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Public Health Minister Dr. Osmani Sacked from Office
January 02,2021
KABUL - Public Health Minister Dr. Ahmad Jawad Osmani was removed from office through a presidential decree issued on Thursday.
A letter from the Administrative Office ...
UK Calls for Urgent End to Violence in Afghanistan
January 02,2021
KABUL - Ian Collard, British Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan Thursday issued a New Year message, calling for an urgent end to violence in Afghanistan...
Afghan, Indian Clerics Urge Immediate Ceasefire in Afghanistan
January 02,2021
KABUL - Religious scholars from Afghanistan and India at a gathering in New Delhi on Wednesday issued a declaration, calling the ongoing war in Afghanistan “illegitimate” and asking for a nationwide ...
Historic Sites Being Damaged, Relics Smuggled: Zaheer
January 02,2021
KABUL - Acting Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Mohammad TahirZaheer on Thursday expressed concern over damaging of historic sites and smuggling of relics and asked ...
NDS Chief Tells Senators Taliban Behind 99 Percent of Attacks
December 30,2020
KABUL - Ahmad Zia Siraj, head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), told Afghanistan’s Meshrano Jirga (Upper House of Parliament) on Tuesday that Taliban are responsible for ...
Afghan Envoy to Doha Dies of Heart Attack
December 30,2020
DOHA - Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Qatar Hakim Dalili died suddenly on Tuesday after being hospitalized on Monday, government sources have confirmed...
UN Reaffirms Support to Afghan Peace Process
December 30,2020
KABUL - Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar during a meeting with Deborah Lyons hailed the construction role of UNAMA and other UN agencies in Afghan peace ...
Old Vehicles to be Seized in Kabul: Minister
December 30,2020
KABUL - Ministry of transport (MoT) on Tuesday announced creating a five-year plan to ensure smooth flow of traffic in central Kabul. The plan includes seizure of old vehicles and some other ...
Herat Students Make Smart-Gate to Fight Covid-19
December 30,2020
HERAT CITY - A team of university students in western Herat province has made a smart-gate that detects fever and disinfects any person passing through it...
Reconciliation Council Agrees to Form Technical Team for Talks
December 30,2020
KABUL - The leadership committee of the High Council for National Reconciliation in a two-day session has decided to form a technical group for consultations with ...
Afghanistan, ‘Deadliest Place to be a Civilian’
December 30,2020
KABUL - ICRC, International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday said in a tweet, that Afghanistan remains one of the deadliest places in the world to be a civilian...
6 Suspects Held Over Journalists’ Killing: Andarabi
December 29,2020
KABUL - Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi on Monday said six suspects belonging to Taliban and Daesh groups had been arrested in Kabul and provinces in connection with killing ...
$1.2b Items Imported from Iran in 8 Months
December 29,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan has imported non-oil items worth $1.2 billion from neighbouring Iran over the past eight months, a media report said on Monday...
Dostum Seeks Implementation of Political Agreement
December 29,2020
KABUL - Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum has criticized the lack of implementation of the political agreement that was signed between President Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah in May and stressed ...
Af-Pak Trade Routes Not to Be Closed: Dawood
December 29,2020
PESHAWAR - In an attempt to enhance its market share in the landlocked neighbour, Pakistan plans to keep open trade routes with Afghanistan under all circumstances...
Next Phase of Peace Talks Enters Critical Phase: Pakistan
December 29,2020
Pakistan on Sunday said the next phase of Intra-Afghan Negotiations enters a critical phase when talks resume on January.
Pakistan foreign office said in a statement that ...
Afghanistan to Double Number of Police in Kabul
December 29,2020
PESHAWAR - In an attempt to enhance its market share in the landlocked neighbour, Pakistan plans to keep open trade routes with Afghanistan under all circumstances. ...
Almost 300 Arrested During Door-To-Door Operation in Kabul
December 29,2020
KABUL - Residents of 315 area of Khair Khana, in Kabul city, said on Sunday that Afghan security forces arrested about 280 people between Saturday and Sunday in connection ...
Ghani Agrees to Doha for Next Round of Talks
December 28,2020
KABUL - President Ghani has agreed to hold the next round of the peace negotiations in Doha, said Waheed Omer, head of the Office of Public and Strategic Affairs of the President ...
Miniature Artists Call on UNESCO to Include Afghanistan on Heritage List
December 28,2020
KABUL - Afghan Miniature artists have urged the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to include Afghanistan in its Persian Miniature cultural ...
Public 'Blame Game' Detrimental to Afghan Peace: Pakistan
December 28,2020
KABUL - Pakistan on Sunday reiterated its “firm commitment” for lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan and said it is concerned about “some negative comments ...
Airlines to Be Fined Over Delayed Domestic Flights: ACAA
December 28,2020
KABUL - The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) on Saturday said airlines would be fined over delayed domestic flights in future under a new policy...
Trump’s Pick for Afghanistan Ambassador Says It’s Time to Leave Country
December 28,2020
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Afghanistan, William Ruger, has said that it is time to leave the country...
Women Negotiators Were Present in All Meetings: Stanikzai
December 28,2020
KABUL - Afghan government-backed negotiating team’s head Masoum Stankikzai on Sunday said women members of their team were present in all meetings and no discussion took place in their absence...
MoF Rolls Out Hi-Tech Customs Security System at Two Border Crossings
December 28,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Finance said Sunday it has installed a new hi-tech security system at the Islam Qala and Hairatan customs departments at the border crossings in Herat ...
Abdullah Addresses HCNR Meeting, Confirms Talks to Resume January 5
December 27,2020
KABUL - Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation on Saturday confirmed the second round of peace talks will resume on January 5....
Four Blasts Happen in Kabul; Two Killed
December 27,2020
KABUL - Kabul started the first day of the week with four explosions that happened in less than three hours in various parts of the city, adding to the panic among the people who have ...
83 New Cases of COVID-19, 10 Deaths Reported
December 27,2020
KABUL - The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 83 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 978 samples tested in the last 24 hours....
Afghanistan Invited for Second Trilateral Meeting on Chabahar
December 27,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan has been invited for the second India-Uzbekistan-Iran trilateral meeting on the use of Chabahar Port.
Earlier this month, the first meeting ...
Pakistan All Set to Sign Trilateral Railway Connectivity Pact
December 27,2020
KABUL - Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati has said Prime Minister Imran Khan will soon sign an agreement for a trilateral railway project connecting ...
Turkey Extends Troops Mandate to Afghanistan
December 27,2020
ISTANBUL - The parliament of Turkey this week approved a motion to extend Turkish deployment in Afghanistan for 18 months as part of NATO’s support mission ...
Slain Activist Freshta Kohistani Laid to Rest
December 27,2020
KAPISA - Women’s rights activist Freshta Kohistani and her brother, who were killed in an attack by unknown armed men on Thursday, were laid to rest in their hometown in Kapisa province ...
Duty Structure for Af-Pak Trade Being Simplified
December 27,2020
PESHAWAR - Pakistan is simplifying duty structure to promote bilateral trade with Afghanistan, says a prime ministerial aide...
VP Danish: Enemy Attacks Meant to ‘Create Chaos’
December 26,2020
KABUL - Afghanistan’s Second Vice President Mohammad Sarwar Danish, referring to the recent spate of targeted killings in the country, said on Thursday that the enemies ...
Atta Noor Threatens to ‘Take Action’ Against Security Situation
December 26,2020
BALKH - Former Balkh governor Atta Mohammad Noor, said on Thursday he was concerned about the security situation in the country and called on President Ashraf Ghani to rethink his ...