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Bodies of Beheaded Passengers Arrive in Kabul
November 11, 2015
KABUL - Families of seven beheaded passengers on Tuesday evening moved the bodies of their beloved ones from Ghazni to Kabul in a bid to seek justice from government...
Afghans Protest Against Beheading of Civilians
November 11, 2015
GHAZNI - Thousands of Afghans demonstrated on Tuesday in Ghazni city, capital of the eastern Ghazni province, to protest against beheading of seven civilians by...
36% of Afghanistan Population under Poverty Line
November 10, 2015
KABUL - According to a joint survey by the ministry of economic and the World Bank over 36% of the people of Afghanistan live under the poverty line. Afghan economic...
Turning Towards India for Military Assistance an Essential Need: MPs
November 10, 2015
KABUL - A number of Members of Parliament on Monday said that Afghanistan’s demand for military assistance from India is an important need and the government...
US to Stay in Afghanistan: Senator Rose
November 10, 2015
KABUL - A US delegation who visited Chief of Executive Abdullah Abdullah has stated that US Government will not leave Afghanistan unless Afghanistan quits its ties...
NATO to Beef up RS Mission as Frustration Mounts on Afghanistan Future
November 10, 2015
KABUL - NATO partners are considering ways of beefing up their training and assistance mission in Afghanistan as concern grows over the ability of local forces to fight...
Taliban Had Demanded 5 Million before Stoning Rokhshana
November 10, 2015
KABUL - Taliban had asked for 5 million Afghanis in order to free the 19-year-old Rokhshana who they later stoned to death on the accusation of eloping with a man after her...
Nangarhar University Students Raise Taliban, Daesh Flags
November 10, 2015
JALALABD - Dozens of Nangarhar University students in an unprecedented move on Sunday raised the flags of Taliban, Daesh and Hizb-e-Islami militant groups in a...
Ghani Questions Effectiveness of Past Decade Investments
November 09, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday questioned the standard of constructions and investment of billions of dollars in Kabul over the past decade. Addressing the...
EU Wants Afghanistan to Resolve Joint Water Disputes with Neighbors
November 09, 2015
KABUL - European Union demanded Afghanistan to resolve its joint water disputes with its neighboring countries to avoid upcoming problems. European Union Ambassador...
October the Deadliest Month so Far in 2015
November 09, 2015
KABUL - October was the deadliest month in Afghanistan as the insecurity occurrences saw a sharp increase compared to first nine months of 2015 – when the combat mission...
Balkh Province Undertakes Socio Demographic and Economic Survey
November 09, 2015
MAZAR-I SHARIF - The Central Statistics Organization (CSO) of Afghanistan and the provincial government of Balkh on Monday announced to conduct the Socio Demographic...
Taliban Splinter Group Ready for Peace Talks
November 09, 2015
KABUL - An Afghan Taliban splinter group, which refuses Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor as successor of late Mullah Omar, says they are ready to talk peace with...
Electricity Rate to Go up in Afghanistan Due to High Dollar Value: DABS
November 09, 2015
KABUL - Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), Afghanistan’s national utility company, has announced that electricity tariff would increase with effect from next...
Ghani Cancels Controversial Project with Kabul Bank Criminal
November 08, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday issued a decree invalidating the contract recently signed with a bankrupt debtor of Kabul Bank. Khalilullah Frozi – one...
Turkmenistan Starts Work on $10bn Gas Pipeline
November 08, 2015
ASHGABAT - Energy-rich Turkmenistan's leader has ordered the start of construction on a pipeline carrying gas from the former Soviet state to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan...
Ghani Visits Logar, Meets Officials over Security Situation
November 08, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Friday visited Logar province, about 50 kilometers south of Kabul, to review the security situation of the province, said a...
Daesh Flag Lowered in Achin, 50 Fighters Killed
November 08, 2015
KABUL - Nearly 50 members of newly-emerged Daesh group have been killed in a wide-scale operation in Achin district in eastern Nangarhar, officials said Saturday...
