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US and Allies Expected to Raise $15 Billion for ANDSF in NATO Summit
June 19, 2016
WASHINGTON - The United States and its allies are expected to raise $15 billion for the Afghan National Defense and Security (ANDSF) in the NATO summit scheduled for next month...
Senator wants Obama to Decide on Troop Levels By July 8
June 19, 2016
WASHINGTON - Expressing concern over the current situation in Afghanistan, a top American senator on Friday urged President Barack Obama to take an early decision on the troop...
Lawyers Hit Back at AGO’s Reform Programs
June 19, 2016
KABUL - Amid Taliban insurgency, the peril of systematic corruption has also plagued all aspects of life of the Afghan public. Although, the political leadership has...
Wolesi Jirga Ratifies Afghanistan’s WTO Membership
June 19, 2016
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga or lower house of parliament on Saturday ratified Afghanistan’s World Trade Organization (WTO) membership. Haji Mohammad Hashim, the house economic...
Taliban Still A Threat to Nation’s Highways: Lawmakers
June 19, 2016
KABUL - As Taliban operatives continue efforts to isolate the provincial capitals of Baghlan and Takhar provinces from the main highways, a number of lawmakers in parliament on Saturday...
Efforts on to Replace Ghost Helmand Police with Real
June 19, 2016
LASHKARGAH - Officials say they have launched efforts at completing the police formation in southern Helmand province by replacing ‘ghost personnel’ with real ones...
Taliban Trying to Erode Govt. Hold in a Number of Areas: CIA
June 18, 2016
WASHINGTON - The Taliban were unsuccessfully trying to erode the hold of the Afghan government in a number of areas, a top American spy master told lawmakers on Thursday adding that...
Pakistan Not Breaching Any Accord on Torkham: Aziz
June 18, 2016
KABUL - Adviser to Pakistani Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Thursday his country was not breaching any agreement by constructing a gate on Torkham border...
Afghanistan Loses $100 Million A Year Through Illegal Mining: EU
June 18, 2016
KABUL - The European Union's (EU) special envoy to Afghanistan has expressed frustration over illegal mining in Afghanistan, saying the trend has had a significant impact on the economy...
IEC Says it will Announce Election Date Amid Reform Controversy
June 18, 2016
KABUL - The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) said Thursday that the election management body is preparing to announce the schedule for the parliamentary...
Taliban Giving Tough Competition to Daesh: CIA
June 18, 2016
WASHINGTON - The Taliban are giving a tough fight to the Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a top American spymaster told lawmakers on Thursday. Afghanistan-Pakistan branch...
Torkham Border Closure: Afghan Traders Incur $10m Losses Daily
June 18, 2016
KABUL - Afghan traders daily incur losses running into millions as a result of the tension at Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Afghanistan...
US Said to be Taking 2nd Look at Afghan Troop Reduction Plan
June 16, 2016
BRUSSELS - U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has told NATO allies that the U.S. will take another look at withdrawing thousands of American troops from Afghanistan by the end...
NATO Approves Keeping Expanded Afghan Basing, in Nod to Long Fight
June 16, 2016
BRUSSELS - The NATO alliance agreed on Wednesday to hold onto its broad geographic layout of bases in Afghanistan, a move that could make it easier for the United States to keep more...
Wolesi Jirga Tresses Diplomatic End to Torkham Unrest
June 16, 2016
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga on Wednesday condemned Pakistan border forces’ attack on Afghan forces in Torkham border, asking the Afghan government to resolve the issue through...
Politicians Back Diplomatic Solution to Torkham Issue
June 16, 2016
KABUL - Political and national leaders, who called on President Ashraf Ghani, on Wednesday supported the government’s stance to resolve the Torkham border tension with Pakistan...
Taliban Ready for Dialogue Based on Shariah: Haqqani
June 16, 2016
PESHAWAR - The Afghan Taliban are open to peace negotiations if the dialogue takes place in accordance with the Islamic Shariah, the group’s second-in-command said on...
