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No Blind Trust in Taliban Talks: John Bolton
March 06, 2019
Bolton said US administration has decided that it is going to be important to try to keep a counter-terrorism presence in Afghanistan.
WASHINGTON - As the talks are ongoing between ...
Prominent Us Senator Wants Afghanistan War End
March 06, 2019
WASHINGOTN - Bernie Sanders, a prominent US senator, criticizing the United States long war in Afghanistan and said on Monday in a tweet that the Americans do not want endless war. ..
Pompeo May Visit Doha For Afghan Peace Talks
March 06, 2019
WASHINGTON - Describing the ongoing US-Taliban talks in Doha as an “incredibly complicated” negotiation, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hoped that there ...
Germany Ready to Attend 3rd Kabul Process Conference: MoFA
March 06, 2019
KABUL - Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Idrees Zaman has held a meeting with with the Special Representative of the Federal Government of Germany for Afghanistan ...
U.S. Abrupt Withdrawal from Afghanistan will Bring ‘Unpleasant Consequences’
March 06, 2019
KABUL - A number of civil society organizations and military experts have warned of Unpleasant Consequences if the United States abruptly withdraw from Afghanistan...
U.S. Tries to Safeguard Afghan Peace Push from India-Pakistan Crisis
March 05, 2019
WASHINGTON - The United States is trying to prevent simmering tensions between India and Pakistan from impacting a third country: Afghanistan, where a fragile peace ...
New Election Commissioners Sworn In
March 05, 2019
President Ghani says government is committed to preventing any interference in election affairs.
KABUL - The new commissioners for the Independent ...
Govt Committed to Facilitate Private Sector: Qayoumi
March 05, 2019
KABUL - Acting Finance Minister Humayon Qayoumi on Monday chaired National Conference on the Coordination of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) with the Private Sector today ...
Press Freedom Govt’s Red Line in Peace Talks: Danesh
March 05, 2019
Danish says peace should not be an excuse for sacrificing the past 18 years’ achievements.
KABUL - Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish ...
Afghan Youths Call for Intra-Afghan Talks
March 05, 2019
KABUL - A group of Herat youths at a gathering in Herat city, in the west of Afghanistan, said they support the ongoing peace talks in Qatar but they added that there should be intra-Afghan dialogues ...
Kabul Hosts First Trilateral Summit Between Afghanistan, India and China
March 04, 2019
The first trilateral summit between Afghanistan, India, and China was convened in capital Kabul.
KABUL - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan ...
Freedoms Should not be Sacrificed for Peace: Afghan Women
March 04, 2019
Jawzjan activists said women’s crucial role in the peace process should not be ignored. ..
Army Disaster Response Teams Rescue Hundreds Families Trapped in Flood
March 04, 2019
KABUL - Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) has rescued dozens of people in Helmand, Zabul and Kandahar provinces during flood triggered by heavy rain and snowfall ...
Details Awaited as Us, Taliban Continue Backdoor Talks in Doha
March 04, 2019
KABUL - Details are still awaited as the fifth round of marathon peace talks between the US negotiators and the Taliban continue for the second consecutive days in Doha, Qatar...
Civilians’ Casualties Decline as Efforts for Peace Underway: CPAG
March 04, 2019
KABUL - There has been significant decline in the number of civilians killed last month as efforts for reconciliation and peace continues, a statement from the Civilian ...
Iran, India, Afghanistan Discuss Investment in Chabahar Port
March 03, 2019
TEHRAN - A conference on investment in, and the development of the Iranian port city of Chabahar was recently held in Iran, bringing together investors and authorities from 35 countries...
Women Voice Concern at Conference
March 03, 2019
KABUL - As the US and the Taliban negotiate peace, the Afghan women are refusing to be left behind...
Taliban: Afghan Cease-Fire Not Part of Talks with US
March 03, 2019
DOHA - The Taliban is hoping ongoing negotiations with the United States will lead to the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Afghanistan, allowing Afghans themselves to ...
