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Afghanistan Records Highest Daily COVID-19 Death Toll of 41
June 06,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan reported on Saturday 41 more deaths from the coronavirus, marking the country’s highest daily rise in fatalities and taking the total number ...
EU Envoy Calls for End to Hazaras Being Targeted
June 05,2021
Tomas Niklasson, Acting Special Envoy of the European Union for Afghanistan, said Thursday that ...
Ukrainian, Afghan Foreign Ministers Hold First Conversation in 13 Years
June 05,2021
KYIV - As part of the implementation of the Asian strategy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Kuleba had a phone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs ...
Turkish Airlines Increases Daily Flights as Travel Demand Soars
June 05,2021
Turkish Airlines has added three flights to its weekly schedule between Kabul and Istanbul following a rise in demand by its passengers, Afghan aviation officials ...
1,310 New Cases of COVID-19, 36 Deaths Reported
June 05,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Friday reported 1,310 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 3,811 samples tested in the last 24 hours. . .
The Afghan Policewoman Facing Abuse at Work
June 05,2021
KABUL - A BBC investigation has revealed widespread allegations of sexual harassment and abuse in the ...
US ‘Strongly’ Urges Its Citizens in Afghanistan to Leave ASAP Amid COVID-19 Surge
June 05,2021
As COVID-19 cases have increased sharply in Afghanistan, the United States embassy is “strongly” has suggested that its citizens make plans to leave the country ...
NATO Chief Says It’s Time for Afghans to Take ‘Full Responsibility’
June 02,2021
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said late Monday that “there is no doubt that Afghanistan faces serious challenges,” but that he strongly ...
Fawzia Koofi in Fortune’s World’s Greatest Leaders List
June 02,2021
Afghan women’s rights advocate and peace negotiator, Fawzia Koofi, has been named as one of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders of 2021 by Fortune magazine...
US Wrapping Up Ops at Bagram and Preparing to Hand Over Base
June 02,2021
KABUL - As the U.S. continues with its withdrawal of troops, sources at Bagram Air Base, also known as Bagram Airfield, told BBC that logistical work around handing over ...
Afghan Officials Arrested for The Charge of Corruption and Embezzlements
June 02,2021
KABUL - Senior government officials detained for the charges of corruption and embezzlement, an official said.
Tariq Arian, a spokesperson to the Ministry ...
Daily COVID-19 Cases, Death Count Continues to Rise
June 02,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 1,045 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 3,614 samples tested in the last 24 hours...
Turkey Applies A 14-Day Quarantine on Passengers from Afghanistan
June 02,2021
KABUL - The Turkish Embassy in Kabul has announced a new travel advisory for passengers from 8 countries including Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh ...
Workshop on Strengthening Women’s Economy Held
June 02,2021
JALALABAD - A handicrafts exhibition and a workshop on economic empowerment of women were held in eastern Nangarhar province on Tuesday...
Ghani: Taliban Want to Kill Me, But I Want to Hug Them
June 01,2021
KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has said that the Taliban aim to kill him, but he wants to hug them...
1,566 New Cases of COVID-19, 30 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan
June 01,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Monday reported 1,566 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 5,032 samples tested in the last 24 hours...
President Ghani Aide Criticizes Rahmani’s Pakistan Visit
June 01,2021
KABUL - Presidential adviser on cultural affairs, Shah Hussain Murtazawi, has criticized the visit of the Wolesi Jirga speaker to Pakistan, citing an unconfirmed ...
Renewed Commitment Needed to Support Displaced Afghans and Their Hosts
June 01,2021
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling for a renewed commitment from the international community to stand in solidarity with millions of Afghans who are anxious about their ...
Karzai Calls for Peace Talks to be Moved to Afghanistan
June 01,2021
KABUL - Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday called for peace negotiations to be moved to home country.
Speaking at an event in Kabul, Karzai suggested ...
Qatar Condemns Attacks in Afghanistan, Niger
June 01,2021
DOHA - Qatar has expressed strong condemnation of the attack that targeted a wedding ceremony in the Kapisa region in northeastern Afghanistan, causing deaths and ...
USAID Officials Brief President on Future Projects
May 31,2021
KABUL - United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officials during a meeting briefed President Ashraf Ghani on the agency’s future development projects ...
Article 22 Violation A Key Barrier to Peace: People
May 31,2021
KABUL - Many Afghans believe that discrimination and granting privileges to specific groups of people has created problems and it remains a barrier to the peace process...
929 New Cases, 25 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan
May 31,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 929 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 3,368 samples tested in the last 24 hours...
Hekmatyar Reveals Details of Meeting with Ghani
May 31,2021
KABUL - Hizb-i-Islami leader Gulbduddin Hekmatyar on Sunday revealed details of his meeting with President Ashraf Ghani in former president Hamid Karzai’s residence earlier this month ...
1.5m E-ID Cards Issued in Last 2 Months: NSIA Head
May 31,2021
KABUL - The National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) says at least 1.5 million electronic identity (e-ID) cards have been distributed and 4.5 million such cards processed ...
Closing Educational Centers Irresponsible Move: Students
May 31,2021
KABUL - A number of university students on Saturday said that the Ministry of Public Health’s decision to close down educational centers was an irresponsible move...
Public Cooperation Urged to Curb Covid-19 Spread in Balkh
May 31,2021
MAZAR-I-SHARIF - Public Health Department Director Gul Ahmad Ayoubi has expressed concern over the lack of oxygen in northern Balkh province amid growing number of positive ...
India an Important Part of Afghanistan Conversation: Jaishankar
May 30,2021
WASHINGTON - There is a recognition in the US that India is an important part of the conversation when it comes to talk about the future of Afghanistan, External Affairs Minister ...
Iran Renews Support to Afghan Peace Process
May 30,2021
KABUL - Deputy and Acting Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab met with the Assistant Foreign Minister and General Director of Iran Foreign Ministry’s West Asia Department ...
Key US Military Base in Kabul Handed Over to Afghan Forces
May 30,2021
KABUL - A key military base of US forces in downtown, the New Kabul Compound, also known as NKC, was handed over to the Ministry of Defense at a ceremony on Friday...
Afghanistan Ready to Purchase Arms and Equipment from Russia - Ambassador
May 30,2021
MOSCOW - Kabul is ready to purchase weapons from Moscow, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Russia Said Tayeb Jawad said in an interview with TASS...
India Reaffirms Commitment to Support Afghanistan
May 29,2021
Deputy and Acting Foreign Minister Mirwais Nab met with Head of the Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran (PAI) Devision of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic ...
Tehran, Kabul Discuss Multisided Mutual Cooperation
May 29,2021
TEHRAN - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Mohsen Baharvand and Afghanistan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Meerwais Nab in a phone call reviewed ...
Egypt’s Grand Mufti’s Fatwa on Peace, Security in Afghanistan
May 29,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) on Thursday said the grand Mufti of Egypt, Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-KarimAllam, has declared a detailed ...
A French Company to Print 390mn Afghani Banknotes for Afghanistan
May 29,2021
The Afghan National Procurement Authority has announced that the French company, Abirtour Fischer, will print 390 million Afghanis new bank notes for Afghanistan in the next ...