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NPA Chief Rejects Accusations of Corruption
January 01,2020
KABUL - The head of the National Procurement Authority (NPA), Elham Hotaki, was summoned to the Wolesi Jirga, the lower house of the Afghan parliament, to brief MPs on ...
Helmand Wheat Farmers Turn to Poppies Again
January 01,2020
LASHKARGAH - A number of farmers who previously sowed wheat and corn crops have cultivated poppy plant in their fields in southern Helmand province this ...
Locals Say MOAB Caused No Harm to Human Health, Crops
January 01,2020
JALALABAD - Local officials and residents say GBU-43/B or Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb which was dropped in Momandara area of Achin district of eastern Nangarhar caused ...
Attack on a Vehicle of Security Forces in Herat
January 01,2020
HERAT ─ Local officials in Herat province have reported an armed attack on a vehicle of security forces in Zenda Jan district of the province. The governor’s ...
Shopkeeper Shot Dead in Kandahar’s Dand District
January 01,2020
KANDAHAR CITY - Unidentified gunmen shot dead a shopkeeper in the Dand district of southern Kandahar province on Tuesday morning, an official said ...
WJ Approves Legislative Decree on Peace Ministry
December 31,2019
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of Parliament on Monday approved a presidential legislative decree on creating the State Ministry on Peace Affairs, but some ...
9 Billion AFN Illegally to be Transferred to Ministry of Finance: MPs
December 31,2019
KABUL - This is for the third time that the ministry of finance will transfer at least nine billion Afghanis to its treasury which is against the law, said officials ...
Development of an App for Filing Complaints by The Kabul Municipality
December 31,2019
KABUL - The mayor of Kabul announces that kabul municipality has created an app so that citizens of the capital can now fill their complaints using their smart phones ...
Complaints Are Outnumbered; IECC Cannot Respond to Them in Time
December 31,2019
KABUL - Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) on Sunday said it could not respond to all the complaints on due date due to their high ...
Fate of Taliban Prisoners Discussed in Talks
December 31,2019
KABUL - Thousands of Taliban prisoners jailed in Afghanistan as insurgents see a peace deal being hammered out between the United States and the Taliban as their ticket to ...
Badakhshan Honey Yield 60pc Up in This Year
December 31,2019
KABUL - The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) on Monday said honey production reached 283 metric tons in northeastern Badakhshan province this ...
The Radiator Heating Systems of 5 High-Rise Buildings, Hotels Closed Due to Air Pollution
December 31,2019
KABUL ─ Late on last night [December 29, 2019], the Ministry of Interior banned the radiator heating systems of the hotels and high-rise buildings that were using ...
Afghan Taliban Says Has ‘No Intention of Declaring Ceasefire’
December 31,2019
KABUL - The Afghan Taliban said on Monday it had no intention of declaring a ceasefire and rejected reports that its leadership had agreed to ...
Six Taliban Fighters Killed in Balkh Airstrike
December 31,2019
BALKH - At least six Taliban fighters were killed and nine others were wounded in airstrikes in Balkh province on Sunday, the 209 Shaheen Corps said in a ...
Jangal Bagh Garden Being Revived in Jawzjan
December 31,2019
SHIBERGHAN - Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock department in northern Jawzjan province says the Jangal Bagh garden will be revived ...
Govt to Announce Peace Delegates after US-Taliban Deal: Palace
December 30,2019
KABUL - The Afghan government will disclose the list of the peace negotiating team once the US and the Taliban finalize their peace agreement, the Presidential Palace ...
Kandahar Also Bans Rupee in Local Transactions
December 30,2019
KANDAHAR - After Nangarhar and Khost provinces, officials in southern Kandahar province have also banned the use of Pakistan banknotes in buying or selling.
Afghan-Iranian Railroad to be Ready in March
December 30,2019
KABUL - A major railway line connecting Afghanistan and neighbouring Iran would be ready in March next year, a senior official said on Sunday. The construction of a ...