Aizaz Meets Zakhilwal, Lodged Protest
June 16, 2016
ISLAMBAD – Pakistani Foreign Secretary Mr. Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhary on Wednesday called in Afghan Ambassador Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to...
NATO Ministers Set to Discuss Funding for Afghan Forces
June 15, 2016
KABUL - A two-day NATO ministerial meeting, due to begin in Brussels on Tuesday, will review the situation in Afghanistan, a top US diplomat has said. The defence ministers&rsquo...
Afghan Forces Fighting Terror on World’s Behalf: Atmar
June 15, 2016
KABUL - National security advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar discussed with NATO’s senior civilian representative Ambassador Ismail Aramaz the alliance’s leaders summit in Brussels...
Rejection of Decree A Setback for Electoral Reforms: Ghani
June 15, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf Ghani in a statement on Monday said that the rejection of the decree by the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) was a setback for electoral reforms...
Peace Accord with HIA is Final and Clear: HPC
June 15, 2016
KABUL - The High Peace Council (HPC) deputy head on Tuesday said the draft peace accord with the Gulbadin-led Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) was final and there was no ambiguity...
Trump to Ban Entry of Afghans, Pakistanis into US
June 15, 2016
KABUL - The main Republican presidential candidate has said he, if voted into the White House, will ban the entry of Muslims from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Syria into the United States...
Gen. Dostum Targets Hideouts of Taliban in Jawzjan, 15 Killed, 7 Wounded
June 15, 2016
Al-Moghul - The hideouts of the Taliban militants were targeted during the operations led by Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum in northern Jawzjan province of Afghanistan...
Wolesi Jirga Throws out Ghani’s Electoral Reform Decree
June 14, 2016
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga -- or lower house of the parliament -- on Monday rejected President Ashraf Ghani’s legislative decree on election reforms. Under Article 79 of the Constitution...
Kapisa Education Director Accused of Brazen Corruption
June 14, 2016
MAHMOODRAQI - The education director of central Kapisa province has been accused of taking bribes in return for appointing new employees. The director, however, rejected the...
Afghan, Pakistani Forces Resume Torkham Border Fire
June 14, 2016
JALALABAD - Afghan and Pakistan security forces on Monday resumed a new round of fire exchange at the contested Torkham border, an official in eastern Nangarhar province said...
Jamiat, Junbish Should Learn from Past Feuds: Dostum
June 14, 2016
SHIBERGHAN - First Vice-President Gen. Abdul Rashid Dostum on Monday said the Junbish and Jamiat parties should learn from their past disputes. Tension between the two parties...
U.S. may not Make Afghanistan Troop Decision by Warsaw Summit
June 14, 2016
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama may not decide before a NATO summit next month whether to alter plans to nearly halve America's forces in Afghanistan, a diplomat and a U.S...
Afghans Ready to Defend Their Homeland: Legislators
June 14, 2016
KABUL - On Sunday night, border guards from the Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged heavy fire over the construction of a gate on the Pakistani side of the contested frontier...
Hizb-E-Islami Delegation in Kabul to Discuss Deal
June 13, 2016
KABUL - A delegation from Hizb-e-Islami party has arrived in Kabul to discuss parts of the draft agreement in detail with the Afghan government. A member of the delegation, Karim...
Al-Qaeda, Taliban Allegiance Allows U.S to Extend Attacks on Militants
June 13, 2016
KABUL - Afghanistan's National Security Council (NSC) on Sunday announced that al-Qaeda's move to extend allegiance to the Afghan Taliban reiterates the network's commitments to...
MPs Blasted for Delay over Approving Reforms Decree
June 13, 2016
KABUL - Officials from a number of electoral monitoring organizations criticized MPs in the Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) for delaying the approval of President...
Air Force Carries out Almost 100 Hours of Airstrikes Daily
June 13, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan Air Force has played a major role in eliminating key commanders of the Taliban and other insurgent groups as they carry out up to 100 hours of air...
2 Teachers for 600 Students in Gilan District
June 13, 2016
GHAZNI CITY - Six hundred students in the Gilan district of southern Ghazni province have only two teachers, residents of the area said on Saturday. Mohammad Pazeer, a primary school...