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NAI Accuses NSC of Gagging the Press
August 26, 2015
KABUL - The National Security Council (NSC) reportedly summoned a number of members of the press to their offices over the past month and accused them of administering Kabul ...
Regional Fight Needed to Dismantle Daesh: Ghani
August 25, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said regional countries needed to join hands against terrorism because the menace could not be eliminated...
Cultural SAARC Camp Opens in Bamyan
August 25, 2015
BAMYAN CITY - A cultural center of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was inaugurated followed by holding the Silk Road festival in central Bamyan province on ...
Thousands of Afghans Being Dispatched to Gulf States:Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
August 25, 2015
FAIZABAD - Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled Dr. Nasrin Oryakhel on Sunday said thousands of Afghan labourers would be sent to Saudi Arabia and Qatar in near future ...
Sherpao Wants Islamabad to Address Ghani’s Concerns
August 25, 2015
PESHAWAR - Pakistan should initiate concrete steps to address the Afghan government’s concerns, a senior political leader has said, warning that mistrust between the neighbours ...
Police Round up 200 Drug Addicts in Kabul
August 25, 2015
KABUL - Amidst a sharp rise in drug addict numbers in the country's cities, including Kabul, officials on Monday said that they have rounded up at least 200 drug addicts in the capital ...
‘Musa Qala on the Verge of Falling to Taliban’
August 25, 2015
LASHKARGAH - Taliban insurgents have surrounded the Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province and could capture it soon if security reinforcements failed to reach in-time, the ...
Attacks Against Kabul up Against Last Year: Shoffner
August 24, 2015
KABUL - Resolute Support Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner said over the weekend that insurgent attacks have increased in Kabul compared to the ...
Gen. Murad Vows Tit-for-Tat Response to Foreign Aggression
August 24, 2015
KABUL - Deputy Chief of Armed Forces Gen. Murad Ali Murad on Sunday asserted Afghanistan's preparedness to respond with full force against any foreign...
EU Suspends E-NIC Funding over Government Delay
August 24, 2015
KABUL - The European Union (EU) Special Representative and Head of the EU Delegation to Afghanistan, Ambassador Franz-Michael Mellbin, announced on Sunday the suspension of funds for ...
65pc of Working Women in North Complain of Harassment
August 24, 2015
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - On average, 65 percent of women complain they face harassment within the workplace in four northern provinces, a survey...
Ghani Condemns Kabul Attack, that Once Again Hit Civilians
August 24, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has expressed his shock at Saturday's suicide car bombing in Kabul and strongly condemned the incident, which left at least 12 people dead and up to 80 ...
Special Forces Conduct Successful Operation in Uruzgan
August 24, 2015
KABUL - Afghan Special Security Forces (ASSF) launched a complex operation to provide relief to Commander Samad and his Afghan Local Police members in Khas Uruzgan district in central...
We’re in Critical Condition, But on Right Track: Ghani
August 23, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday said Pakistan should understand the situation in Afghanistan and consider the same definition for terrorism in Afghanistan it defined for ...
Pakistan to Extend Afghan Refugees Stay for 2 Years:Alemi Balkhi
August 23, 2015
KABUL - Sayed Hussain Alemi Balkhi, minister for refugees and repatriation, on Saturday said Pakistan pledged to extend Afghan refugees’ stay for two more
Electoral Reform Suggestions to be Submitted Next Week
August 23, 2015
KABUL - The Electoral Reforms Commission on Saturday promised submitting next week a set of suggestions based on discussions with ...
Pakistan Forms Panel on Illegal Border Crossings
August 23, 2015
PESHAWAR - Pakistan’s apex court has constituted a high-level commission to file a comprehensive report on illegal border-crossings into the country from Afghanistan through Chaman ...
Operations in 16 Provinces Leave 120 Insurgents Dead:Ministry of Defense
August 23, 2015
KABUL - At least 120 insurgents were killed over the past 48 hours in 16 provinces, said officials at the Ministry of Defense...
