020
KABUL - About 16 million Afghans, including 5.5 million who were lacking food insecurity, have been in urgent need of aids in Afghanistan, a UN aid agency warned Monday...
Saleh Bans Vehicles with Parliament Abbreviated Plates
December 22,2020
KABUL - The First Vice President Amrullah Saleh said vehicles with abbreviation “و ج” plates would be stopped and no one would be allowed to travel ...
Afghan Peace Official Says Talks Should Not Be Delayed ‘Under Any Circumstances’
December 22,2020
KABUL - Peace talks should not be delayed under any circumstances and for no excuses, deputy of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation said on Monday...
Afghanistan Reports 211 New COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours
December 22,2020
KABUL - Ministry of Public Health reported Monday, that out of 2,214 samples, 211 cases have turned positive in the last 24 hours.
At least 182,599 people have so far been tested ...
Why India Chose Silence on Accepting Afghan Envoys?
December 22,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan has no envoy in India since two and a half years as New Delhi has chosen silence to approve or reject the credentials of an Afghan envoy introduced to the country 16 months ...
Disqualified WJ Runners Holding Key Posts
December 22,2020
KABUL - Political observers want the government to explain why some individuals, whose names have been removed from the list of Wolesi Jirga candidates over allegations of crimes ...
Pakistan to Afghan Parties: Reduce Violence
December 22,2020
KABUL - The Pakistan ambassador to Afghanistan has voiced deep shock at the lives lost in ...
First Lady’s Statement on Ministerial Nominees Sparks Criticism
December 21,2020
KABUL - Recent remarks by First Lady Rula Ghani about ministerial nominees who could not get a vote of confidence from the parliament have triggered a backlash among lawmakers ...
Journalists Seek Protection, Probe into Recent Attacks
December 21,2020
KABUL - Amid an increase in threats against media workers in Afghanistan, journalists on Saturday called on the government to launch an investigation into recent attacks ...
141 New COVID-19 Cases in 24 Hours
December 21,2020
KABUL - Ministry of Public Health reported Sunday, that out of 1,431 samples, 141 cases have turned positive in the last 24 hours.
At least 180,385 people have so far been ...
MP Wounded, 9 Killed in Kabul Blast
December 21,2020
KABUL - An explosion rocked Kabul city on Sunday morning, Kabul police headquarters confirmed...
Mohib-Led Delegation Due in Baku
December 21,2020
KABUL - A delegation, led by National Security Advisor Hamdullah Mohib, is scheduled arrived in Baku on a three-day visit on December 20...
Move Quickly to Ceasefire, US Asks Afghan Parties
December 21,2020
KABUL - The United States on Sunday renewed its call for the warring parties to swiftly end the violence and agree to a political settlement to the conflict...
Parliamentary, Provincial Polls in Ghazni Next Year
December 20,2020
KABUL - Long-delayed parliamentary and provincial council elections in southern Ghazni province would be held in October 2021, the poll panel chief said on Saturday...
Ghani Meets Afghan Negotiators, Seeks More Consolations
December 20,2020
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday met with the negotiating team of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan who returned to the country this week after three months of talks with the Taliban ...