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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...