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Defense Chief: US Pullout from Afghanistan ‘Slightly’ Ahead
May 29,2021
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told Congress on Thursday that America’s troop withdrawal from Afghanistan is “slightly” ahead of schedule ...
US ‘Rapidly’ Planning to Evacuate Afghan Interpreters: Milley
May 29,2021
KABUL - The United States is “rapidly” making plans to evacuate Afghan interpreters who worked for the US military, US Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen Mark Milley has said...
Pakistan, Uzbekistan Exchange Goods Through Afghanistan for The First Time
May 29,2021
A Pakistani cargo truck transported medicine from Karachi to Tashkent, Uzbekistan through Kabul earlier this month. The cargo took back a shipment of leather products from Tashkent to Pakistan’s city of Faisalabad on May 13...
President Biden Accused of Abandoning Afghanistan
May 27,2021
KABUL - An influential US senator has lambasted President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan by ...
Ishaqzai Appointed as New Permanent Representative to UN
May 27,2021
KABUL - Ghulam Mohammad Ishaqzai Has Been Appointed As Afghanistan’s Permanent Representative To The United Nations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday...
Afghanistan Pullout ‘Nearly One-Quarter Complete’: Pentagon
May 27,2021
US Central Command announced on Tuesday that they estimate the US withdrawal from Afghanistan to be somewhere between 16% and 25% complete. President Joe Biden ...
Strengthening Trade Relations Between Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Discussed in Tashkent
May 27,2021
TASHKENT - Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan Ibrahim Zhunusov took part in the opening ceremony of the Tashkent International Business HUB, the press attaché of the Kyrgyz ...
Afghanistan-Uzbekistan Business Forum Kicks Off in Termez
May 26,2021
TASHKENT - Uzbekistan-Afghanistan business forum started on May 25 in Termez, Dunyo news agency reported...
Govt Reverses Decision, Appoints New Governor for Faryab
May 26,2021
KABUL - Following a storm of protests by residents, the government has reversed its decision and appointed a new acting governor for northern Faryab province...
840 New Cases of COVID-19, 19 Deaths Reported
May 26,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Tuesday reported 840 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,887 samples tested in the last 24 hours. . .
Fire Breaks Out at Afghan-Iran Border after Tanker Blast
May 26,2021
FARAH - A fire broke out at Abu Nasr Farahi customs facility in Farah province on the border with Iran on Tuesday morning, local officials said...
PM Khan Briefed on Emerging Situation in Afghanistan
May 26,2021
PESHAWAR - Senior military commanders have briefed Prime Minister Imran Khan on the emerging situation in Afghanistan.
The ongoing Afghan peace process and ...
Taekwondo Federation to Appeal COVID Related Olympic Disqualification
May 26,2021
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Taekwondo Federation said that it hopes the country still has a chance to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games despite having missed out ...
Afghan Forces Free 41 Captives of Taliban in Herat
May 26,2021
KABUL - Afghan forces freed 41 people, including 19 security force members, from a Taliban prison in western Herat province on Monday night, the Special Operations Corps ...
UN, NGOs Pledge to Deliver Aid to Millions of Afghans in Need
May 25,2021
KABUL - Humanitarian actors in Afghanistan (the UN and national and international NGOs) are committed to staying and delivering impartial and neutral assistance to millions ...
Debate Continues Over Structure, Role of Supreme State Council
May 25,2021
KABUL - There has been no tangible progress made by political leaders and government officials in reaching an agreement on the Supreme State Council's structure ...
UN Appreciates Iran for Vaccinating Foreign Nationals
May 25,2021
TEHRAN – Iran has generously considered refugees over the age of 75 for vaccination against coronavirus, said Indrika Ratwatte, Director of the Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ...
Amnesty Expresses Concern Afghan Women’s Rights on ‘Verge of Roll Back’
May 25,2021
KABUL - Amnesty International in a statement on Monday expressed concern that Afghan women’s rights were on the verge of roll back amid withdrawal of international ...
Sir Laurie Bristow Appointed New UK Ambassador to Afghanistan
May 25,2021
KABUL - Sir Laurie Bristow KCMG has been appointed United Kingdom ambassador to Afghanistan, a statement from British Embassy in Kabul said on Monday. ...
Finance Minister Should Name Corrupt Elements: WJ
May 25,2021
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga on Monday said acting Finance Minister Mohammad Khalid Painda has failed to fulfill his promise of disclosing corrupt elements to lawmakers...
Afghanistan Records Highest Single Day Deaths
May 25,2021
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Monday said 628 new positive Covid-19 cases were registered in the last 24 hours in the country....
Govt Prepares 18-Member List for Supreme State Council
May 24,2021
KABUL - The Afghan government has finalized the names of eighteen people as members of the Supreme State Council, according to a document a copy of which was seen by TOLOnews...
Pakistan Plays Critical Role in Afghan Peace Process: US
May 24,2021
KABUL - Pakistan has granted the US military overflight rights to support America’s presence in Afghanistan, says a senior Pentagon official...
Less Civilian Casualties Last Week as Hopes for Peace Revive
May 24,2021
KABUL - Forty-nine civilians were killed and wounded last week in Afghanistan while the numnber of civilan casualties in the previous week stood at 366...
Ghani, Haidari for Greater Cooperation to Address Climate Change
May 23,2021
KABUL - Director-General of the South Asia Cooperative Environment Program (SACEP) Ambassador M. Ashraf Haidari has called on President Ashraf Ghani and discussed with him matters ...
Georgian Troops Start Returning from Afghanistan
May 23,2021
KABUL - Following an end to the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission (RSM), Georgia has started pulling its troops out of Afghanistan.
In Tbilisi, the Defence Ministry ...
$164m Needed to Combat Covid-19 in South Asia: UNICEF
May 23,2021
KABUL - UNICEF says it urgently requires $164 million to procure oxygen and testing supplies, medical equipment and personnel protective equipment across South ...
China Seeks Military Presence in Afghanistan: Analysts
May 22,2021
KABUL - Afghan military analysts told ArianaNews on Thursday that China is considering some sort of military presence in Afghanistan once US and NATO ally forces withdraw...
US, NATO Working on Plan to Help Secure Kabul Airport After Withdrawal
May 22,2021
The United States and its NATO allies are exploring a possible international effort to help secure the airport in Afghanistan’s capital after American troops ....
Anti-Graft Commission Probes ‘Catastrophic’ Customs Corruption
May 22,2021
KABUL - Anti-corruption agencies have described reports by the acting minister of finance that as much as $8 million is being embezzled by customs on a daily ...
Thousands of Cold Storage Units Across The Country Ready for Use
May 22,2021
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday at a ceremony related to agriculture that 10,685 cold storage units have been constructed across the country...
Afghans Who Worked with German Troops Seek Protection
May 22,2021
Some Afghans who have worked with German troops in Afghanistan, especially in the north, expressed their concerns about their future and said they see a big threat to their lives ...
Discussions Continue Over Supreme State Council: Saadati
May 22,2021
KABUL - Assadullah Saadati, the deputy head of the High Council of National Reconciliation (HCNR), on Thursday said that discussions are underway between the government and ...
Hekmatyar Condemns Israel Aggression Against Palestinian
May 22,2021
KABUL - Leader of Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Friday accused some western countries for supporting Israel and announced support to the people of Palestine ...
Former President George W. Bush ‘Deeply Concerned’ Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal Will ‘Create A Vacuum’
May 22,2021
WASHINGTON - Former President George W. Bush told Fox News he doesn’t think withdrawing ...