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Some Neighboring Countries Have Made us ‘Gladiators’
September 12, 2015
KABUL - Mohammad Mohaqiq, the second deputy to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the government of Afghanistan has said that: “some of the neighboring countries have made...
Pakistani Taliban Militants Shifting Over to ISIS: Janan Mosazai
September 12, 2015
KABUL - The Afghan ambassador to Pakistan Janan Mosazai said the militants of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are shifting over to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist...
30 Taliban Killed in Badakhshan Operations
September 12, 2015
KABUL - As clashes intensified around Raghestan district of northeastern Badakhshan province, the Ministry of Interior on Friday said more than 30 Taliban fighters and five security...
Czech Troops to Stay in Afghanistan Beyond 2016: PM
September 12, 2015
KABUL - Czech troops may stay in Afghanistan even after an end to the US military mission there in 2016, a media report said on Thursday.Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka hinted...
Pacific Approach to Deal with the Dual Burden of TB-Diabetes
September 08, 2015
Many of the 22 countries that comprise the Pacific Islands region have very high rates of type-2 diabetes (upto 37% prevalence in adults) and high rates of TB as well...
400 More Schoolgirls Poisoned in Herat
September 08, 2015
HERAT CITY - Nearly 400 schoolgirls and teachers had to be hospitalised after being poisoned in western Herat province, an official said on...
Ghani Issues Decree on Proposals by ERC
September 08, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has approved in a decree seven proposals of the Special Electoral Reforms Commission (ERC) that were submitted to his office last ...
Nangarhar a Daesh Stronghold: MPs
September 08, 2015
KABUL - Zahir Qadir, the first deputy speaker of Parliament said Monday that eastern Nangarhar province has become a Daesh stronghold and strongly criticized government for having ignored...
Pakistani Banks Freeze More Than 210 Seminary Accounts
September 08, 2015
PESHAWAR - Pakistani banks have frozen accounts of more than 200 religious schools in compliance with instructions from the central bank, a media report said on...
ISI Picks Taliban Leaders :Mansour Dadullah
September 08, 2015
KABUL - Mullah Mansour Dadullah, a senior Taliban commander in southern Afghanistan – says he returned to Afghanistan recently after refusing to work with Pakistan's Inter-Services ...
Afghan Officials Failed to Convince Int’l Community: CSA
September 08, 2015
KABUL - A number of Civil Society Activists (CSA) have stated that Afghan officials have failed to convince the International community members and representatives who had attended the ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree to End Blame Game: Aziz
September 07, 2015
KABUL - Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to end a blame game over a spate of attacks and said they will instead work to restore trust, Pakistan's foreign policy chief...
Eliminate Terrorist Sanctuaries, Pakistan Reminded
September 07, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan once again asked Pakistan on Sunday to take concrete action against insurgents who had declared war on the Afghan people from its ...
World Bank Predicts Slow Recovery for Afghanistan
September 07, 2015
KABUL - Annette Dixon, Vice President for South Asia Region, The World Bank, summed up Afghanistan's present economic climate in a speech to delegates at the Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) in ...
Industrialists Ask Govt. to Honour Vows, Review Tax Hike
September 07, 2015
KABUL - Industrialists on Sunday asked the government to honour its pledges about resolving problems being faced by the private sector and...
190 Insurgents Captured in 2 Months: NDS
September 07, 2015
GHAZNI CITY - Up to 190 insurgents have been detained over the past two months in the southern province of Ghazni, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official claimed on ...
Taliban Rejects Ulema Council’s Fatwa on War
September 07, 2015
KABUL - The head of Badghis' Ulema Council, Mawlawi Ibrahim, on Sunday said the council has issued a fatwa against the Taliban's war on security forces, but that the insurgent leaders ...
Afghanistan Doesn’t want to be in Isolation: Ghani
September 06, 2015
KABUL - Afghanistan could connect regional countries through the Silk Road and build a joint future through its primitive sources, President Ghani said on Friday, the second day of the ...
Afghanistan Ready to Sign MoUs with SAARC: Ghani
September 06, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said Afghanistan was ready to sign memoranda of understanding with the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) on energy, disaster ...
EU Asks Kabul to Move from Words to Deeds on Reforms
September 06, 2015
KABUL - The European Union (EU) has urged the Afghan government to move from words to deeds to show the Afghan people it was serious about implementing...
Cut in Reliance on Foreign Aid after 2024: Ghani
September 06, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has said Afghanistan is going to stand on its own feet during the transformation period (2015-2024) when the country’s reliance on international ...
President Wants Afghan-Iran Border to be a Trade Hub
September 06, 2015
KABUL - Kabul has always tried to improve trade ties with Tehran, President Ashraf Ghani said on Friday, desiring greater bilateral cooperation in the wake of the Iran-US ...
Regional Trade to Benefit Afghans the Most: Haqjo
September 06, 2015
KABUL - The Afghanistan Investment Support Agency (AISA) on Thursday termed the sixth two-day Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (REECA) that began on Thursday in ...
US Stresses Early Resumption of Afghan Peace Parleys
September 03, 2015
PESHAWAR - Currently in the thick of a succession struggle, the Taliban are not ready for resuming talks with the administration of President Ashraf Ghani until the resolution of ...
Haqqanis Main Bone of Contention with Islamabad
September 03, 2015
KABUL - The Afghan government on Tuesday identified the presence of terrorist groups, particularly of the Haqqani network on the Pakistani soil “the main source of ...
Sartaj Aziz to Visit Kabul, Ease Tensions
September 03, 2015
KABUL - Pakistan's national security advisor, Sartaj Aziz, is expected to visit Afghanistan amid strained relations between Kabul and...
Dadullah Besieged in Zabul as Taliban Cracks Widen
September 03, 2015
KABUL - Some Taliban sources on Wednesday said supporters of the group’s new supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour had besieged a senior Taliban military commander Mullah Mansour ...
Another 2,500 Bamyan Homes Go Green
September 03, 2015
BAMYAN CITY - More than 2,500 families on Wednesday extended solar power in central Bamyan province amid complaints the charges exceed those in other ...
Nimroz Customs Revenue up by 1b Afs: Official
September 03, 2015
ZARANJ - Customs officials in southwestern Nimroz province claim their department’s revenue has increased by one billion afghanis during the first nine months of this solar year compared ...
Ghani Calls for Jihad to Fight Corruption
September 02, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday strongly condemned corruption and called for a national Jihad to fight the scourge that has gripped the ...
Talks Between Pakistan, Afghanistan Likely to Resume This Week
September 02, 2015
KARACHI - Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan are likely to resume this week when Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz...
Terrorist Sanctuaries in Pakistan Undermine Afghan Stability: US
September 02, 2015
WASHINGTON - Contrary to the latest Pakistani claim that the Haqqani network no longer exits inside its territory, the Pentagon on Monday said terrorist safe havens in that country ...
Taliban Recapture 3 Areas of Qaisar District
September 02, 2015
MAIMANA - Taliban insurgents recaptured three localities, including Khwaja Kitni, and seized some military gear in the Qaisar district of northern Faryab province, an official said on ...
Taliban Capture 20 Soldiers in Dand-I-Ghori District: Baghlan PC
September 02, 2015
SAR-I-PUL - Severe clashes have taken place between security forces and Taliban in parts of Dand-e-Ghor in northern Baghlan province.Reports suggest that Taliban carried out a coordinated ...
Fewest Women Hold Govt. Posts in Khost
September 02, 2015
KHOST CITY - Women are not given a priority when it comes to employment in government departments of southeastern Khost province, civil society activists...