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CEO Meets Businessmen over Rising Crime Rate

CEO Meets Businessmen over Rising Crime Rate

August 23, 2016

KABUL - At a meeting with businessmen on Monday, CEO Abdullah Abdullah discussed the issue of crime in the country, particularly that targeting the business community. He said...

ERC Skeptical Over Govt’s New Election Plan

ERC Skeptical Over Govt’s New Election Plan

August 23, 2016

KABUL - The Electoral Reform Commission (ERC) on Monday raised doubts over a government plan to conduct Afghanistan's parliamentary elections under a new procedure...

Helmand, Kunduz will Never Collapse: NATO

Helmand, Kunduz will Never Collapse: NATO

August 23, 2016

KABUL - NATO’s Resolute Support mission on Monday hailed Afghan forces’ performance in the fight against militants and said Helmand and Kunduz provinces would...

Kunduz City Vulnerable As Taliban Step up Attacks

Kunduz City Vulnerable As Taliban Step up Attacks

August 23, 2016

KUNDUZ CITY - Kunduz city on Monday morning was under siege after Taliban insurgents increased attacks from four different directions. According to TOLOnews journalists...

Govt. to Report on Land Grabbing At Brussels Summit

Govt. to Report on Land Grabbing At Brussels Summit

August 22, 2016

KABUL - As Afghanistan prepares to attend the Brussels Summit, the Independent Land Authority said on Sunday that it is preparing a report on the Afghan government's efforts to curb...

NPC Approves 20 Contracts Worth Afs 5.5 Billion

NPC Approves 20 Contracts Worth Afs 5.5 Billion

August 22, 2016

The National Procurement Commission (NPC) has approved 20 contracts worth 5.5 billion afghanis, the Presidential Palace said in a statement on Sunday. The statement said the...

WB Assists $70m to Afghanistan Irrigation System Development

WB Assists $70m to Afghanistan Irrigation System Development

August 22, 2016

KABUL - World Bank (WB) has provided $70 million to assist Afghanistan’s ministry of water and energy for reconstruction and development of irrigation system...

Eliminating Taliban in Kunduz is our Top Priority: Murad

Eliminating Taliban in Kunduz is our Top Priority: Murad

August 22, 2016

KUNDUZ CITY - The Deputy Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Murad Ali Murad, who is leading operations in Kunduz against the Taliban, said that eliminating and suppressing the insurgent...

Ghani, Abdullah Expected to Meet Within Next Few Days

Ghani, Abdullah Expected to Meet Within Next Few Days

August 22, 2016

KABUL - As the rift between President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah enters its 10th day, sources said on Sunday that the two leaders will meet for the...

ETWA Welcomes Govt’s Proposal to Restore Electoral Reform Process

ETWA Welcomes Govt’s Proposal to Restore Electoral Reform Process

August 22, 2016

KABUL - The Election and Transparency Watch Organization of Afghanistan (ETWA) on Sunday welcomed a recent government’s proposal aimed at restoring electoral reform...

Cabinet Holds Deep Discussion over Election Reforms Strategy

Cabinet Holds Deep Discussion over Election Reforms Strategy

August 21, 2016

KABUL - The cabinet on Saturday held deep discussion over the reformation of election law and decided to review the law again and present the reformed version in the next...

War Intensified Unprecedentedly in Afghanistan: Security Departments

War Intensified Unprecedentedly in Afghanistan: Security Departments

August 21, 2016

KABUL - Officials in Afghanistan Security departments have stated that Taliban have intensified war in the country to have the control of some of the areas, amid Afghan special...

Ghani, Abdullah Meeting Postponed

Ghani, Abdullah Meeting Postponed

August 21, 2016

KABUL - A hoped-for meeting between President Ashraf Ghani and his CEO Abdullah Abdullah was supposed to take place on Friday but was postponed, the CEO's office said on Saturday...

Defense Ministry Workers Concerned over Pay Glitches

Defense Ministry Workers Concerned over Pay Glitches

August 21, 2016

KABUL - Ministry of Defense (MoD) has not paid the salaries of up to 15,000 employees – of whom most work in workshops - over the past three months, sources said speaking on...

Afghan Forces Retake Khanabad after Short Takeover by Taliban

Afghan Forces Retake Khanabad after Short Takeover by Taliban

August 21, 2016

KUNDUZ CITY - Afghan security officials confirmed they had retaken control of Khanabad district late Saturday after it fell to the Taliban earlier in the day. This comes after reports...

8 Afghan Soldiers Martyred, 75 Militants Killed in Past 24 Hours: MoD

8 Afghan Soldiers Martyred, 75 Militants Killed in Past 24 Hours: MoD

August 21, 2016

KABUL - The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) released its latest operational update amid deteriorating security situation in the country, stating that 8 Afghan soldiers...

Afghanistan’s Independence, a Milestone in History

Afghanistan’s Independence, a Milestone in History

August 20, 2016

KABUL - Afghans around the country celebrated the 97th anniversary of Independence on Thursday – a day marked each year on August 18. Although Afghanistan was never part of the...

