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Raziq Warns Kandahar’s Rich Against Funding Taliban
June 13, 2016
KANDAHAR - Kandahar police chief general Abdul Raziq on Sunday warned the wealthy in the province against paying their Zakat (charity) to the Taliban amid reports that businessmen...
WJ Delays Voting on Electoral Reform Decree
June 12, 2016
KABUL - The Wolesi Jirga (WJ) or lower house of parliament on Saturday postponed voting on a presidential legislative decree regarding composition, authority and responsibilities...
Ghani Demands UAE Businessmen to Invest in Afghanistan
June 12, 2016
KABUL - President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani during his visit in United Arabic Emirates has demanded the UAE, Afghan businessmen to invest in Afghanistan for growing economy of the country...
Traders Yet to Export Goods Via Chabahar Port: ACCI
June 12, 2016
KABUL - The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on Saturday said Afghan traders have not yet exported their goods through Chabahar port due to the lack of infrastructure...
Contractors to be Fined over Missing Project Timescale
June 12, 2016
KABUL - Presiding over a meeting of the National Procurement Commission, President Ashraf Ghani has said contractors will be fined if they illogically delayed completion of...
Zawahiri Pledges Allegiance to Mullah Haibatullah
June 12, 2016
KABUL - Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has won an allegiance pledge from Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri, a news report said on Saturday...
Probe Finds Taliban Outnumber Security Forces in Kunduz
June 12, 2016
KUNDUZ CITY - An in-depth investigation by TOLOnews has found that security forces are far outnumbered by Taliban fighters in the northern province of Kunduz and that troops continue...
Wolesi Jirga to Vote on President’s Legislative Decree Today
June 11, 2016
KABUL - Sharifi Balkhabi, chairman of parliament's legal and judicial commission, on Friday reported that despite opposition among lawmakers over President Ashraf Ghani's...
Peace Agreement with HIA to be Signed within Days: CEO
June 11, 2016
KABUL - The national unity government on Thursday said peace negotiations with the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) were in a final phase and a formal agreement with the group would...
Obama Approves Broader Role for U.S Forces in Afghanistan
June 11, 2016
WASHINGTON DC - President Barack Obama has approved giving the U.S military greater ability to accompany and enable Afghan forces battling a resilient Taliban insurgency, in a move...
Afghanistan Ranks 4th Most Dangerous Country: Survey
June 11, 2016
KABUL - In a new report, the Institute for Economics and Peace has placed Afghanistan as the 4th most dangerous country in the world. In its annual report, the Institute for Economics...
Kabul Municipality Official Arrested for Corruption, Misuse of Authority
June 11, 2016
KABUL - Another senior official of Kabul municipality has been arrested on charges of misuse of power and corruption. A source in Major crimes Task Force in the Ministry of...
Customs Revenue Lines Pockets of Some Individuals
June 11, 2016
GARDEZ - A number of residents and officials alleged the customs revenue collected in southeastern Paktia province is lining the pockets of commissioners and other local...
Taliban Abduct Almost 50 Passengers in Kunduz
June 09, 2016
KUNDUZ CITY - Local officials of northern Kunduz said on Wednesday that the Taliban abducted almost 50 passengers earlier in the day. The incident took place in Bagh Meeri village close...
70pc of Schools in Paktika Lack Buildings
June 09, 2016
SHARANA - At least 70 percent of schools in southeastern Paktika province lack buildings and 33 schools have been closed because of insecurity, officials said on Wednesday...
McCain Lends Weight to Visa Programme for Afghans
June 09, 2016
KABUL - An influential Republican lawmaker has lent his weight to a visa programme for Afghani interpreters and their relatives. The initiative is funded with higher costs imposed on...
Danish Insists on Parliamentary Polls this Year
June 09, 2016
KABUL - Second Vice-President Sarwar Danish on Wednesday insisted on holding the parliamentary and district council elections this solar year and urged lawmakers to approve...