Local Police Re-Take Control of Kohistanat
August 23, 2015
SAR-E-PUL - Local police forces have re-taken control of the center of the Kohistanat district in northern Sar-e-Pul province without any clashes, local officials...
New Taliban Leaders Trying to Strengthen Control: US
August 22, 2015
WASHINGTON - A senior Obama administration official has said new Taliban leaders are resorting to violence, as reflected in a series of terrorist attacks in Kabul, to establish their ...
Carter Assures Kabul of Continued Support, Advice
August 22, 2015
WASHINGTON - Afghan national security forces have performed well this year, US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said, promising the ally continued financial support and...
Govt. Lacks Political will to Reform Electoral System: Jamiat-I-Islami
August 22, 2015
KABUL - The Jamiat-i-Islami political party on Thursday alleged the government lacked the political will to reform the electoral system of the...
Pro-Taliban Clerics Meet in Quetta on Succession Row
August 22, 2015
KABUL - Hundreds of pro-Taliban religious leaders have gathered near Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, to resolve a lingering dispute over who ...
Officials Say NATO Tariff Exemption Enabling Bad Business Practices
August 22, 2015
KABUL - Fuel imported for the NATO forces still in Afghanistan is exempted from custom tariffs. But recent reports by Afghan officials have suggested the exemption distorts ...
Nimroz Insecurity Hampering Uplift Projects: Public Reps
August 22, 2015
ZARANJ - People’s representatives and residents of southwestern Nimroz province complain growing insecurity is hampering implementation of reconstruction projects, blaming the ...
President, CEO Praise Troops on Independence Day
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August 20, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani along with CEO Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday addressed a large gathering of delegates at a ceremony to mark the country's 96th Anniversary of ...
Ulumi Urges Taliban to Get Rid of Foreign Slavery
August 20, 2015
KABUL - Interior Minister Noorul Haq Ulumi on Tuesday urged the Taliban to get rid of slavery of neighbouring countries, particularly of Pakistan, and instead work for their own ...
No Place to Hide for Terrorists:Ash Carter
August 20, 2015
KABUL - U.S Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday there was no place in the world for terrorists to hide and that US troops in Afghanistan are trying to ensure the world and the ...
96th Independence Day Celebrated Countrywide
August 20, 2015
KABUL - The 96th Afghanistan’s Independence Day was celebrated with national zeal throughout the country in which thousands of countrymen participated amid colorful...
Masoom Stanekzai: Pakistan in Declared War Against Afghanistan
August 20, 2015
KABUL - The acting minister of defense, Masoom Stanekzai, has said Pakistan has entered into a declared war against ....
7 Billion Afghanis Decline Registered in Revenue
August 18, 2015
KABUL - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Monday registered seven billion Afghanis decline in revenue this year and directed costume officials to complete the target in the next three months ...
Pakistan Sending Fighters in Name of IS: Ullomi
August 18, 2015
GHAZNI CITY - Interior Minister Noorul Haq Ullomi on Monday accused Pakistan of sending armed individuals disguised as Islamic State (IS) fighters to destabilise the ...
Ghani Orders Distribution of E-NIC Cards on Trial Basis
August 18, 2015
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has ordered the officials concerned distribution of Electronic National Identity Cards (E-NIC) on trial basis, the Presidential Palace said in a ...
25,000 Out-of-School Children Being Enrolled in Kandahar
August 18, 2015
KANDAHAR CITY - Education officials said on Monday nearly 25,000 out-of-school children both boys and girls would be brought to schools as part of an enrollment campaign during ...
Measures Discussed to Legalize Afghan Refugees Living in Iran
August 18, 2015
KABUL - The 19th trilateral summit addressing the grievances of Afghan refugees in Iran was held on Monday in Kabul at a time when over two million Afghan refugees still lacked legal ...