Calls Mount for Merit-Based Selection of New Commissioners
March 03, 2019
Critics said new election commissioners should have adequate experience on elections.
KABUL - A day after 17 presidential candidates ...
HPC Chief Remains Optimistic on Qatar Talks
March 03, 2019
Mohammad Karim Khalili says peace does not mean going back to Taliban’s era.
KABUL - The head of the High Peace ...
Hayat Endorses Peace Efforts But Calls for Elimination of Enemies Refusing Reconciliation
March 03, 2019
KABUL - The newly-appointed governor of Kandahar Hayatullah Hayat has endorsed ongoing efforts but in the meantime has called for the elimination of the enemies refusing the pleas ...
5th Round of US-Taliban Parleys Gets Under Way
February 26, 2019
KABUL - The fifth round of peace talks between Taliban and US representatives is begin in Doha, the capital of Qatar, yesterday (Tuesday). . .
Karzai Says Mullah Baradar’s Presence in Talks ‘Crucial’
February 26, 2019
KABUL - Former president Hamid Karzai on Tuesday termed Mullah Baradar’s participation in the fifth round peace negotiations with US representatives in Qatar as a good omen ...
Pakistan to Allow Afghan Refugees to Open Bank Accounts: PM
February 26, 2019
ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday announced his decision to allow registered Afghan refugees to open bank accounts in Pakistan which refugees say will help ...
MEC Warns Of Corruption Vulnerabilities In Interior Ministry
February 26, 2019
KABUL - The Independent Joint Anti-Corruption Monitoring and Evaluation Committee (MEC) on Tuesday released its reports about corruption in the Ministry of Interior Affairs ...
Afghan Forces Killed in Friendly-Fire Airstrike in Ghazni
February 26, 2019
GHAZNI CITY - At least nine members of the public uprising forces were killed after an airstrike mistakenly targeted their outpost in Jaghori district in Ghazni province on Monday night ...
Afghan Agricultural Exports Attract Investors at Gulfood 2019
February 26, 2019
KABUL - Exporters of Afghan high-value food showcased their products for international buyers from February 17 to 21 at the Gulfood Exhibition, the world’s largest food and beverage ...
Chabahar Rail to Central Asia, Afghanistan, a Priority: Minister
February 26, 2019
Chabahar - Iran's Minister of Roads and Urban Development says the rail, air and road routes connecting Chabahar port to Afghanistan and then Central Asia which will facilitate transportation ...
Herat Women Launch Blood Donation Campaign to Support ANDSF
February 26, 2019
HERAT - A group of women activists from Herat launched a one-week blood donation campaign with the help of Women’s Affairs Directorate of the province to support ...
Afghan Goods to India Via Iran Revives Silk Road: Ghani
February 25, 2019
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday said the first-ever shipment of Afghan goods to India via the Chabahar port in Iran turned the reopening of the ancient Silk Road into a reality...
Elevating Some Districts to Provinces Being Considered: Mohib
February 25, 2019
KABUL - National Security Advisor Hamdullah Muhib has said the government is considering promotion of some districts meeting the required standards to provinces...
Afghanistan’s Acting Minister of Defense Met with the Indian External Affairs Minister
February 25, 2019
KABUL - The acting minister of defense of Afghanistan Asadullah on Friday met with the external affairs minister of India Sushma Swaraj...
Afghan Govt Won’t Release Anas Haqqani on Pretext of Peace Talks: ARG
February 25, 2019
KABUL - The Presidential Palace (ARG) says the Afghan government would not release Anas Haqqani on pretext of the ongoing peace talks with the Taliban militant group....
Countdown Begins for Qatar Talks Amid Rising Hopes
February 25, 2019
KABUL - Amid growing hopes for result-oriented negotiations on the Afghan peace process, the US and Taliban officials are going to attend the fifth round of talks in Qatar today...
Civilian Deaths from Afghan Conflict in 2018 at Highest Recorded Level
February 25, 2019
KABUL - More civilians were killed in the Afghan conflict last year than at any time since records have been kept, according to a United Nations report released today by the UN Assistance ...