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Abdullah Ready for Debate with Ghani
May 24, 2014
KABUL - Embarking on his runoff election campaign, frontrunner Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday said he was ready for a televised debate with his main challenger Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai ...
Afghanistan Suffers Trade Blow as China Halts Dollar Deals with Banks
May 24, 2014
KABUL - Chinese banks have halted dollar transactions with most Afghan commercial banks, the central bank governor said on Thursday, making it difficult for businesses to pay for imports ...
Terror Threatens Regional Stability: Karzai
May 22, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said terrorism, a threat to peace and stability in the region, could be overcome through confidence-building measures, mutual respect for each ...
Runoff Campaign Kicks off Today
May 22, 2014
KABUL - Amid security concerns, three-week canvassing for the runoff election between Dr. Abdullah Abdullah and Dr. Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai would begin on Thursday, an official ...
WJ Mulls Amending Election Law
May 22, 2014
KABUL – Member of Wolesi Jirga (WJ), Lower House of Parliament, on Wednesday suggested two conditions, including graduation, for Wolesi Jirga (lower house) candidates should be added ...
Post-2014 Mission: 16,000 Troops Suggested
May 22, 2014
WASHINGTON - A former Pentagon official on Tuesday recommended a presence of minimum of 10,000 US troops and another 6,000 from NATO countries post 2014, saying anything less would be unhelpful ...
Kabul Talks Focus on Security, Drawdown
May 21, 2014
KABUL - At a day-long trilateral meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, Pakistan and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) military leaders on Monday agreed to ...
Provincial Election Results Announced
May 21, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced preliminary results from the April 5 provincial council elections on Tuesday, several days behind ...
Afghanistan’s Reproductive Health Celebrated by World Leaders
May 21, 2014
GENEVA - The Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health (GLC) honors the government of Afghanistan with a Resolve Award Special Mention for their leadership in expanding access to ...
Karzai Calls for Sino-Afghan Fight against Terror
May 20, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai, who met his Chinese counterpart in Shanghai, said on Monday that Afghanistan was willing to make joint efforts with China to combat terrorism and transnational ...
Banks Should Require Insurance Certificate before Providing Loans: Delawari
May 20, 2014
KABUL - Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) Chief, Noorullah Delawari, stressed on the importance of insurance for the banking sector in Afghanistan at a conference held by the Afghanistan Insurance ...
Keep All Polling Centres Open, Voters Ask Govt.
May 20, 2014
KABUL - Residents of different provinces have asked the authorities concerned for opening closed polling centres in the runoff presidential elections, an official said ...
Key Security Officials Discuss Security for Runoff
May 19, 2014
KABUL - The First Vice President, Mohammad Yunus Qanuni and the top Afghan army commanders from five zones of Afghanistan got together at the Ministry of Defense in Kabul on Sunday to discuss ...
Human Trafficking Poses Major Threats to Afghan Children
May 19, 2014
KABUL - Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSMD) has reported that human strugglers transfer Afghan children abroad through illegal means and many of these children ...
IEC Dismisses More Than 3,300 Employees
May 19, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) sent out a notice on Sunday to their staff warning them that any sort of fraud happens during runoff under their staffs' supervision will ...
All Set for 4G System Launch: Sangin
May 19, 2014
KABUL - The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) on Sunday said they would soon launch the fourth generation (4G) mobile telecommunication technology system ...
NCS Approves 12-Year Strategic Perspective for ANA
May 18, 2014
KABUL - The National Security Council (NSC) on Saturday approved a 12-year-long strategic perspective concerning Afghan National Army (ANA)’s strength, equipment and recruitment ...
IEC Warns Govt. Institutions of Election Interference
May 18, 2014
KABUL - Noor Mohammamd Noor, spokesman to the Independent Elections Commission (IEC) on Saturday reported that governors and a number of ministers were involved in riggings and interference ...
Legislator Wants Secure, Credible Runoff
May 18, 2014
KABUL - Lawmakers in Parliament on Saturday reinforced calls for heightened security in the lead up to June's runoff election, also urging election commission officials to prevent the mistakes ...
June 14 Runoff Vote to Cost $18mln: IEC
May 18, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Saturday announced printing 15 million ballot papers for the runoff polls, a process that is estimated to cost more than $18 million ...
Presidential Elections Go Into Second Round
May 17, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced on Thursday, that a second round of elections will be held on June 14 between leading candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf ...
Abdullah, Ghani Accept Final Results
May 17, 2014
KABUL - Frontrunners Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Thursday said they accepted the final results from the April presidential elections and were ready for a runoff round ...
Iran Pays Afghan Refugees $500 a Month to Fight in Syria
May 17, 2014
KABUL - According to reports, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has been recruiting thousands of Afghan refugees to fight against the rebel forces in Syria ...
ECC Must Resume the Review: Abdullah
May 15, 2014
KABUL - Leading presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah reacted to the review of the Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) on Wednesday at a press conference, adding that there is still ...
Final Presidential Poll Results Today
May 15, 2014
KABUL - Following the receipt of a detailed report on electoral complaints, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Wednesday said the final result of the April 5 presidential vote ...
Pakistan, Afghanistan out of Sync over Transit Fee
May 15, 2014
ISLAMABAD - An ongoing plan to import electricity from Central Asia, which has the backing of United States, faces delay as Pakistan and Afghanistan are locked in a row over ...
536 Prisoners Released in 3 Provinces
May 15, 2014
KABUL - About 536 prisoners have been released from central jails in three provinces in compliance with a presidential decree issued on Mujahideen Victory Day, falling on April 28 ...
Karzai to Retain Influence Even After Polls: Dobbins
May 14, 2014
KABUL - President Hamid Karzai will maintain his political influence even after his replacement in the wake of the elections, an American diplomat said on Tuesday ...
Afghan Forces Killed 275 Militants in Last One Week
May 14, 2014
KABUL - Afghan-Army31At least 275 Taliban militants were killed during military operations conducted by Afghan national security forces during the past one week ...
All Electoral Complaints Investigated: IECC
May 14, 2014
KABUL - The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) said on Tuesday evening it had investigated all objections and would share its report with the main panel ...
Villagers Eating Grass under Taliban Siege: ICG
May 14, 2014
KABUL - Residents in a village blockaded by the Taliban insurgents in southern province of Kandahar were made to eat grass due to severe food shortages, a report said ...
Presidential Runoff Delayed 17 Days
May 13, 2014
KABUL - Independent Election Commission (IEC) spokesman Noor Mohammad Noor announced on Monday that the runoff round between the top two presidential candidates, required by law if no one ...
Abdullah’s Team Claims Widespread Rigging
May 13, 2014
KABUL - Frontrunner Dr. Abdullah Abdullah’s team on Monday said electoral fraud had been committed at various stages of the April 5 elections and the fate of more than 900,000 votes remained ...
End Child Recruitments for War: Ján Kubiš
May 13, 2014
KABUL - The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) unveiled a booklet about child protection laws for the Afghan government to implement in protecting the children ...
We No Longer Recognise Kabul Mayor: Speaker
May 13, 2014
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of parliament, on Monday said that it no longer formally recognised the Kabul mayor, urging lawmakers to call off their strike against ...