Taliban Tops Terror Attack Log: US State Department
June 09, 2016
WASHINGTON - The U.S State Department said in its annual report on terrorism that the Taliban conducted more terror attacks in 2015 than Daesh – effectively putting Afghanistan...
50pc of Police Personnel in Helmand Non-Existent: Kentoz
June 09, 2016
LASHKARGAH - The police chief on Wednesday claimed 50 percent of police in southern Helmand province only existed on papers and their salaries went into private pockets...
Govt. Acknowledges Report on Mining Losses
June 08, 2016
KABUL - Afghan government on Tuesday confirmed that a number of opportunistic figures and armed groups have tried to muscle in on Afghanistan's mines. Terrorist groups pay all their...
Civilian Casualties Up By 55% in May: Report
June 08, 2016
KABUL - A security report by TOLOnews reveals that civilian casualties have increased by 55 percent in May compared to March this year. According to the report, over 120...
Iran Wants Peace, Stability in Region: Rouhani
June 08, 2016
TEHRAN - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic wants peace and stability in the region and makes its utmost effort to help regional countries solve their...
Afghanistan, Turkey Sign Kajaki Dam MoU
June 08, 2016
KABUL - The Afghan Minister of Energy and Water and a Turkish company on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the extension of the Kajaki Dam in Helmand...
NSC wants Income Sources of Militants Dried up
June 08, 2016
KABUL - The National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday issued necessary directives to the authorities concerned regarding security of judicial employees and drying up income...
Dostum Asks Noor Not to Spark Tensions Among Jamiat, Junbish Parties
June 08, 2016
KABUL - Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has asked the acting provincial governor Ata Mohammad Noor not to spark tensions among Jamiat-e-Islami and Junbish-e-Milli...
Afghan Lapis Driving Conflict: Watchdog
June 07, 2016
KABUL - A new investigation has revealed how Afghanistan's multi-billion dollar lapis mines are driving corruption, conflict and extremism in the country. According to Global Witness...
Taliban Financing War Through Illegal Taxes
June 07, 2016
BAGHLAN - Farmers and members of the provincial council in the northern province of Baghlan said Sunday that the Taliban have imposed illegal taxes on them to finance their war...
Wolesi Jirga Urged to Approve Electoral Reform Decree
June 07, 2016
KABUL - Some political parties and civil society groups on Sunday called on the Wolesi Jirga to approve the presidential legislative decree on electoral reform and warned if the...
Afghan Precious Stones Worth $300m Annually Smuggled
June 07, 2016
KABUL CITY - Precious and semi-precious stones worth $300 million are illegally excavated in Afghanistan and smuggled to foreign countries annually, an official said on Sunday...
Ghani in Helmand Praises Security Forces’ Sacrifices, Gains
June 07, 2016
LASHKARGAH - President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday those who believed Afghanistan was in crisis should think twice before saying this because the Afghan forces would protect...
India Stands By Afghanistan At Regional, Global Levels: Modi
June 05, 2016
HERAT CITY - India Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday assured of his country’s greater cooperation with Afghanistan in diverse fields and said New Delhi would stand...
Political Pressures Behind Acting Leadership of Some Govt. Organs: Ghani
June 05, 2016
KABUL - President Ashraf said on Saturday political pressures and other obstacles had forced the appointment of acting leaders of some government organs. Ghani arrived in Herat on Friday...
Modi Conferred with Afghanistan’s Highest Civilian Honour
June 05, 2016
HERAT - President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday conferred Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the country's highest civilian honour, the Amir Amanullah Khan Award. The Indian Ministry...
‘Chahbahar will Bring Prosperity to Afghanistan’: Modi
June 05, 2016
KABUL - The trilateral agreement to operationalise the strategically located Chabahar Port will give Afghanistan a “new route to the world” and “a new...
Massoud Pessimistic over Govt. Ability to Fight Corruption
June 05, 2016
KABUL - Ahmad Zia Massoud, President Ashraf Ghani's Special Representative on Reform and Good Governance said Saturday that the government does not have the necessary political...