Youth’s Role Vital in Anti-Corruption Drive: President

Youth’s Role Vital in Anti-Corruption Drive: President

August 20, 2016

KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has asked the members of youth parliament to join hands together and become a pressure group against corruption in the country, the...

Kerry Urges Ghani, Abdullah to Resolve Difference

Kerry Urges Ghani, Abdullah to Resolve Difference

August 20, 2016

WASHINGTON - The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, has telephoned Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah Abdullah and sought to resolve...

General Rank Decreed for Interior, Defence Ministers

General Rank Decreed for Interior, Defence Ministers

August 20, 2016

KABUL - President Ashraf through a decree has awarded the rank of general to the interior and defence ministers on the occasion of Afghanistan’s 97th Independence Day...

Russian Wants to Cooperate with NATO on Afghanistan

Russian Wants to Cooperate with NATO on Afghanistan

August 20, 2016

KABUL - Russia's permanent envoy to NATO Alexander Grushko has said Moscow was ready to cooperate with NATO on Afghanistan, but would not bend to Brussels, a media report said...

US Encourages Ghani, Abdullah to Work Together

US Encourages Ghani, Abdullah to Work Together

August 17, 2016

WASHINGTON - The United States reaffirmed support to National Unity Government amid concerns followed by Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah’s remarks for calling...

Education, Justice Ministries Sign MoU on Illiteracy

Education, Justice Ministries Sign MoU on Illiteracy

August 17, 2016

KABUL - The ministries of education and justice on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on working together to educate children at correction centres, prisoners and...

ANA Troops Celebrate 97th Independence Day

ANA Troops Celebrate 97th Independence Day

August 17, 2016

KABUL - Afghan National Army troops on Tuesday celebrated the 97th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence where they said insurgents are not capable of defeating the Afghan...

95 Percent of Helmand Under Taliban Control

95 Percent of Helmand Under Taliban Control

August 17, 2016

LASHKARGAH - In Afghanistan, Taliban militants have regained much of their traditional stronghold of Helmand Province and are now poised to recapture its entire territory. In an...

Taliban Splinter Group Appoints New Leader

Taliban Splinter Group Appoints New Leader

August 17, 2016

KABUL - Mullah Emdadullah Mansour has been appointed as new leader of a Taliban splinter group, Mullah Dadullah Front, the group said in a video message on Tuesday. The group’s...

CEO Underlines Total Implementation of Unity Govt Deal

CEO Underlines Total Implementation of Unity Govt Deal

August 16, 2016

KABUL - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Abdullah, clinging to his position, on Monday insisted on complete implementation of the agreement on forming the national unity government...

Heavy Battles Ongoing in Fifteen Provinces: MoD

Heavy Battles Ongoing in Fifteen Provinces: MoD

August 16, 2016

KABUL - The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Monday that currently security forces are fighting insurgents in 15 provinces in Afghanistan. According to the ministry some areas...

Bariz Blames Security Forces for Dahna-I-Ghori’s Fall

Bariz Blames Security Forces for Dahna-I-Ghori’s Fall

August 16, 2016

PUL-I-KHUMRI - The governor of northern Baghlan province on Monday blamed the fall of Dahna-i-Ghori district to Taliban on security personnel’s negligence. Addressing a press...

Govt. Finalizes Amendment to Electoral Law

Govt. Finalizes Amendment to Electoral Law

August 16, 2016

KABUL - The National Unity Government's (NUG) administrative board has finalized the amendment to the electoral law and will soon send it to cabinet for approval, President Ashraf Ghani's...

Khost Governor Vows Practical Work for Youth Uplift

Khost Governor Vows Practical Work for Youth Uplift

August 16, 2016

KHOST CITY - The governor of southeastern Khost province on Monday said gatherings celebrating the youth would not be symbolic and vowed practical work to create jobs for the new...

Afghanistan is Not Someone’s Personal Asset: Ghani

Afghanistan is Not Someone’s Personal Asset: Ghani

August 15, 2016

KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday stressed national unity and patience to have a strong leadership, saying Afghanistan was no longer a country led by arbitrary actions...

Abdullah may Declare New Stance As Rift with Ghani Deepens

Abdullah may Declare New Stance As Rift with Ghani Deepens

August 15, 2016

KABUL - The rift between the Presidential Palace and the Chief Executive Office (CEO) has reportedly deepened and CEO Abdullah Abdullah is scheduled to announce his new...

AGO Committed to Fighting Corruption: Hamidi

AGO Committed to Fighting Corruption: Hamidi

August 15, 2016

KABUL - Attorney General Farid Hamidi on Sunday said the Corruption Justice Task Force (CJTF) would be a powerful and independent institution to curb corruption in the...

Abdullah’s Executive Authorities Curbed: CEO Office

Abdullah’s Executive Authorities Curbed: CEO Office

August 15, 2016

KABUL - The office of the Chief Executive of the National Unity Government (NUG), Abdullah Abdullah, on Sunday confirmed that the executive authorities of the CEO – defined by a...