Violence Against Media in Afghanistan Down Over 40 Percent in 2019: Watchdog
December 30,2019
KABUL - Violence against the media in Afghanistan fell by more than 40 percent in 2019, a top watchdog said on Sunday. A total of 115 cases ...
Waiting for Taliban to Conclude US Talks, Announce Ceasefire: Ghani’s Adviser
December 30,2019
KABUL - Afghan government is waiting for the Taliban to conclude their talks with the United States and announce a ceasefire, an adviser to President Ashraf Ghani said on Sunday ...
Young Afghan MMA Fighter Defeats His Russian Rival in A Breathtaking Fight
December 30,2019
KABUL - Afghanistan’s young MMA fighter, Hussain Bakhsh Safari defeated his powerful Russian fighter Peter Berg in a breathtaking fight in Moscow on Saturday ...
AUAF Continues Operations, Looking to Grow
December 30,2019
KABUL - David Sedney, the president of the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) has denied reports on the possible closure of university as if the USAID ...
Key Taliban Commander Among 13 Killed in Kunduz Airstrike
December 30,2019
KUNDUZ - At least 13 Taliban fighters including a key commander of the group were killed in an airstrike by Afghan forces in Khan Abad district of Kunduz province, said ...
Work on 2nd Phase of Kajaki Dam Gets Under Way
December 30,2019
LASHKARGAH - Work on the second phase of the Kajaki dam was launched in southern Helmand province on Sunday. The second phase ...
Air Pollution Threatens Displaced Families in Kabul
December 30,2019
KABUL - Air pollution in Kabul, which has worsened with the arrival of winter, is threatening the lives of dozens of internally displaced families in the west of Kabul ...
Despite Exemptions, US Sanctions Hinder Trade in Chabahar Port
December 29,2019
KABUL - Officials in Kabul said recent US sanctions against Iran have affected Afghan investors’ trading through Iran’s Chabahar Port – which is otherwise considered a good alternative for ...
Pakistan Embassy in Kabul Resumes Its Full Consular Services
December 29,2019
KABUL – The Pakistan Embassy in Kabul has announced that it will resume its consular office after nearly two months. The Pakistan Embassy in Kabul had announced ...
Female Athletes Deprived of Afghanistan National Bowling Team Membership Due to Disregarding Islamic Hijab
December 29,2019
KABUL - The memberships of only two female members of Afghanistan’s National Bowling Team have been cancelled due to disregarding ‘Islamic veil’, officials at Afghanistan Bowling
Kabul Municipality: The Environmental Status of the Capital Is Worrying
December 29,2019
KABUL - Officials in Kabul, the Ministry of Interior and the Department of the Environment attended a news conference following an increase ...
2 UN Mission Guards Gunned Down in Herat City
December 29,2019
HERAT CITY - Unidentified gunmen have shot dead two workers of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) in western Herat province, an official said on Saturday ...
US Contractors Sued for Bribing Taliban in Afghanistan
December 29,2019
KABUL - American and other global firms helped finance a Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan that killed or wounded US soldiers and civilians, alleges a new lawsuit ...
ANA Not Meeting Target Enlistment Numbers: MoD
December 29,2019
KABUL - The Ministry of Defense on Friday said that the number of soldiers in the ranks of the Afghan National Army (ANA) is supposed to be around 234,000 officers, however, currently there ...
Taliban’s Military Leader Among 11 Killed in Samangan Clash
December 29,2019
AIBAK - Eleven Taliban militants have been killed during a clash with the security personnel in the Dara-i-Sauf Payeen district of northern Samangan province, an official ...
Afghan Forces Rescue Eight People from Taliban Prison in Ghazni
December 29,2019
GHAZNI - At least eight people were rescued from a Taliban prison in central Ghazni province, the Defense Ministry (MoD) said. In a statement released ...
Complaints Assessment in Provinces Starts Tomorrow
December 29,2019
KABUL - The preliminary election result was announced last Sunday and Ashraf Ghani who secured 50.64 percent votes is the winner. Dr. Abdullah Abdullah is second by securing over 39 percent ...