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Abdullah Pledges Reassessment of Afghan Photographer's Case
March 03, 2015
KABUL - The sentencing of prominent Afghan photographer Najibullah Musafir to six months in jail has journalists and journalism institutions calling on Chief Executive Abdullah ...
Japan will Donate $20m for Urban Infrastructure Programme
March 03, 2015
KABUL - The government of Japan would provide a total amount of $20,000,000 of grant assistance to Afghanistan through UN-Habitat for its Community-Led Urban Infrastructure Programme ...
Pak- Afghan Ties Gaining Momentum: Sharif
March 03, 2015
KABUL - Talking to Afghanistan ambassador to Pakistan, Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif said that relations between Islamabad and Kabul have been undergoing ...
McKinley Stresses Representation in Peace Talks
March 03, 2015
KABUL - The US ambassador to Afghanistan while reiterating his country’s support to the peace drive said that women’s representation in the peace negotiations was of ...
New Police Officers Deployed to Kabul
March 03, 2015
KABUL - Following a decree by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani regarding appointment of competent district chiefs in the capital Kabul, 27 police officials have been deputed in the ...
Ghani Orders Plan to Solve Kabul Drinking Water Issue
March 03, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani has directed the authorities concerned to adopt essential measures to resolve the issue of a lack of clean drinking water in Kabul and increasing the number ...
More Than 300 Killed in Recent Avalanches across Country: Abdullah
March 03, 2015
KABUL - The Chief Executive of the National Unity Government (NUG) Abdullah Abdullah on Monday said that more than 300 people were killed in recent avalanches throughout the ...
Budget spending needs streamlined system: SAO
March 01, 2015
KABUL - The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) on Saturday urged Ministry of Finance to take budget reports seriously and asked parliament to develop a system of reward and punishment for ...
Nation mourns after 260 dead in avalanches
March 01, 2015
KABUL - The cabinet announced a three-day national mourning to express solidarity with families who lost their beloved ones to avalanches in several parts of the country, a statement from ...
Mafia Boss Raees Khudaidad Executed in Kabul
March 01, 2015
Raees Khudaidad, the most notorious mafia boss in Afghanistan's history, was hung to death at Pul-e-Charkhi prison of Kabul, National Directorate of Security (NDS) said in a ...
Decision on Troop Adjustment Soon: John Kerry
February 26, 2015
WASHINGTON - The US President, Barack Obama, would soon make his decision on troop adjustment, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, told lawmakers Tuesday ahead of the US visit of the ...
1 Released of 30 Kidnapped Zabul Passengers
February 26, 2015
QALAT - Officials in southern Zabul said that only one individual among 30 passengers kidnapped by unidentified gunmen was released on ...
New Kabul Bank Also Faces $50m Losses: Watchdog
February 26, 2015
KABUL - The Integrity Watch Afghanistan on Wednesday said the New Kabul Bank was also facing losses after the government failed to take stern action against individuals involved in the ...
Electoral Reform Commission Awaits Presidential Order: CEO Office
February 25, 2015
KABUL - The chief executive's office of the National Unity Government has expressed optimism that President Ashraf Ghani will issue his decree regarding the establishment of the special ...
US Rules out Change in Afghan Strategy
February 25, 2015
WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama is open to the idea of tailoring his Afghan strategy based on advice from his commanders, the White House said Monday but ruled out any change ...
Ghani Wants Refugees’ Plight Alleviated
February 25, 2015
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday stressed the need for a proper and organised programme to resolve the problems of Afghan refugees in foreign ...
Taliban Finalize Peace Negotiators: Akbar Agha
February 25, 2015
KABUL - After showing a green signal for peace talks, the Taliban have likely selected their seven representatives residing in Qatar to attend peace negotiations with the Afghan ...
Security Officials Defend Drone Strategy as Necessary, Effective
February 25, 2015
KABUL - Despite the controversy that has surrounded them, U.S. drone strikes in Afghanistan and across the border in the Pakistani tribal belt have been crucial in weakening militant ...
Afghans Want Peace and Stability: Dr. Abdullah
February 24, 2015
>KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Monday hinted at early beginning of peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban leadership, but said national ...
Peace Doesn't Mean Gambling with Rights of People: Abdullah
February 23, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah at a peace seminar on Sunday declared that the peace talks with the Taliban will not be impeding on the rights of people, which many have ...
Senior Taliban Negotiator Visits Pakistan
February 23, 2015
KABUL - A senior Afghan Taliban’s negotiator, Qari Din Mohammad, is expected in Pakistan amid reports initial talks between the rebels and the Kabul administration have begun in ...
Terrorism was a Threat to both US-Afghanistan: Ghani
February 22, 2015
KABUL - Emphasizing on his previous intentions before to be elected as the new Pentagon chief, Ashton B. Carter stressed the need for serious dialogues with the Afghan leadership on review ...
No More Clemency for Attackers on Security Forces: Govt.
February 22, 2015
KABUL - The government has decided that individuals involved in attacks on security officials would not get any clemency in ...
Pak, US Agree to Align Support for Afghan-Led Reconciliation
February 22, 2015
WASHINGTON - Susan Rice, the US national security advisor, and Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the Pakistani minister of interior, on Friday agreed on the need to align support for Afghan-led ...
Obama Calls for Unity against Violent Extremism
February 21, 2015
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday echoed his Wednesday's call for Muslim communities around the world to resist the notion that the West was at war with Islam in his ...
Kerry Sees “Unprecedented Level” of Af-Pak Cooperation
February 21, 2015
WASHINGTON - In recent months there has been an unprecedented level of co-operation between Kabul and Islamabad, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, said Thursday as he praised the ...
Elections without Reform Would be a Mistake: British Envoy
February 21, 2015
KABUL - Holding parliamentary elections this year without first reforming the nation's electoral system would be a major mistake, British Ambassador to Afghanistan Richard Stagg warned ...
Pakistan Reiterates Support for Afghan Reconciliation
February 21, 2015
KABUL - Pakistan military appeared hopeful about progress in Afghan reconciliation as it warned of potential spoilers in the process, Pakistani media reports on ...
Terrorism Not to be Tied to Any Religion: Ghani
February 19, 2015
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said that terrorism has no religion and the terrorists are only tarnishing the image of ...
Civilian Casualties up 22pc in 2014, UN Finds
February 19, 2015
KABUL - At least 3,700 Afghan civilians, including women and children, were either killed or wounded as a result of the ongoing conflict in the country in 2014, the United Nations said ...
UN Urges Reforms in Poll Panels
February 19, 2015
KABUL - The United Nations special representative for Afghanistan on Wednesday stressed for transparent parliamentarian elections and urged the government to further ...
No Compromise on National Interest: Abdullah
February 18, 2015
KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday said the unity government would not compromise on Afghanistan’s national interest under any ...
Pakistan's Army and ISI Chiefs Arrive to Kabul
February 18, 2015
KABUL - Pakistan's Army Chief Gen. Raheel Sharif and the Director Gen. of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Rizwan Akhtar, the country's intelligence agency chief, arrived in ...
Ghani Visits Iran Soon to Stabilize Bilateral Ties
February 18, 2015
KABUL - Following formal invitation extended by his Iranian counterpart, President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is set to visit Tehran to further bolster cooperation between the two countries ...
Police Chiefs Gather to Discuss Spring Fighting, Key Issues
February 18, 2015
KABUL - As the spring fighting season nears, police chiefs from all over the country gathered in Kabul to attend a three-day key security seminar aimed at examining and discussing ...