Herat Farmers to Make Afs 500mn This Year from Saffron Business
November 08, 2015
HERAT - Saffron harvest season has kicked off in Herat province and farmers are expecting to generate about 500mn Afghanis in revenue this year, Herat’s...
IOM Distributes Aid to 1,000 Earthquake-Hit Families
November 08, 2015
KABUL - International Organization for Migration (IOM) distributed vital relief supplies across northern, central and eastern Afghanistan this week, helping families...
European Officials Stress Cooperation with Asia in Tackling Global Challenges
November 07, 2015
LUXEMBOURG CITY - European leaders attending the foreign ministers' meeting within the framework of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) have on many occasions stressed...
NATO Welcomes United Countries Presence Plan in Afghanistan
November 07, 2015
KABUL - NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised the presence plan of NATO’s country members in Afghanistan. I welcome united countries decision to ...
Kabul Serena Hotel Repair and Maintenance Support to Shamsa Children Village
November 07, 2015
WASHINGTON - The US Department of Defence has said that it’s no longer conducting counter-terrorism operations against the Taliban in Afghanistan because...
Land Grabbing Main Cause of Delay in Construction of New Kabul City
November 07, 2015
KABUL - Minister of Urban Development in presentation of his first 100 days work said that land grabbing caused the delay for construction of New Kabul City. Sayed Sadat...
Criticisms Spark after Kabul Bank Criminals Allowed to Enjoy Business
November 07, 2015
KABUL - The recent move of government to include bankrupt debtors of Kabul Bank to a vast government project has questioned the independence of Afghanistan's Judicial...
Afghanistan ‘Poised to Acquire’ Military Helicopters from India
November 07, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan is reportedly about to acquire four Russian-made Mi-25 attack helicopters from India amid a widening Taliban insurgency across the country...
CEO Warns of Not Accepting Any Jirga Except “Joya Jirga of Constitution”
November 05, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan Chief of Executive Officer, Abdullah Abdullah warned Wednesday that no Jirga is acceptable for him except “Loya Jirga”. CEO emphasized...
Russia Worried By ISIL Presence in Afghanistan Near Tajik, Turkmen Borders
November 05, 2015
MOSCOW - Russia is alarmed by the concentration of Islamic State (ISIL) militants in Afghanistan’s north, near its borders with Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, as well as...
NATO General Calls to Resume Military Operation in Afghanistan
November 05, 2015
WASHINGTON - German NATO General Hans-Lothar Domröse said that NATO should again launch a military operation in Afghanistan and conduct airstrikes against radical...
MPs Called Alleged Stoning of Rokhshana Inhumane, Un-Islamic
November 05, 2015
KABUL - Lawmakers strongly criticized stoning of Rokhshana, 19, accused of adultery, and called it inhumane and un-Islamic. The woman was stoned last week in accusation...
Abdullah and Li Discuss Bilateral Cooperation
November 05, 2015
KABUL – Chinese Vice President, Li Yuanchao, and CEO Abdullah Abdullah held a meeting Tuesday evening in Kabul to discuss bilateral cooperation aimed at further...
Afghanistan’s ‘Mother of Education’ Wins Wise 2015 Laureate Award
November 05, 2015
DOHA - The Seventh World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) 2015 has awarded WISE Prize for Education Laureate to Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) Founder...
Kabul and Beijing Mark 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties
November 04, 2015
Afghanistan, China Sign Three Cooperation Agreements KABUL - Afghanistan and People's Republic of China celebrated Tuesday the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ...
Russia Says it Doesn’t Mind if Assad Stays or Steps Down
November 04, 2015
MOSCOW - A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday that Moscow does not consider it a matter of principle that Syrian President Bashar Assad should...
We Must Hit Climate Target to Avoid Refugee Waves: Merkel
November 04, 2015
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the world must do everything it can to meet an international goal to fight global warming, arguing that failing to do ...